Residents of Oshinle quarters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, attacked and battered a false employee of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, Gbenga Alejo, into a coma.
Alejo, who claimed to work for the BEDC, was allegedly attacked by five sons of a former school principal after he was found impersonating a BEDC official.
Before being apprehended, the impostor was alleged to have gone to the Oshinle district in Akure metropolis with a buddy to collect bills.
When the suspect came at the retired principal’s house, he reportedly asked the family to show him their electricity bill, which they declined.
According to eyewitnesses, one of the sons became enraged and requested Alejo’s identification card, which he was unable to produce.
The suspect was alleged to have been offended by their requests and exchanged unpleasant comments with the siblings before ordering his colleague to set a ladder against the pole to disconnect their wires.
As Alejo climbed the ladder to disconnect them from the power source, the retired principal’s sons grabbed him and rained punches on him.
The family members were skeptical, according to the source, because they had lately recharged their prepaid meter, which costs N5,000 every month.
Alejo’s companion was said to have admitted to the residents that they had gone to various residences where some individuals handed them money while others showed them their bills.
He claimed, however, that their luck ran out at the principal’s house.
Meanwhile, the fake BEDC employees have been handed over to the police by the residents for further investigation.
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