Nigerian businessman arrested for connecting 21 fridges to the streetlight generator in Borno
In Maiduguri, Borno state, A businessman identified as Dabarju Anarju, has been arrested for connecting his 21 fridges to the electrical installation intended to power streetlights.
The electricity installation was reportedly built to power streetlights for residents in the area. Dabarju used the streetlights supply to power heavy machinery in his shop located at NUJ, New GRA where he sold cold drinks, ice blocks and other provisions.
However, the authorities could not tell how long he had been tapping the light but he was also accused of bribing some undisclosed persons to cover up the act.
It was gathered that the streetlight operator in the area became suspicious of the shop when he noticed that they had light but he couldn’t hear the sound of a generator.
To confirm his suspicion, he went to turn off the streetlight generator following which power went off in the shop.
The case was reported to men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, who sprung into action and arrested the man.
On Tuesday, June 21, Dabarju’s shop was also demolished by the Borno Geographic Information System following accusations that he extended the space of his shop to an unauthorized area in order to take advantage of the streetlight’s generator.
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