A member of the Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) was stabbed to death while disconnecting the electricity of customers who didn’t pay their bills in Abuja.
The AEDC employees were attacked from behind by a man when they were on their duty in the Kabusa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Tuesday afternoon, February 25.
This resulted in one of them being killed while another escaped with serious injuries. The body of the deceased AEDC official has been deposited at the mortuary in Garki Hospital, Area 8, Abuja, Guardian reports. The assailant has been arrested and is in police custody.
The head of Corporate Communication at AEDC, Oyebode Fadipe, confirmed the attack.