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An Anambra State High
Court sitting in Onitsha on Tuesday last week, jailed the Manager and Marketing
Manager of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Onitsha district for
three months over crazy bills.
The duo were dragged
to court by the leaders of the Iweka Electronic Amalgamated Traders
Association, Onitsha for disconnecting their electricity supply after the
company had given N2m estimated bill to the traders.
The traders rejected
other estimated bills, and sued the Defendants/Respondents over the Defendants
attempt to force the traders to pay disputed electricity bills.
After oral submissions
of both Counsel (Lawyers) on May 23, 2016, the Court made an interim order of
injunction wherein parties were asked to maintain status quo.
It was gathered that
despite the pendency of the interim order, the EEDC officials went and
disconnected the traders’ lines.
Delivering Judgment
against the EEDC managers, Justice Ike Obu described the EEDC managers act as
crass of impunity.
He convicted the duo
for three months without the option of fine for their actions.
The Judge said the
Defendants should have obeyed the court order pending the hearing of the Motion
on Notice.
The Judge said, “You
are hereby committed to prison for three months until you purged yourselves of
the contempt.”
The development
erupted jubilation at the Iweka Electronic market as the traders went to
streets singing and dancing.
The Chairman of the
market, Mr. Ndubuisi Egotanwa in his reaction commended the Court for giving
the ruling.
Egotanwa said the EEDC
workers had wielded so much powers in the area and “thought that no person,
group of persons or even the Court cannot stop them from their illegal
disconnection and crazy bills.
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