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EKEDC arraigns six Lagosians for alleged electricity theft and conspiracy
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Defendants accused of meter bypass at Ajah residence in Lagos
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Disco warns of network risks, revenue loss from illegal power abstraction
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has arraigned six residents of Lagos over alleged electricity theft and conspiracy.
The suspects were docked before Magistrate T. M. Kassim Adeyelure at Court 6, Eti-Osa Magisterial District.
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Those charged are Abiodun Aremu, Okwori Joseph, Ebi Veronica, Vanella Macaulay, Loritta Etim and Oyindamola Adekunle.
They were reportedly arrested during a raid on February 7, 2026, at No. 11 Mayowa Hassan Street, Marshy-Hill Estate, Okeira Nla, Ajah, in Lagos State.
According to the charge sheet, the defendants allegedly bypassed EKEDC’s metering system.
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The six are facing a two-count charge.
The first count accuses them of conspiracy to commit a felony, specifically the unlawful appropriation of electricity, contrary to Sections 411 and 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The second count alleges that they fraudulently abstracted and diverted electricity supplied by EKEDC for personal use, an offence punishable under Section 295(1) of the same law.
The prosecution argued that illegal connections result in significant financial losses to the company and pose safety risks to the electricity network within the Ajah axis.
Reacting, EKEDC’s General Manager of Corporate Communications, Babatunde Lasaki, said illegal abstraction of power affects paying customers.
“When people abstract power illegally, they overload our transformers and compromise the voltage quality for those who are paying diligently. This legal action is necessary not just to recover revenue but to protect the integrity of our infrastructure,” Lasaki said.
