Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- A high court in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, has sentenced four men to seven years imprisonment for vandalising the property of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).

EEDC is the power distribution company in charge of electricity supply in South-east Nigeria.

The convicts were tried on a three-count charge of conspiracy, vandalism, and stealing. They are Ikechukwu Esseh, Ikedinachi Uche, Ukpai Godwin, and Uchenna Kalu.

They were arrested on 28 November 2023 for attacking a 7.5MVA injection substation belonging to the EEDC.

The substation is at Education Board Road, Afikpo, in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

Delivering judgement, the judge, Nicholas Nwode, found the defendants guilty on al...