Ossiomo Power alleges N100m facility vandalism, accuses Edo Police of double standards

The absorption of Ossiomo Power Company, located successful Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, has raised the alarm implicit the alleged vandalism and theft of its facilities, putting the worth of the stolen instrumentality astatine much than N100 million.

The institution besides accused the Edo State Police Command of alleged treble standards successful handling its complaints, claiming that reports of vandalism and theft involving its facilities were not fixed capable attention, portion the constabulary acted against the institution successful different circumstances.

In a connection made disposable to journalists successful Benin City, the institution alleged that whenever it reported the theft of high-value instrumentality to the police, the complaints were treated with levity.

It further alleged that its complaints were often swept nether the carpet, portion the constabulary acted against it implicit what it described arsenic flimsy excuses.

According to the statement, Ossiomo Power Company had reported respective cases of destruction, vandalism and theft of its instrumentality but claimed that the constabulary had failed to instrumentality due action.

The institution said the marketplace worth of the energy instrumentality allegedly stolen from its premises successful Ologbo betwixt September 2025 and September 2026 exceeded N100 million.

“In November 2025, the institution reported a lawsuit of vandalism of its 33kV lines — 3 lengths of 15-metre, 185mm XLPE cables.

"The lawsuit was reported to the State Criminal I...