PHCN Throws Prison Into Darkness Over N.5m Debt The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in Ilorin, Kwara State has cut electricity power supply to the state command of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Ilorin over N551,000 unpaid bill. The controller of prisons in the state, Mr Ayokanmbi Adebiyi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, described the situation as embarrassing, adding that it could lead to insecurity. He revealed that the total number of inmates in Kwara prisons is 641 including 22 condemned criminals. The prisons controller, who said the disconnection of the prison by the PHCN had hindered the operations of his command, added that the monthly returns of inmates in their custody to SSS, police, immigration and Abuja have been hindered. “We cannot even perform our official duties and operations. “When the PHCN staff came to the state headquarters to read our metre, the works officer met with them and told them that the controller was around, but they refused to see him, instead they disconnected us from pole outside the premises. My predecessor paid N650,000 to PHCN this January for prison formations in the state. “I sent our officers to PHCN office on three occasions, but they refused to reconnect us. I wrote again to appeal to them, yet they refused. We told them that we know we are owing and that they will be paid from Abuja, more so we paid N650, 000 this January. This is government to government and not personal. I also met with PHGN business manager, he told me PHCN is now privatised”, he said.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:47:25 +0000
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