PHCN Worker Attacked while Distributing Bills in Ogun (See photo)

A staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company IBEDC, Ayorinde Olajide, was attacked by aggrieved residents of Isale Igbeyin/Grammar school areas of Abeokuta in Ogun state on Thursday April 24th.

Ayorinde while narrating his ordeal, said he was out distributing bills to the residents who were at home due to the lockdown when he was attacked.

“I was busy distributing electricity bills to houses around Isale -Igbehin and Grammar School area of Abeokuta and I was attacked by a group of people asking me to stop the unnecessary distribution of bills. Before I could even explain to them, they started throwing stones at me which affected my left eye.

I was badly beaten without pity for discharging my duty, even when my boss arrived at the scene to rescue me into her vehicle, a guy came and hit me on my my left eye.

I was later rescued by my boss who reported the attack at the Ibara Police Station after which i was taken to a nearby Hospital for medical attention.” he said

UPDATE: Vehicle Conveying Food items Attacked & All Yams Stolen

The ex-spokesperson to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose reported that  the vehicle conveying raw foods was attacked by unknown gunmen and goods were carted away.

The screen of the car conveying the goods such as yams, tomatoes, water melons and other food items, was also badly damaged.

The driver said all yams in the vehicle were stolen after his attackers blocked all roads and robbed him.

It was similarly reported some weeks ago that two vehicles conveying bread and bags of rice were also attacked along Lagos and even as Federal Government extended lockdown as well as many states across the country to curtail spread of  disease (covid-19).