NUEE condemns invasion of TCN Owerri sub regional office by security operatives

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has condemned the invasion of TCN Owerri sub regional office by security operatives.

NUEE in a statement issued yesterday by Dominic Igwebike, its Ag. General Secretary, said it

was shocked by the level of gangsterism and unprofessional behavior exhibited by some police officers acting on behalf of the Imo State Government that forcefully entered and vandalized the control rooms at the Egbu 132/33KV Transmission substation in their bid to force the Operators to grant illegal outage.

“After forcefully effecting disconnection at gun point, all Staff on duty were held hostage and forced to open the breakers by the police officers

“They unleashed terror on our members, beat them up and molested every staff sighted, destroying their personal effects such as phones, laptops, vehicles, vandalized and destroyed the CCTV cameras.

“The police officers carried out this brutal and barbaric action against our innocent members and took them to an unknown destination.

“We denounce unequivocally this dastardly act from the police officers and demand for immediate release of our abducted members, an undertaking from the NISO Management, Federal Ministry of Power and the Inspector General of Police to protect our members from any further traumatizing experience of this nature by calling the Police to order.

“Moreover, we demand that all staff properties that were taken or destroyed should be replaced and those beaten should be taken to hospital for adequate medical treatment.

“Consequently, our members are advised to stay out of the office till further notice because we cannot work under brutality, intimidation and threat to life until safety of life and properties are assured.

“Otherwise, we will have no choice than to withdraw our services nationwide until we are guaranteed of safety and protection at the workplace.”