Posted by Samuel on Sun 22nd Oct, 2023 - tori.ng
The owner of the house and her husband raised an alarm when they saw he couldn't do the job of a PHCN official and didn't come with a ladder.
A suspect posing as a PHCN official to gain access to a private residence has been arrested.
A Nigerian lady who shared the story online said the man dressed in the full regalia of a PHCN official and asked that he be allowed into the premises to do check their meter. When asked about his other colleagues, he said they were on their way.
The owner of the house and her husband raised an alarm when they saw he couldn't do the job of a PHCN official and didn't come with a ladder. When he was searched, a matchete and three hammers were found on him.
''Good afternoon everyone,and my fellow dear Nigerians,this is to bring to your notice that something horrific almost happened today in my estate but we thank God they didn’t succeed. This person in the picture/video who claims to be a nepa official dressed in nepa regalia and all claiming to be one of them,that his colleagues were somewhere working that they are coming to join him. So my husband then asked him if you say you are nepa then do your job, thats the meter he said no that he wants to come thru my living room.
My hubby said how can you?you don’t have right to come into my living room because u want to check meter that’s the meter do your job precise where is your ladder. How can you be going to farm without cutlass. While he was insisting he on coming through my living room,we started suspecting. That was how we raised an alarm. With the help of my husband and the security men on duty, this so called NEPA man have cutlass and hammers not one but 3 in his bag after he was apprehended… guys pls let’s be vigilant…this idiots are back on the streets again. May they not find us. hmmm. I decided to share this so everyone can stay vigilant and be-carefu…i bless the name of the lord that my hubby and i where home, Not just my sister and the kids alone…don’t know what would have become of me by now May God be praised''
Watch a video of the suspect after he was apprehended below…