Man Calls Out EKEDC As His Prepaid Meter Consumes ₦150k In 10 Days

A Nigerian man, Sir Jarus has called out the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) after his prepaid meter consumed ₦150,000 worth of electricity in 10 days.

Frustrated by the high charges, he pleaded to be switched back to estimated billing.

In a post shared on his page via X (formerly Twitter), he urged the electricity provider to take back the prepaid meter, stating that it was draining his finances.

His exact words: “₦150k finished in 10 days. EKEDC, come and collect your prepaid meter back. Return me to estimated billing.”

Following his post, social media users flooded the comment section with reactions, sharing their opinions on the issue.

See some reactions below:

@DrJoeAbah: “😂😂😂 I now tell my security people to put the changeover on neutral during the day to let the solar and inverter really do their work. That’s the only way I can stretch N100k to 10 days.”

@dollings_: “Theres no reason why electricity should be this expensive. I doubt there’s anywhere in the world where it is this expensive.”

@RxYulan_: “Walahi, prepaid meter bill especially for Band A is crazy. E shock me when 200k light finish in just 13 days.”

@lexyy4real: “150k ke? Are you running cold room?Egbon just go on complete solar at this point.”

@shittu27: “Bros that bill is huge ooo,well have been using prepaid meter for over 10 years now ,AC,iron, Borehole,deep freezers are the enemies of prepaid ooo,they suck units like mad.”

@omobabaijebu101: “Same thing I’m facing here, my prepaid meter was installed just about 10 days ago, 100k light don finish. When I was complaining of 45k estimated billing.”