/ 28 November 2000

POWER STATIONS ‘SABOTAGED’ IN NIGERIA

THE Nigerian government will this week unveil evidence of “massive criminal sabotage” of electricity installations around the country, officials said. President Olusegun Obasanjo is reported to be furious over the continuing dire performance of the state-run electricity company NEPA whose output recently fell to around 1500 megawatts from around 2 000 megawatts after a series of incidents at major installations. Because of the dreadful performance of NEPA, most Nigerians suffer lengthy power cuts daily while others receive no electricity at all for months at a time. – AFP