The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, have threatened to plunge Band A electricity customers in Enugu State into darkness if they pay the N160 per kilowatt-hour as an electricity bill in line with the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission Multi-Year-Tariff Order.

Sunday Oduntan, gave the warning on Thursday in an interview with TVC.

His threat comes as EERC in a recent MYTO, mandated MainPower, a subsidiary of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, to reduce its Band A tariff to N160/kWh from N209/kWh.

The announcement had generated mixed reactions in the country’s electricity market.

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Reacting, Oduntan urged Band A electricity customers not to be carried away by the announcement.

He emphasised that Band A electricity customers will begin to experience epileptic power supply if they pay the N160 kWh tariff announced by EERC.

“If you are in band A and in Enugu, and they are now asking you to pay N160 per kilowatt-hour, they are deceiving you. At the end of the day, your light will begin to go off. We are talking about cost recovery.

“We are talking about not setting us back to those dark old days. Things are better today because of the issue of liquidity; it was bad in those days due to liquidity,” he said.

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DAILY POST reports that outside Discos, electricity generation companies had also kicked against EERC’s tariff reduction for Band A customers.

The federal government earlier said it would not recommend Band A electricity tariff removal for states because it is currently grappling to pay electricity debt of over N5 trillion.

Meanwhile, electricity consumers under Electricity Consumer Protection Advocacy have raised doubts over the implementation of EERC’s MYTO on MainPower.

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N10 million in damages against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, and the Lagos State Commissioner of Police for violation of the fundamental rights of several peaceful protesters.

The suit was filed by applicants who participated during the fourth anniversary of the #ENDSARS peaceful memorial procession.

Delivering the judgment on Thursday, Justice M. Kakaki held that the applicants were unjustly harassed and their rights infringed upon.

The suit was filed against the police by Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Uadiale Kingsley, Ilesanmi Kehinde, Osopale Adeseye, Olamilekan Sanusi, and Miss Osugba Blessing.

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Others were Kayode Agbaje, Michael Adedeji, Jennifer Rita Obiora, Orunsola Oluremi, Seyi Akinde, Akin Okunowon, Ugochukwu Prince, Aisha Omolara, Thomas Abiodun Olamide, Ogbu Obinna Ferdinald, Aghedo Kehinde Stephen, Duronike Olawale, Isaac Obasi, Funmilayo Jolade Ajayi, Gideon Adeyemi, and Afeez Suleiman.

Education Rights Campaign (ERC), Take It Back Movement (TIB), and Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) were also part of the suit.

According to the court, the police have constitutional powers to enforce laws but such powers must be exercised in accordance with democratic principles and the rule of law.

The judge affirmed that the applicants were entitled to the constitutional right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association as contained in the Nigerian Constitution.

Air Peace has announced a temporary disruption to its flight schedules following a bird strike incident involving one of its aircraft on Thursday morning.

In a statement released by the airline, the affected aircraft, Flight P47100 operating the Lagos to Enugu route, was forced to make an emergency return to base shortly after takeoff due to a bird strike that compromised safety.

According to the airline, the decision to return was made as a precautionary measure to allow engineers conduct a comprehensive safety assessment of the aircraft.

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The incident led to a ripple effect across the airline’s flight network, causing delays and rescheduling of several flights.

Air Peace acknowledged the inconvenience caused and extended apologies to affected passengers, assuring them that efforts were underway to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.

“We sincerely emphasize with our passengers over the inconvenience caused and appeal for your patience and understanding as we work diligently to minimize disruptions.”