Earlyface

The police asked the public to report
suspicious persons.
The police in Plateau have warned residents
of the state to be wary of fraudsters
parading themselves as officials of the
Power Holding Company of Nigeria.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Plateau,
Felicia Anslem, said this in a statement to
journalists. She said the impersonators were
extorting money from members of the
public under the guise of rendering services
as staff of PHCN.
According to the text, the situation was
worse in some parts of Jos North and South.
“This is to warn members of the public
particularly those residing in Jenta Adamu,
Gadabiu, Tudun Wada and Dadinkowa areas
of Jos, that there is a faceless group of
criminals parading themselves as staff of
Power Holding Company of Nigeria whose
sole aim is to rob their target properties,”
the spokesperson said.
”Intelligence has revealed that many
unsuspecting citizens of the Plateau have
lost valuable to these hoodlums.”
The police said “members of the public are
therefore advised to report any suspicious
persons claiming to be a staff of PHCN to the
nearest police station.”
The PHCN has been split to its electricity
generation, transmission, and distribution
units. The generation and distribution arms
have been privatised.