Fake PHCN Official Apprehended In Lagos

A fake PHCN official was caught and apprehended in an attempt to raid a private residence.

According to a Nigerian lady who shared the story online, the man dressed up as a PHCN official and asked to be allowed into the premises to check their meter. When asked where his other colleagues were, he replied that they were on their way.

When the owner of the house and her husband noticed he couldn’t do the job of a PHCN official and didn’t come with a ladder, they raised an alarm. A machete and three hammers were discovered on the fake when he was searched.

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“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 claims 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.”