The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has arraigned six residents of Lagos before Magistrate T. M. Kassim Adeyelure at Court 6 in the Eti-Osa Magisterial District over alleged electricity theft and conspiracy.

The defendants — Abiodun Aremu (40), Okwori Joseph (40), Ebi Veronica (28), Vanella Macaulay (25), Loritta Etim (27), and Oyindamola Adekunle (31) — were arrested during a raid on February 7, 2026, at No. 11, Mayowa Hassan Street, Marshy-Hill Estate, Okeira Nla, Ajah, Lagos State.

They were allegedly found to have bypassed EKEDC’s metering system.

According to the charge sheet, the suspects face a two-count charge. The first count alleges conspiracy to commit a felony, specifically unlawful appropriation of electricity, contrary to Section 411 and punishable under Section 412 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The second count accuses them of fraudulently abstracting and diverting electricity supplied by EKEDC for personal use, an offence punishable under Section 295(1) of the same law.

The prosecution stated that such illegal connections result in significant revenue losses and endanger the safety and stability of the electricity network in the Ajah area.

Reacting to the development, EKEDC’s General Manager of Corporate Communications, Babatunde Lasaki, said illegal power abstraction overloads transformers and degrades voltage quality for paying customers, adding that the legal action aims to recover lost revenue and safeguard the company’s infrastructure.