Blackout: Angry residents storm PHCN office with juju- As PHCN Staff Took Off

The Ogbunabali community in Port Harcourt Local Government Area in Rivers State yesterday shut down a transmission station, belonging to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over epileptic power supply.
The affected area
is the Port Harcourt Town transmission station, located in   Nzimiro Street. The angry residents said they were carrying out what they called, peaceful protest. To drive home their point, the protesters stormed the PHCN office with various fetish objects, including palmfronds, black fowl, which they tied to the palmfronds, leaves and tied them to the gate of the transmission station.

When Daily Sun visited the premises of the PHCN office, the protesters were also seen roasting chicken in front of the gate.

One of them said the traditional objects placed at the gate of the company were symbolic, adding that PHCN would appease the gods before opening the gate The reporter also saw leaders of the community and representatives from PHCN in a dialogue session, on how to resolve the matter. The Councilor representing Ward 2 at Phalga, Hon. Henry Woke, told staff members of the company that their peaceful disposition in the past had been taken for granted.

He explained that the community had been demanding to be separated from the feeder pillar it  sharwith other neighbouring communities.













,,,,,This is Naija!