Kaduna Electric to consumers: Pay your debt or get disconnected

The Kaduna Electric has called on tenants in the state to regularize payment of their outstanding electricity bills or get disconnected.
A statement by the Head, Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, advised consumers to verify their outstanding electricity debt on their property and regularize payment or be ready to pay penalties on compromised meters.
It further said refusal on the part of the tenants to pay up debts may result to disconnection.
The statement also called on landlords to ensure tenants clear any outstanding electricity debt before moving out of their property to avoid passing on the debt to new unsuspecting tenants.
The company said it has had several instances where it was forced to disconnect properties because the current tenants say they were not responsible for the outstanding debt or knew nothing about a bypassed or tampered meter.
It said by regulation however Kaduna Electric only has the property in its record, not the individual, saying whoever is occupying the property at the time of inspection would be the one responsible for paying for electricity used on the property.
The statement said such situation would be avoided if prospective tenants demand to know from the landlord or property agent if there was any outstanding debt on the property.
It advised tenants to endeavour to engage a qualified meter technician to assess the state of the meter on a property to ensure it is not compromised before renting to avoid any inconvenience that may occur as a result of discovery