Jos Electricity Sacks 20 Staff For Corruptio

Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED) has sacked 20 employees over alleged involvement in criminal activities.

In an address on Wednesday at a customer sensitisation event on band upgrade, Abdu Mohammed, the managing director, said the firm does not condone corrupt practices.

Mohammed asked his staff to avoid defrauding customers and engaging in any form of criminal activity.

“As a management, we have zero tolerance for corruption and so we will not condone the activities of the bad eggs among us because it is tarnishing our image

”As we speak, not less than 20 staff have been shown the hard way out of the company on account of criminality and other corrupt practices.

“For those within the system, just know that we will not spare anyone who is caught in any criminal activity in the name of the company.”

He urged members of the public to support the company in eliminating criminality and desist from paying illegal money to the workers.