Nigeria: World Cup - Youths Attack Electricity Company Over Power Outage

Port Harcourt — Youths in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday destroyed property of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) over power outage.

The youths staged the protest over alleged inability of the company to provide them with steady electricity supply to watch the World Cup tournament which began on Thursday.

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