Abuja — Anyone who engages in theft or illegal connection of electricity in the country would be liable to a five years jail term, a fine of N5 million and a jail term of five years, the Electric Power Reform Act passed by the Senate stipulated.
Also, the amended Electricity Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 if signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, prescribed N1 million fine including a 2-year sentence for anyone who erected a structure on electric power line or obstruct electricity supply.
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