– Vow to petition PHEC for brutal attacks, Assault occasioned Severe Harm, Conspiracy, Violent threats and malicious damages.
– Request for police action and immediate replacements of their damaged properties.
Prolific Online News Company in Rivers State, Dez Mayorz Media group have condemned the attack on its director, Okoye Chidiebele Stephens who was brutally attacked and assaulted by a worker at the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) identified simply as Clinton.
Igbere TV learnt that Mr Clinton who was armed with fully armed security men launched the malicious attack on Stephens over argument caused by disconnection of electricity.
According to a statement signed and made available to IGBERE TV on Saturday, the director of the media company vows to petition PHEC against Clinton for brutal attacks, assault occasioned severe harm, conspiracy, Violent threats and malicious damages.
Mr Stephens also requested for police action and immediate replacements of their damaged properties during the unwarranted attack.
“Mr. Clinton and PHED officials (fully armed with armed men) were disconnecting people who have paid their PHED bills in Eagle Island Port Harcourt, in a commotion manner.
“When Dez Mayorz Media boss came in to know what is happening because he reside in the Eagle Island vicinity.
“Mr Clinton said that Eagle Island Chairman, PHED authority and Port Harcourt LG chairman have authorised what they are doing.
“I was shocked because I know there is no way Port Harcourt Mayor will tell anyone to cut the Public Light even after paying up to 70% bill.
“I showed my ID card to the security personnels, started to video the scene.
“The suspect Clinton who saw me videoing him, immediately attacked me, dragging my phone with the help of the illegal security personals he came with.
“He succeeded to brutally tore my shirt, damage my phone (in an attempt to destroyed the evidence) and made away with armored cables in that compound.”
“He threatens that nothing will happen after breaking my phone, that he is a cultist,” Dez Mayorz boss narrates.
“Dez Mayorz Media findings show that no authority authorised them. We contacted Eagle Island Chairman and Port Harcourt Mayor, who made it clear that they didn’t give such instructions, that Clinton acted on his account.
“Dez Mayorz Media request for the police arrest of the suspect for his intolerable acts to brutally attack a professional Media Practitioner on his legitimate duties and destroy his belongings.
“We seek for the prosecution of the suspect in due form of law and to pay the shirt damage, phone and armored cable he took.
“Compiled Video evidences is still with Dez Mayorz Media,” the statement read.
