Electricity workers have shut down facilities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), causing a blackout in Edo State. A senior staff member of BEDC, speaking anonymously, expressed surprise at the action and said the company’s management had been caught off guard. The report did not specify the reasons for the shutdown or the demands of the workers. The development has left residents without power.
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