By Ben Duru
Correspondent, Owerri

Sources say three of the vandalised generators have been repaired but the incident is given the authorities serious concern on how to safeguard other government property moved to the place last month.

It was gathered that the vandalisation which took place shortly after the public servants had moved from their old offices scattered at Okigwe and Orlu Roads has given rise to speculations that it was perpetrated by some of the workers hired by the contractors handling the construction of the building.

Sources insisted that it was for this reason that government established a high-powered committee to look into the vandalisation of the generators to determine who did it and ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book.

Checks also reveal that the generators were purchased by the government shortly after the building was commissioned and installed to enable workers have electricity to service water and other needs.

The cannibalisation was exposed when instructions were given to the staff saddled with the duty of overseeing the generators went there only to find major components missing and others lying on the ground beside the sets.

The situation was said to have caused commotion as the workers reported back to the authorities who also inspected and found the same to be true. The incident was reported to the higher authorities who now instituted a committee to look into the matter

Furthermore, the authorities also intensified efforts to get to the root of the matter by observing the workers posted to the place by the contractors handling the building projects with a view to finding out what went wrong.

“We are very worried because these generators have been here before we came in to take possession of the building. Nothing happened to them. They were not cannibalised and were in perfect order,” the source said.