By Ogochukwu Anioke, Abakaliki

Four staff members of Ebonyi State Ministry of Power have been arrested for allegedly stealing diesel meant for powering streetlights in the state.

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Commissioner for Information and State Orientation Uchenna Orji, who disclosed this on Wednesday evening while briefing journalists, said a disciplinary committee was set up to try, dismiss and prosecute the suspects.

Orji added that the owner of the house where the suspects allegedly kept the stolen diesel would pay a compulsory N5m punitive fine or the house would be sealed by government to serve as a deterrent to others.