The Kogi State Government has vowed that those behind the vandalization of the Old Lokoja Waterworks will not go unpunished.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Engr Yahaya Farouk, made the vow on Tuesday, shortly after inspecting the vandalized Old Lokoja Waterworks that was to serve as a relief to the residents of the metropolis.

The commissioner noted that efforts are ongoing to fix the Greater Lokoja Waterworks damaged by several years of flooding that affected the state.

According to the Commissioner, “It is sad indeed. I just woke up this morning only to be called by the Acting General Manager that the high lift pump, which is a major asset within the waterworks, has been vandalized. The high lift pump lift treated water to the reservoir directly or supply water to the people.

“In the last few days, we have been battling with power fluctuation with the AEDC asking us to be patient and promising to fix the issues related to the transformer. This challenge made us not to be able to pump water in the last two days.

“Whoever must have done this looking at where we are coming from has made it a sad situation because it is a criminal affront on the effort of the government to relieve the suffering of our people in Lokoja.”