Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has said that because electricity was cut off at Sam Ethnan Air Force Base in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) troops broke into its headquarters.
IKEDC spokesperson Kingsley Okotie confirmed the incident to The Intercept on Thursday, claiming that NAF members had damaged the business’s premises, “assaulted” employees, and taken many corporate property items.
“It happened this morning from the Nigerian Air Force, Sam Ethnan Barracks, Ikeja. They are owing us over N4 billion, they were disconnected, and this is what we got,” Okotie said.
“They came, they invaded our offices, our CHQ. As I speak with you now, I have a fractured leg. They molested and assaulted our staff. They went away with about 16 of our vehicles with our drivers driving them at one point,” he said.
“They destroyed all our offices, stole laptops, phones, destroyed all our IT infrastructure, blinded
all the cameras CCTV.
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“Luckily, they couldn’t arrest the CEO, but they were looking vehemently for her.
Okotie said Folake Soetan, IKEDC chief executive officer, had to take cover.
In videos and photos seen by The Intercept, printers, closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, and other equipment were damaged.
