By Udeme Akpan;Victor Ahiuma-Young; Evelyn Usman & Ediri Ejoh

Following the attack on Ikeja Electricity Disco by Air Force personnel last Thursday, fifteen wounded staff of the company were receiving treatment in some hospitals yesterday even as the office was deserted while electricity was yet to be restored at NAF’s base.

This is just as the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, denounced the attack where scores of employees were brutalized and properties destroyed.

A senior official of the company, who ruled out the taking of photographs for security reasons, said: “As of yesterday over 15 personnel of Ikeja Disco were undergoing treatment at various hospitals (undisclosed location).” He also said: “Business is not fully operational. The Union has asked members to stay away, if they feel uncomfortable and unsafe to work.”

Reacting to the development, Chairman of Ikeja Disco, Kola Adesina, said the N4 billion indebtedness of the Airforce has affected operations, adding that efforts to resolve the issue did not yield fruits for seven years.

We have been discussing debt settlement for 7 years — Chairman
He said: “We are being owed a significant chunk of money, about N4 billion. We’ve been discussing this for about seven years. Somehow, the money wasn’t coming through. As a distribution company, we have the responsibility to collect and remit money into a common account for the settlement of all value chain players, including the gas suppliers, the transmission company of Nigeria and other critical market participants.

“Of course, that has led to liability in our books that we’ve been carrying in our balance sheet and it has made us a bankrupt organization so to speak. Somehow, we’ve been riding the wave but it’s very difficult and challenging.” Checks by Vanguard showed that the Ikeja DisCo and Airforce have exchanged various correspondences, which did not culminate in payment.

IKEDC’s office deserted
The corporate headquarters of the Ikeja Electricity Disco in Alausa, Ikeja area of Lagos which used to be a bustling hub of activity, stood eerily quiet yesterday, with only a handful of staff members brave enough to report for duty.

The stark contrast was a reflection of the lingering fear and trauma that still gripped the staff after Thursday’s invasion by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF Logistic Command. The NAF personnel’s action was fuelled by a two-week power outage at their base.

However, as at 9am yesterday, power was yet to be restored at the AirForcr Base.



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/03/air-force-personnel-attack-on-ikeja-electricity-disco-15-wounded-staff-in-hospitals/