PHCN and Ikeja Electricity Development Company (IKEDC) staff have been harassing and intimidating the residents of Ikotun in Alimosho LGA of Lagos with illegal disconnections and extortion of money from residents. On Wednesday 3rd June, they embarked on their illegal operations and were caught in the act by our whistle-blower camera crew.

More pictures of their shameful act

Yet more of their shameful act. Note the guy with the guy in face cap (their leader and extortion-man), their getaway okadaman on standby, the guy with rolled up electric dogging the camera and sneaking away and their nefarious tool, the ladder standing on the aged and poorly maintained electric pole. Who will save us from these heartless men?

Yet on Wednesday 17th June 2015 at about 5pm, another 3man-team of IKEDC staff (led by the guy in IKEDC overall) came on an illegal disconnection in the same street and this time around, they were not so lucky as the rotten pole collapsed under the heavy weight of the guy in red polo who boasted openly that the residents will never have light in the next 12months because they challenged him instead of sympathising with him. The aggrieved residents had to sieze their ladder in the ensuing confusion as the IKEDC culprits disappeared before they could face the wrath of the residents. But not before our whistle-blower caught the whole incident on camera. Who will save us from these heartless vandals?

More of the shameful act of IKEDC and PHCN in pictures.

Imagine what could have happened if their grandmaster, PHCN, had restored light on the wires lying on the building housing a six-room supermarket and shopping complex. Note that the collapsed pole is right inside a school/church premises. Note the small guy with a tool bags behind the guy in red polo with his cutting tool plier. Note the abandoned ladder. Na God go save us from these heartless people. More update as events unfold.

Pay ur NEPA bill.... when dey come show it to them...if dem no gree show dem ur knife or gun...but if u never pay..oga u must settle

Update: On Friday 19th June, what looked like a hurriedly assembled rag-tag maintenance team of team of IKEDC/PHCN staff arrived the scene of the collapsed pole and tried to prop it up. And see the final job done as the residents are still exposed to the high risk of the propped pole which might collapse anytime even as the rains intensify. God save us!

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HOW NOT TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY BY IKEDC/PHCN

UPDATE: HOW NOT TO TACKLE AN EMERGENCY BY THE IKEDC/PHCN AT IKOTUN

MORE OF IKEDC/PHCN RESCUE AT IKOTUN AND MY GOOD PEOPLE JUST SEE THE END-RESULT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!

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UPDATE ON PHCN/IKEDC ROTTEN ELECTRIC POLES: Having waited for months for the PHCN/IKEDC to rescue the residents of this street from the impending calamity of fallen and rotten electric poles (the during this windy rainy season), Residents came up with this move. The instructive letter speaks for itself but raises a lot of questions than answers. Mine for now is...WHAT IS THE DUTY OF THIS 419 DUO OF PHCN/IKEDC? Please can our President and the APC give us the change we voted for by sanitizing this monstrous and uncaring organs called IKEDC/PHCN before we resort to self-help. Again, if we buy and install the poles, are they tax deductible or better deductible from our outrageous bills? This nonsense must stop! Please Oga Buhari save our souls and LIVES ...NOW!...by instructing these people to do their work, for God's sake! We cannot continue like this.

Take the case to their head office at Ikeja. BTW have you paid your bills?

YES...even up to June 2015 Bill.

As at Monday, 3rd August 2015, 8.30pm, the danger still looms. Residents are living in fear of the electric wire and pole/s collapsing on them. Phone calls and delegations are being made daily but to no avail. Has NEPA/PHCN/IKEDC not heard about this CHANGE in the air? Meanwhile, I am surprised that EFCC with it's found mandate has to deemed it fit to pick up any staff of NEPA/PHCN/IKEDC whether serving or retired? God save us from the hands of these wicked people.