Lagos communities protest months-long power outage
Residents of Waterfront Estate, Sekumade Estate, and NBC Community in Ikorodu have protested a prolonged blackout in their areas. The demonstration took place at the Ikorodu Business District office of Ikeja Electric, with residents expressing frustration over the lack of electricity. Moshood Aderibigbe and other protesters accused the company of insincerity and failing to fulfill promises. The blackout reportedly began after the only transformer serving the communities developed a fault.
What happened
- Residents say the blackout started in August 2025 when their transformer developed a fault.
- Protesters claim several attempts to engage Ikeja Electric officials have not produced results.
- Community members, including their councillor, visited the company's Alausa head office in January but did not receive a solution.
- A senior company official stated there are about 300 faulty transformers in Ikorodu and assured efforts would be fast-tracked.
- The official pledged to meet community representatives on Thursday, March 5 to provide feedback on resolving the crisis.
