A newly surfaced CCTV footage has confirmed the violent attack by uniformed military officers at the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IE) headquarters in Alausa, Lagos.
The video captures armed officers storming the premises, kicking down doors, and forcefully entering offices. Some officers, fully kitted in military gear and wielding whips, were seen barging in without permission. A female employee was captured on camera fleeing toward the stairs.
The attack, which occurred on March 6, was carried out by personnel from the Sam Ethan Air Force Base in Ikeja following the disconnection of their facility from the power grid over unpaid electricity bills amounting to millions of naira.
An IE staff member, speaking anonymously, recounted the incident: “Military officers from the Air Force Base came to our office and assaulted our staff because power supply to their base was disconnected. They seized employees’ phones and locked some inside. They also blocked the road, preventing access to the office.”
The assault extended beyond the Alausa headquarters to an Ikeja Electric office on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Isolo, where employees were forced to kneel and physically assaulted.
Reports indicate that the Air Force Base had agreed to pay ₦60 million monthly for a daily electricity supply of 10 to 12 hours. However, outstanding debts led to the disconnection.
The Nigerian military has yet to release an official statement on the incident, while Ikeja Electric has also not issued a formal response to the footage.
