Angry customers storm IKEDC over crazy electricity bills in Lagos
There was chaos at the Ojodu Undertaking office of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) located on Aina Street Ojodu, Lagos Mainland, yesterday, Wednesday, June 20, when residents of the community stormed the office over the crazy bills served to them by the company.
The residents complained of over 100 percent increment in the bill on a monthly basis without a commensurate increase in electricity supply by the disco company.
It was gathered that community leaders who considered the bills as exorbitant, took a decision that residents should desist from paying bills unless discrepancy in the bill was rectified.
Commenting on the development, some of the residents said the company had refused to listen to their complaints leading to the protest.
“You can imagine from N5000 to 13,000 within a month. This is unacceptable,” one resident said.
It is, however, unclear whether the move by the residents would signal an end to the crazy bills.
Recall that the lawmaker representing Surulere Federal Constituency in the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila recently sponsored a bill against the estimated billing and metering by discos.
The bill which has passed second reading in the House seeks to put an end to estimated billing method by power distribution companies.
