In what can only be described as a gross act of neglect, Newspot Nigeria can confirm that over 500,000 residents across Asipa, Odo Ona Elewe, Tipper Garage, and Akala Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been thrown into perpetual darkness—with electricity barely supplied for two hours every two days, often between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., when most families are asleep.
Despite being tax-paying citizens and hosting thousands of small businesses, these communities have been relegated to the background by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), whose management has offered no tangible justification for this inhumane treatment.
When Newspot Nigeria contacted IBEDC headquarters in Ibadan, no official explanation was given. However, a senior executive at the company, speaking under anonymity, admitted that the affected areas were seen as “low-density and low-revenue zones.”
“Areas in Bands A and B get more power supply because they generate better returns and have the means to offer ‘public relations tokens’. Unfortunately, places like Tipper Garage and Asipa don’t meet those benchmarks. Many residents also lack access to prepaid meters,” the official confessed.
But the residents are fighting back with their voices.
Mr. Blessing Adegoke, a welder and father of three, asked bitterly:
“What band are we even in? We pay bills like others, yet we live like we’re in the jungle. Even those in Band C enjoy more light than us. It’s wickedness!”
Madam Adunke, a single mother and food vendor at Tipper Garage, is on the brink of relocating:
“I spend over N50,000 daily on diesel just to keep my business running. No ice, no frozen goods, no profit. IBEDC is killing small businesses here. I regret moving to this area.”
This is more than a power issue—it’s a human rights crisis, an economic injustice, and a clear case of institutional bias. Businesses are collapsing. Families are suffering. Children are reading by candlelight. All because a company tasked with equitable service delivery has chosen profit over people.
Newspot Nigeria calls on the Oyo State Government, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), and the Federal Ministry of Power to step in immediately. Power supply is not a luxury—it’s a necessity.
If over 500,000 Nigerians can be silenced by darkness, where then is the justice?
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