Officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday sealed the headquarters of the Ikeja Electric in Alausa, Lagos over alleged violation of consumer rights.
FCCPC’s Director of Surveillance and Investigation, Bola Adeyinka, said the action was taken under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 after repeated efforts to resolve the matter.
“Sealing this facility is a proportionate enforcement measure taken only after repeated engagement and several opportunities for voluntary compliance,” Adeyinka said in a statement.
“The seal will remain in place until Ikeja Electric complies fully with the directives issued by both NERC and the FCCPC and provides written evidence of that compliance.”
According to the commission, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) issued a binding decision directing Ikeja Electric to unbundle a Maximum Demand account into twenty non-Maximum Demand accounts, to recognise each of the nineteen residential units and a service point owned by the complainant as separate customer units, and to provide the required metering and connection.
“Ikeja Electric did not carry out that decision,” the statement said. “Because of this failure, the complainant has been without electricity supply for more than two and a half years.
“This was despite paying all charges requested by Ikeja Electric and meeting every obligation. The lack of electricity has prevented the complainant from putting the nineteen residential units to use.”
FCCPC said the enforcement followed several unsuccessful attempts to secure compliance, including an April 2025 directive outlining steps and timelines for action.
“No action was taken. On 2nd October 2025, the Commission issued a Compliance Notice requiring full compliance within seven business days. The company still did not comply,” the commission said.
Ikeja Electric had not commented on the development at the time of filing this report.
QEDNG recalls that the headquarters of Ikeja Electric was invaded in March by Nigerian Air Force personnel after electricity supply to the force’s logistics base was disconnected. The officers, angered by the disconnection, stormed the premises, demanding immediate reconnection despite outstanding bills and allegations of electricity theft.
Eyewitnesses said the situation escalated as the personnel broke down doors while searching for the company’s managing director, Folake Soetan. When they found her, the officers allegedly assaulted her and forced her into the trunk of a vehicle within the premises.
