Attack on Ikeja DISCO may have had official approval – Source

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By Emma Nnadozie (Crime Editor) & Nnamdi Ojiego

There is growing fear and concern over the safety of bombs and other high-calibre weapons and armaments reportedly stored at the Lagos Air Force Base, as the military facility remained disconnected by the electricity distribution company in charge of the area at the weekend.

The presence of potentially dangerous munitions so close to the heavily populated areas of Ikeja, Lagos, heightened public anxiety, especially given the ongoing power blackout at the base.

The base had been in darkness for more than 16 days, and when all efforts to settle the N4 billion debt allegedly owed Ikeja Electric Company by the Air Force failed, some armed military personnel invaded and vandalized both the corporate headquarters andthe Oshodi unit offices of the company.

The rampaging Air Force personnel were reported to have held both the staff and visitors, including some journalists on duty at the premises, hostage for hours after which they subjected them to torture and seized their personal belongings.

It was also gathered that at the end of the invasion, some staff of the electric company were whisked away while about 40 official vehicles belonging to the company were forcefully seized and taken to the military base.

As at Friday, it was learned that top officials of the power company held a meeting with high-ranking officers of the Air Force, including Lagos State government officials, at Alausa, after which far-reaching decisions were taken to ensure that normalcy returned while efforts were on top gear to resolve the issues.

High-calibre armaments
However, reports hinted that as at yesterday, electricity was yet to be restored to the base, heightening fears in both military circles and the civilian populace of a possible explosion of high-calibre armaments and missiles stored in the base.

A military source intimated Sunday Vanguard that if the darkness continues, it must cause serious and damaging harm to residents of Lagos and other neighbouring states as a result of uncontrollable heat that will result from the blackout.


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