Poor power: Women block disCo officials from disconnecting power

Power minister, Adelabu

A viral video has captured the moment a group of women confronted officials of an Electricity Distribution Company who attempted to disconnect their electricity despite months of poor power supply.

In the video which started trending on Friday, the women, speaking in Yoruba, accused DisCo of failing to provide electricity for three months.

‘’We have not had light yet you still want to disconnect our wire? For three months you have not given us power. We all sleep outside now”

The women formed a human shield around the ladder brought by the officials, preventing them from climbing the pole to carry out the disconnection. When one of the officials attempted to shove a woman aside, others quickly surrounded him in protest.

The video has drawn mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians applauding the women for standing their ground in the face of persistent power outages.

In a separate video, an enraged man was also seen confronting DisCo officials attempting to disconnect power. Speaking in Yoruba, he said: “There is no money, no light, nothing… yet you still want to disconnect the power?”

Nigeria has experienced widespread electricity shortages in recent months. Just two days ago, the Minister of Power apologised for the nationwide poor power supply, assuring citizens that the situation would improve within two weeks. Punch