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Scores of residents from communities along the Ibadan – Iwo Road staged a peaceful protest at the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) office in Ibadan on Monday.
The residents stormed the IBEDC office located at Alabebe area to press home their demands.
They noted that the protest was staged to protest against erratic supply of electricity to their communities.
DAILY POST reported that the residents stormed the IBEDC office in the early hours of Monday.
During the protest, the residents also blocked part of Ibadan – Iwo Road to press home their demands.
Our correspondent reported that the road is a major route that links Ibadan in Oyo State with Iwo in Osun State.
The residents early on Monday decried what they described as poor electricity supply to their communities.
Some of the communities affected include Olodo, Monatan, Alabebe, Iyana Church, Lalupon, Eji Oku, Iyana Offa, Adeleye, Lagun.
Others are Adewumi, Trailer Park, Erunmu, Fatumo, Atari and Ile-Igbon.
DAILY POST reports that IBEDC closed the office to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
A resident identified as Mr Akin said that the protest became necessary due to the erratic supply of electricity by IBEDC to the various communities.
