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  • Over 12 Air Force personnel invade IKEDC office, beat workers – Spokesperson

    Over 12 Air Force personnel invade IKEDC office, beat workers – Spokesperson

    The spokesperson for Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC), Kingsley Okotie, has confirmed that over 12 personnel from the Air Force base at Sam Ethnan Barracks, Ikeja, Lagos, invaded the company’s office early Thursday morning.

    Speaking to Vanguard on the phone, Okotie described how the uniformed personnel stormed the IKEDC premises in a truck and began assaulting staff members.

    “They came in with their truck, beating our staff. They even took my laptop, and now many employees can’t find their phones since they left. They arrived around 8 a.m. today, Thursday, March 6, 2025,” he said.

    Explaining the cause of the invasion, Okotie stated, “We disconnected their electricity 10 days ago because they owe us over N4 billion. This is the response we got.”

    He further alleged that the personnel molested and assaulted IKEDC employees, seized about 16 company vehicles—forcing their drivers to operate them—vandalized office property, and stole laptops and phones.

    “They destroyed all our offices, wiped out our IT infrastructure, and blinded all the CCTV cameras,” Okotie added.

  • Alaafin Owoade returns from Canada soon for coronation rites – Spokesperson

    Alaafin Owoade returns from Canada soon for coronation rites – Spokesperson

    The Alaafin of Oyo-designate, Akeem Owoade, will soon return to Nigeria from Canada to commence traditional coronation rites, a spokesperson for the Alaafin’s palace, Bode Durojaiye, said on Monday.

    Durojaiye made this known in a statement on Monday, as preparations for Owoade’s official ascension to the throne gather momentum.

    The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had earlier presented Owoade with a certificate of appointment and staff of office, affirming him as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo during a ceremony at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan.

    However, shortly after receiving these instruments of office, Owoade travelled back to his base in Canada.

    According to Durojaiye, the monarch-designate will soon return to begin the required traditional rites.

    “As part of the process, Alaafin Owoade will visit several houses to offer sacrifices, make appeasements, and even sleep over at some of them to perform night rites,” he stated.

    Durojaiye explained that after completing these rituals at various traditional homes in Oyo town, the new Alaafin will enter Ipebi (seclusion) within a designated area of the Alaafin’s palace, where the final stages of his traditional rites will take place.

    “The rituals performed during Ipebi will mark the culmination of all traditional rites before he is officially crowned Alaafin,” he added.

    Highlighting the historical significance of the Alaafin institution, Durojaiye noted that the throne commands reverence, as its past occupants have left behind legendary legacies.

    He assured that all traditional rites would be completed within the timeframe set by Governor Makinde, who had directed that the coronation be finalized within four weeks.