“My Aunt Led the Charge” — Lady Recounts How PHCN Restored Power After Angry Women Stormed Their Office

In a gripping tale that blends community resistance with a demand for basic human rights, a young Nigerian lady has taken to social media to recount how electricity was finally restored to her neighborhood — not by routine maintenance or political intervention, but by the raw, determined force of angry women led by her aunt.

The lady, whose X (formerly Twitter) post has since gone viral under the hashtag #PHCNProtest, detailed how months of darkness and neglect by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) finally pushed residents in a small neighborhood in southern Nigeria over the edge. And at the heart of the showdown? A group of furious mothers, market women, and retirees — all mobilized by her fiery aunt who had “had enough.”

According to the narrator, the community had endured over six months without stable electricity, with PHCN offering excuse after excuse while still issuing estimated bills. “We were tired,” she wrote. “My aunt was tired. Every night we sat in darkness, sweating, charging phones in churches or petrol stations, and cooking with lanterns like it was 1985. Then she said, ‘Let’s go and face them.’ And they did.”

By 7 a.m. that morning, the streets buzzed not with the sound of generators but with the footsteps of dozens of women armed with megaphones, placards, and unmatched fury. Marching to the local PHCN office, they chanted slogans and demanded to speak with the station manager. The protest reportedly drew the attention of passersby and even the local media.

“They blocked the gate and said nobody was going in or coming out,” the lady wrote. “When PHCN staff tried to dismiss them, one of the women shouted, ‘We’ll camp here until you bring the light back!’”

What happened next was the real shocker.

After two hours of relentless pressure and media presence, PHCN officials finally relented. One senior engineer was dispatched to “assess the situation” in the community. Before the day was over, power had returned — for the first time in nearly half a year.

The neighborhood erupted in celebration. Children danced. Adults clapped. Phones buzzed back to life. Generators, for once, remained silent.

“Turns out, it was a simple transformer fault they could’ve fixed months ago,” the narrator lamented. “They just didn’t care. But when women stood together, PHCN folded like cheap plastic.”

The story has since sparked conversations about citizen activism, especially the role of women in grassroots protests. Many online users praised the aunt and her troop, hailing them as modern-day heroines. “This is what happens when you push Nigerians to the wall,” one user commented. “Mothers will do what politicians refuse to do.”

The narrator ended her thread with a message that now echoes across Nigeria’s social media spaces:

“Sometimes, you don’t wait for a savior. Sometimes, you go and drag your light out of their hands.”