Darkness Looms As Boko Haram Bombs Transmission Line
An attack from Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly destroyed Gombe -Damaturu-Maiduguri 330kV transmission line. This attack has thrown the entire Yobe state capital, Damaturu into total darkness, including some impacts on neighbouring Maiduguri in Borno state.
This attack was disclosed by a Security Analyst, Zagazola Makama in a post on his social Media account on Sunday.
He said the terrorists blew up the TCN infrastructure with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the early hours of Sunday.
According to the post, “The attackers used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to blow up the facility around 2 a.m., plunging Maiduguri and surrounding areas back into darkness. This marks a repeated targeting of the critical infrastructure by insurgents”.
Didactic Information Hut reports that the attack is coming weeks after TCN restored the line on September 4, 2024, following its earlier destruction by terrorists.
Meanwhile, the TCN in a statement signed by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, condemned the incessant attacks on its facilities and promised that the transmission line will be restored.
He said, “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that its tower No T372, along Gombe -Damaturu-Maiduguri 330kV transmission line was brought down by vandals on Saturday, 21st September 2024, at about 1:44am.
“This development has thrown the whole of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, up to Maiduguri in Borno State out of power supply.
“This time, the vandals cut off all four tower footing, resulting in the collapse of tower T372 along the Gombe-Damaturu-Maiduguri section, which was discovered by TCN’s linesmen deployed on emergency patrol.
“Following this destructive attack, effort is ongoing by TCN’s engineers in the interim, to back feed Damaturu through a 33kV transmission line from Potiskum, while Maiduguri town will be fed from the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP).”
