Power Outage In Yobe, Borno As Thugs Destroy Transmission Towers

Yobe and Borno State’s electricity customers are now without power after vandals using explosives toppled the transmission towers that provided the states with electricity.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, or TCN, confirmed the unfortunate news on Friday in Abuja through a statement released by Ndidi Mbah, the general manager of TCN’s public affairs department. The statement stated that the incident happened at approximately 9:18pm on Thursday.