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Suspected terrorists blow up 3 electricity towers in Borno, kill NSCDC officer

Electricity supply in Nigeria
Electricity supply in Nigeria
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Friday confirmed the destruction of three of its towers on the Maiduguri – Damaturu Transmission Line by suspected insurgents using explosives.
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Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager, Public Affairs, TCN, said this in a statement in Abuja.

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Mbah said that in addition to the destruction of the towers, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was also killed during the attack.

”It’s truly another very sad day for us at TCN, with this incident, especially with the loss of life of the NSCDC official.

”TCN commensurate with the family of the deceased and the NSCDC for this very sad and shocking incident."

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