The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that two towers along its 330kV Shiroro–Kaduna transmission lines 1 and 2 have been vandalised, resulting in damage to parts of both transmission lines.
As a result, some areas of Kano and Kaduna states are experiencing blackouts.
The company received a report of the damage from its Shiroro Regional Office on Friday.
A statement signed by the company’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, indicated that arrangements are underway to deploy the newly acquired “emergency restoration system” to the site, pending the reconstruction of the damaged towers.
Although the company did not explicitly attribute the damage to bandits, it is suspected that they may be involved, particularly in light of the recent killing of 13 farmers in the Shiroro community.
According to TCN, the 330kV transmission line 1 tripped first,…