The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it has spent about N8.8 billion to repair transmission towers vandalised across the country.
Bolaji Tunji, special adviser on strategic communication and media relations to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Mr Tunji said the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Suleiman Abdulaziz, disclosed this at the quarterly power sector working group meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
In recent times, vandalism has become a major threat to Nigeria’s power infrastructure.
Mr Abdulaziz, represented by the Executive Director, Transmission Service Provider (TSO) of TCN, Olugbenga Ajiboye, explained that between 13 January and today, 128 transmission towers have been destroyed either by vandals or bandits across the country.
“As I talk to you today, 128 of our towers have been destroyed by either vandals or bandits. To date, we have spent about…