In a bid to bring an end to the frequent vandalism of electricity towers in Yobe State, the state government has decided to take some spiritual measures.
You see, this vandalism disconnects Borno and Yobe states from the national grid, leaving the state in darkness.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) repaired the 330 KVA towers which crumbled last February.
However, the vandals near Kasaisa village in Gujba LGA, destroyed it again, cutting Borno and Yobe from the national grid.
Spiritual Decision
To stop the situation from repeating itself, the Special Advisor to Governor Mai Mala Buni on Religious Affairs, Ustaz Babagana Malam Kyari, on Wednesday, led a crowd of Muslim clerics in the recitation of the Holy Quran, prayers and slaughtering of bull for God to punish the insurgents crumbling the towers.
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The spiritual decision followed Governor Buni’s warning that after repairing the towers.
Vandalism
The Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) recently disclosed that the criminals, for the first time, crumbled the towers in December 2023.
The second time was in February 2024.
Both were repaired by the Yobe State government in collaboration with TCN.
