Power outage has hit Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo residents. The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, while confirming the development, said that vandals destroyed four towers along the Jos-Gombe transmission line. Ndidi Mbah, the general manager of Public Affairs at TCN, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
According to her, the towers were vandalized around 3:32 pm on Monday. Consequently, the bulk power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations has been disrupted, affecting the bulk power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies' franchise areas. 'The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby states that four towers along the Jos - Gombe 330kV transmission line have been vandalized at about 3:32 pm today, 22nd April 2024.
'While fault tracing, TCN's engineering crew discovered that towers 288, 289, 290, and 291 were vandalized and that some tower members were carted away. Also, the towers had equally collapsed as a result of the incident. 'Presently, bulk power supply to Gombe, Yola, and Jalingo Substations have been disrupted, affecting the bulk power supply to parts of Yola and Jos Electricity Distribution Companies' franchise areas.
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