Boko Haram Strikes: Vital Power Towers Ravaged In Yobe

Boko Haram Strikes: Vital Power Towers Ravaged In Yobe

In a devastating blow to vital infrastructure, Boko Haram militants have decimated two 330 KVA power transmission towers in Yobe state, casting residents of both Yobe and Borno into darkness……READ ALSO Borno Under Attack: 12 Lives Lost As Boko Haram Strikes With Deadly Landmine

According to Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokesperson, the transmission towers served as crucial conduits for electricity supply from Gombe to Yobe and Borno. Suspected insurgents utilized improvised explosive devices to obliterate the towers in the early hours of Saturday, February 24.

Abdulkarim lamented, “The transmission towers, situated in Kasaisa within Damaturu Local Government Area of the state, were instrumental in providing electricity to Yobe and Borno. The destruction has left residents of both states grappling with a blackout.”

This assault marks the second attack on the towers within a mere three-month span, with the previous destruction occurring in December and subsequent repairs completed in January.