The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said that the Boko Haram insurgents Tuesday attacked its 330/132kV transmission substation at Molai in Maiduguri at about 5:30pm.
Other items destroyed by the terror group included a Hiab truck, computer, monitor and printer in the control room. The windows of the control room and staff house were also shattered by gun shots. He said: “The 330/132/33kV Molai Transmission Substation was completed and energised October 25th, 2018 and was also formally commissioned Wednesday, 13th February, 2019. The substation comprises 150MVA and 60MVA power transformers which feed Yola Disco customers in Maiduguri and environs.
The TCN however commended the efforts of security operatives who have continued to make it possible for its operators to run the substation and appealed that more of them should be deployed in the area, to further boost the morale of workers who have been unrelenting in ensuring that electricity supply is sustained in Maiduguri and environs despite the risks.