The Transmission Firm of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that elements of Borno and Yobe have been thrown into darkness after vandals destroyed its Tower T347 alongside the Gombe–Damaturu 330 kV transmission line.
The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in an announcement on Saturday, noting that the incident occurred on Friday at 5:46 pm.
The Federal Authorities company condemned the vandalisation in sturdy phrases.
It, nevertheless, famous that bulk electricity provide stays in elements of affected states, together with Beneshiek, Damasak, Bama, College, Campus, Maiduguri City, Monguno, and Damaturu and its environs by various means.
“The Transmission Firm of Nigeria (TCN) needs to tell the general public that its Tower T347 alongside the Gombe–Damaturu 330 kV transmission line was vandalised on Friday, October 24, 2025, at about 5:46 pm.
The TCN crew who carried out the routine inspection alongside the road route found that the tower’s legs had been lower off, inflicting it to buckle to 1 facet.
“This act has resulted in the partial disruption of the majority energy provide to Maiduguri, Borno State capital, and Damaturu, Yobe State capital, and its environs.
“In the meantime, TCN engineers are already on website, working to exchange the broken tower and restore regular transmission.
“TCN strongly condemns this act of vandalism and appeals to the general public to guard nationwide belongings and report any suspicious actions to safety companies or the closest TCN workplace,” TCN said.
Earlier, DAILY POST reported that the outage hit Yobe after suspected vandals destroyed TCN’s electricity tower.
