Attacks on Power Transmission Towers, Acts of Terrorism – Adelabu
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has declared that attacks on power transmission towers especially in the northern parts of the country are acts of terrorism that would be dealt with by security forces.
The minister noted that there is a bill before the National Assembly for capital punishment for perpetrators of vandalism.
Chief Adebayo who spoke at a briefing organised by the Transmission Company of Nigeria in Abuja explained that the government was working hard to restore power supply to the north through the eastern corridor.
According to him, this effort would make at least 400 megawatts of power available by the weekend.
We’re only appealing to our brothers to help us protect these equipment because the resources that could have been used for other projects are being channeled into repairing the vandalised infrastructure. We’re working and hopefully, light will be restored before the end of the week. We’re exploring alternative solutions while we continue to work to fix the vandalised towers,” he added.
