Some vandals operating in the Federal Capital Territory have vandalised underground electricity cables, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said.
The TCN said that the lines supplying power to some parts of Abuja including Maitama, Wuse and Garki were vandalised by the cable thieves.
Ndidi Mbah, the public affairs manager of TCN in a statement on Friday, January 17, said the vandals attacked the 132kv transmission line and underground cable transmitting the bulk of electricity to the 132kv Central Area transmission substation, Katampe.
According to Mbah, eight distribution feeders serving the Central Area of the FCT were also affected leading to 60 per cent disruption of electricity.
Appealing to Abuja residents to remains patient, Mbah said the company is working towards restoring power to the affected areas.
She said “The vandalism of this critical transmission infrastructure is suspected to have been carried out by unknown persons around Millennium Park axis of Abuja.
“The vandals carted away 40 meters of 1x500mm conductor on the 2No of 132kv transmission lines. The incident has affected the power supply to Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, Mabushi and part of the Presidential Villa,” Mbah added.
