Suspected vandals have sabotaged a High Tension Transmission Line in Unguwar Kanawa, a part of Bauchi. The vandals used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to bring down the power transmission line, which supplies electricity to northeastern states.
Residents heard a loud sound and later discovered the High Tension Mast had collapsed. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident after receiving a report from the Chief Security Officer of the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi.
“On 01/02/2024 at about 22:00 hrs, the Bauchi State Police Command received a report from the Chief Security Officer of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi indicating that on the quoted date, a loud sound was heard around an electric High Tension Transmission Line situated at the Anguwan Kanawa area, a suburb of the Bauchi metropolis.
“Upon receiving the report, a team of police operatives, including specialized personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemicals Biological Radioactive and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit, was drafted and deployed to the scene immediately.
“Consequently, a preliminary investigation revealed that a High Tension pole had collapsed and was damaged as a result of explosives used by suspected economic vandals. Furthermore, the vicinity was cordoned off and swept by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemicals Biological Radioactive and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Operatives,” he said.
Wakil added that some remnant components of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) were recovered from the scene.
He said a discreet, full-scale investigation into the incident is underway to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to justice.
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