Vandals have destroyed a high-tension transmission line using improvised explosive devices in Unguwar Kanawa, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.
Our correspondent reports that power transmission line which passes through Bauchi State supplies electricity to other Northeastern states.
Residents of the community reported that a huge sound was heard in the neighbourhood and it was later discovered that the high-tension mast was brought down.
Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said the command had received a report notifying it about an incident from the chief security officer of Federal Polytechnic Bauchi.
“On 01/02/2024 at about 10pm, 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 Anguwan Kanawa area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.
“Upon receiving the report, a team of police operatives including the specialised personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemicals Biological Radioactive and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) unit was deployed to the scene immediately.
“Consequently, preliminary investigations revealed that a high-tension pole 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 were recovered from the scene, assuring of a discreet investigation into the incident to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to justice has commenced.
