Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commenced sensitization campaigns concerning the safety of its amenities in some communities in Kano and Kaduna States following the destruction of 10 transmission towers by vandals in the final 5 months.
The General Manager, TCN, Kano Region, Muhammad Bello, disclosed this throughout a sensitization marketing campaign at Paki Village alongside the Kano-Kaduna hall on Wednesday.
Bello mentioned 10 transmission towers alongside the Kano-Bauchi, Kano-Katsina and Kano-Kaduna 330kV traces have been vandalised between May and September, disrupting energy provide and costing the corporate tens of millions of naira to restore.
He mentioned the corporate determined to have interaction conventional and non secular leaders, youths and residents dwelling round transmission line routes to accomplice with TCN in defending the amenities.
(*5*) Bello advised the residents.
Also talking, the District Head of Paki, Alhaji Jafaru Aliyu, mentioned the group already has a neighborhood committee taking good care of TCN properties in the realm.
“We are working with religious and community leaders to ensure all TCN transmission lines crossing our areas are well protected,” he mentioned.
“We are closer to the TCN transmission station at Kwanar Dangora, we ensure our people do not encroach or build under the transmission lines.”
The district head assured TCN of sustained collaboration and promised to report any suspicious motion across the towers to safety businesses.
