According to the Nations newspaper, Residents of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into darkness following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the blackout, which has lasted one week, has grounded many businesses.
Those operating on generators are managing to render skeletal services.
Some residents, who spoke to NAN, not only condemned the action of the insurgents but lamented the continued inability of the authorities to restore power.
When contacted, the Corporate Communication Manager of Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) in charge of Borno, Yobe, Adamawa and Taraba states, Mr Kingsley Nkemneme said he could not comment because the problem has to do with Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). “The TCN is in a better position to comment on this as the problem is not about distribution but transmission,” Nkemneme said.
