The Yobe State Rural Electrification Board (REB), in collaboration with the Yola Electricity Distribution Company, successfully restored electricity to the city Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, experienced a welcome relief as electricity was restored four days after a power outage caused by Boko Haram insurgents destroying electricity towers. The power disruption occurred on Thursday in Katsaita village, Damaturu LGA, where insurgents damaged two towers, severing Damaturu and Maiduguri from the national grid in Gombe State. This event left households, businesses, and water vendors crippled, forcing many residents to resort to generators for alternative power. On Sunday at approximately 11:46 am, the Yobe State Rural Electrification Board (REB), in collaboration with the Yola Electricity Distribution Company, successfully restored electricity to…
