Nigeria: Total Blackout In Kaduna State, As Labour Unions Begin Strike

Residents of Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria are living in total darkness following a blackout earlier on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Kaduna has a population of over 6,113,503 people.

A statement issued by Kaduna Electric Utility Company explained that the current total power blackout was due to the ongoing five-day warning strike embarked by labour unions in the state.

“In compliance with the NLC directive, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has knocked off all our 33KV lines in Kaduna State.

“Consequently, we are appealing to all communities, security agencies, and vigilante groups to be vigilant so that men of the underworld will not cash in on the situation to vandalise power supply installations.

“Any suspicious movement around distribution sub-stations (transformers) should be reported to the relevant security agency,” Abdulazeez Abdullahi, Head of Corporate Communication of the company said in a statement.

He stated that it is the collective responsibility of citizens to protect critical national assets in their neighborhoods.

Abdullahi added that the company appeals to both labour unions and Kaduna State Government “to strive at an amicable resolution for normalcy to return”.

Source: www.energynewafrica.com