Kaduna in total blackout as labour begins strike

Kaduna Electric says the current total power blackout in Kaduna State is due to the ongoing five-day warning strike embarked by labour unions.

Head of Corporate Communication of the company,Abdulazeez Abdullahi, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna.

He said, “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 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.”

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

The company, Abdullahi added, appealed to both labour unions and Kaduna State Government “to strive at an amicable resolution for normalcy to return.”