Maiduguri Residents Panic as Transformer in the City’s Electricity Gas Plant explodes

Maiduguri Residents Panic as Transformer in the City’s Electricity Gas Plant explodes

By: Bodunrin Kayode

There was mild drama in the city of Maiduguri recently as residents expressed worries at a sudden build up of security around the bolori electricity gas plant on baga road.

The route in front of the plant which is usually motorable from the down side of Baga road to western was suddenly closed to commuters until the wee hours of tuesday night.

The entire traffic to the centre of the city was moved to the other lane which takes traffic from Western back to Baga road until the wee hours of the night.

While commuters moved around in hushed tones thinking there was Intel that the plant was under threat, others continued their normal lives as if nothing happened.

Very late in the night security sources hinted that it was not necessarily a major threat but a preventive move by the military to avert panic in the city when one of the transformers blew up towards the end of yesterday.

“There was a fire outbreak at one of the transformers in the gas plant. But the fire was doused around 1800hrs. The troops deployed at the plant maintained an active posture to deter anyone that might take advantage of the situation.”

However in spite of the temporary set back in one of the transformers, electricity supply into the city has been consistent throughout the week.

Maiduguri Residents Panic as Transformer in the City’s Electricity Gas Plant explodes