A
team of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) accompanied by
military escorts who were on a mission to repair broken transmission
line near Benesheikh along Maiduguri/Damaturu road were shot by
soldiers, leading to the death of one of the TCN staff members, while
two soldiers who were escorting them and another staff of TCN sustained
injuries.
The incident happened on Sunday when soldiers
stationed in Benesheikh to check the activities of Boko Haram who took
over the Maiduguri/Damaturu road on Friday and Saturday slaughtering 11
people thought that the TCN staff and military escorts were members of
the Boko Haram as no Communication was put through to the soldiers as
regards to broken transmission line before the TCN staff set out for
repair work.
A staff member of TCN, Ibrahim
Garba, told Tribune Online that the situation could have been averted if
the soldiers were informed. "That is the danger of working in a
volatile area like Borno. One of our drivers is still missing while one
of the injured staff and the two soldiers are receiving treatment at the
General Hospital," he said.
Some weeks ago, five soldiers were also killed along Maiduguri/Damboa road on similar mission.
Credit: James Bwala/Nigerian Tribune
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