Attack on Transmitters Cuts Power to Nigerian City — Again

Residents of Nigeria's northeastern Borno state capital are struggling without electricity after suspected militants damaged two transmission towers just days after power had been restored following a previous attack.  

The power outage in Maiduguri occurred just before 6 a.m. local time Saturday.   "Again, two towers along Maiduguri-Damaturu line have been vandalized," the Transmission Company of Nigeria said in a statement. Ndidi Mbah, an official for the company, said it was working to restore power.