Zulum: How Scavengers Stole N3bn Power Line Cables
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has revealed that metal scavengers carted away all the wires purchased for a N3bn electricity distribution project linking Damaturu, Yobe State, to Maiduguri. He cited the loss as a major reason the government is restricting the scrap metal trade. The governor said security intelligence also indicated that insurgents were using…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Zulum statement about scavengers stealing the N3bn power line wires, and it adds the scrap metal trade ban without contradicting Report 1.
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