The honourable Minister for power, Baba Tunde Fashola had told Nigerians that it is not possible for the government to keep building power stations and militants for whatsoever reason keeps blowing them up and expect constant power. Can we really eat our cake and have it at the same time? I don't think so!

As at February power generation was near 5060MW but in early March, militants blew the main substation in Bayelsa and we lost about 1600MW. Soon after, they blow Warri substation and we lost 1000MW. That makes generation to be below 3000MW.

South Africa generates over 50000MW of electricity for her population that is about one- third of Nigerian's. The amount of megawatts sabotaged in one month in Nigeria has never been recorded in South Africa since they started their power generation.

Now the question is; How Can We Protect Our Power Stations From Being Sabotaged?

The government can involve community heads to initiate both land, water and aerial surveillance, prompt and sound response team of these facilities.

People should start seeing themselves as custodian of government and public facilities and assets.

Report those planning to sabotage to the appropriate authorities -don't be involved in any act of vandalism.

Government can introduce Information Technology into our protection mechanism. Since vandalism usually occur in the remote regions and bushes, the use of satellite communication to work with Drones are necessary.

Orientation, campaign, enlightenment and public awareness on the effects of the act is mightily important. As well as provision of jobs for the jobless youths to keep them busy and to divert their attention from the act of vandalism.

Source; discovernaija.com/how-can-we-protect-our-electrical-power-stations-from-being-sabotaged/

Is there no way to install atomic radiations and attach them to the pipelines?,again if the only assignment dat out satellites'll be doing is to monitor pipelines ,border and cables,ehhhnnnn,so be it,monitor it and alert the security personnels, the culprits caught should be made to die by firing squad or made take "soole the ogun ekute" pill ,so be it,even if the importers of generators sabotaging the power sector wan giv u contract to blow up pipes ,u go think am twice.then if the international world rise up to say you are too wicked den tell them dat "tori were tita lase n ni tile",itz becos of westcoast tupac dat we had eastcoast biggie!!??