Well-informed sources said that the manager of the Marib Gas Power Station, Abdul-Rahman Fatahi, was relieved, as of Wednesday, from his duties of running the station affairs."Fatahi was sacked from his position as the manager of the Marib Electricity station, the biggest power station in the country, and his deputy, Mohammed Sabolan, was appointed to replace him, the sources said.
The decision came one day after the supply lines were targeted yet again that the station had to completely halt its operation, leaving thousands of households in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a deal with the inconvenience caused by the lengthy power outages.
A local source from Marib told Yemen Post on condition of anonymity that a military unit arrived on Tuesday in Jadan area, a district in the route connecting Sana'a to Marib where the lined were recently attacked, to deal with the saboteurs.
The military unit took control of the newly-established checkpoint, which was set by saboteurs with the aim of exercising acts of banditry and sabotage, and held talks with the local rustics, demanding they cooperate with the government in putting an end to sabotaging power supply lines, a local security source told Yemen Post on condition of anonymity.
"The military unit further negotiated with the saboteurs and asked them to stop their acts or else they would be held accountable for what they did.
"Initially the saboteurs, some 12 tribal thugs, stipulated some demands, however, the negotiation ended up in exchange of gunfire between the army and the saboteurs, leaving some of the latter maimed.
"The rest of the rustics beat a quick retreat as the army personnel appeared to be determined to knock some sense back into them," said the source.
The gunfire exchange was followed by a tribal dignitaries meeting in Jadan area, in which they agreed that they have to either disown the saboteurs, forcibly stop them from continuing their shameful deeds, or let army forces pursue them.
The residents of the Yemeni capital showed their satisfaction with the firm step taken by the leadership to track and pursue those responsible for targeting the basic services that they direly need.
Public Electricity Corporation promised on Wednesday that the power will be regularly back within a few hours.