The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the collapse of its nine (9) towers, from tower 56 to tower 65 along the Papalanto and Abeokuta 132KV transmission line in Obafemi Owode of Ogun State due to the activities of vandals.
The General Manager (T) Lagos Region, Engr. Mojeed Akintola, in a statement signed by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah on Tuesday disclosed that the towers collapse was discovered on Monday after a tripping was recorded, and a team was dispatched to trace the fault leading to the discovery of the collapsed towers.
“As a result, Abeokuta and environs are presently out of power supply even as efforts are ongoing to supply bulk electricity through an alternate line, to enable Ibadan DisCo distribute electricity to its customers whose supply is affected by the incident.
“The GM condemned the activities of vandals, stating that their naferious acts negatively impactes the gird expansion efforts of the company. Also, resources that would have been used to further improve the grid infrastructure in Ogun State would now be used to replace the vandalized towers.
“TCN is again appealing to host communities to work with her to protect our common national assets”, the statement said.