The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said nine towers located in the Obafemi Owode area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, collapsed due to vandalism.
Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the towers affected were towers 56 to 65 along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132KV transmission line.
She said that the towers were all massively vandalized, leading to their collapse.
Mbah reported the General Manager of Lagos Region, Mr Mojeed Akintola, as saying the collapse was discovered after a tripping was recorded, and a team was dispatched to trace the fault.
”As a result, Abeokuta and its environs are presently out of power supply even as efforts are ongoing to supply bulk electricity through an alternate line.
”This is to enable Ibadan Distribution Company (DisCo) to distribute electricity to its customers whose supply was affected by the incident,” she said.
According to her, the General Manager condemned the activities of the vandals, stating that their nefarious acts were negatively impacting the gird expansion efforts of the company.
He also said resources that would have been used to further improve the grid infrastructure in Ogun State would now be used to replace the vandalised towers.
”TCN is again appealing to host communities to work with the company to protect the country’s common national assets,” he said.
