By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The spate of vandalism on power infrastructure in the country continues as the transmission line along Lokoja – Gwagwalada has been pulled down.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) which stated that three towers along line one have been vandalized, disrupting bulk power transmission along the route.
The vandals also stoled two spans of aluminium conductors from line one. Though a double-circuit line, TCN assures that it is still supplying bulk power through line two, while efforts are underway to source replacement aluminium conductors for the two spans stolen from line one.
TCN describes the rising trend of vandalism on transmission lines and towers as a threat to the country’s power infrastructure and hindering the expansion and stability of the national grid as it again appeals to communities hosting transmission lines and towers, to collaborate with it and security operatives to combat the menace.