TCN Begins Rehabilitation of Four Vandalised Towers on Afam-Elelenwo 132kV Line

<p><strong>The Transmission Company of Nigeria &lpar;TCN&rpar; has commenced rehabilitation work on four transmission towers vandalised along the Afam-IPP-Elelenwo 132kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The affected towers&comma; identified as T50&comma; T51&comma; T52 and T53&comma; were vandalised after their structural members were removed and carted away by suspected vandals&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;oba-lagos-traditional-council-get-inecs-enlistment-as-partners-in-peace&sol;">Oba&comma; Lagos Traditional Council Get INEC&&num;8217&semi;s Enlistment as Partners in Peace<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to a statement issued by TCN Management on Monday&comma; the incident was discovered on August 6&comma; 2026&comma; by the company&&num;8217&semi;s lines engineers from the Port Harcourt Region&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;alleged-fund-diversion-fbi-efcc-probe-us-backed-health-programmes-in-nigeria&sol;">Alleged Fund Diversion&colon; FBI&comma; EFCC Probe US-Backed Health Programmes in Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company said the latest incident represents the fifth vandalism attack recorded along the same transmission line in recent times&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN said rehabilitation efforts are currently ongoing to restore the affected towers and ensure the continued stability and reliability of electricity transmission along the line&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;fg-confirms-ebola-case-in-abuja-begins-contact-tracing-of-44-people&sol;">Nigeria Confirms Ebola Case in Abuja&comma; Begins Contact Tracing of 44 People<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>The company also appealed to stakeholders and members of the public to join efforts to curb the increasing menace of infrastructure vandalism&comma; warning that such acts pose a threat to the stability of the national grid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>TCN urged stakeholders to remain vigilant and support measures aimed at protecting critical transmission infrastructure from vandals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;