Black Out in Ogun as Vandals Collapse Nine TCN Towers

The Transmmission Company of Nigeria TCN said that about nine towers, hereby Tower 56 to Tower 65 along the Papalanto/Abeokuta 132kV transmission line has collapsed due to the activities of vandals. 

In a statement issued by the Ndidi Mbah the public affairs officer of TCN General Manager Lagos Region

, it states that the towers which are located in the Obafemi Owode area of Ogun State has been vandalized, leading to their collapse.

According to Engr. Mojeed Akintola revealed that the towers collapse, was discovered after a tripping was recorded, that a team was dispatched to trace the fault, leading to the discovery of the collapsed towers.

Akintola said that as a result of this, Abeokuta and its environs are presently out of power supply explaining that efforts are ongoing to supply bulk electricity through an alternate line, to enable Ibadan DisCo to distribute electricity to its customers whose supply is affected by the incident.

The GM condemned the activities of vandals, stating that their nefarious acts negatively impact 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 hereby appealing to host communities to work with her to protect the state’s common national assets.