Harrison EDEH

THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed ongoing rehabilitation work on four towers vandalized along the Afam-IPP–Elelenwo 132kV Double-Circuit Transmission Line, the company has announced.

A statement signed by TCN Management on Monday, said, the vandalism was discovered on August 6, 2026, by the company’s lines engineers from the Port Harcourt Region.

According to TCN,Towers T50 to T53 were affected, with their tower members removed and carted away by the vandals.

The transmission company noted that this marks the fifth vandalism attack recorded on the same line in recent times.

It  said that as rehabilitation work progresses, it is calling on all stakeholders to join hands in curbing the menace, which it described as a threat to the stability of the national grid.

AdvocateTimes reports that TCN has been recording frequent attacks by hoodlums on its transmission towers which has thrown communities and cities into darkness.

Available records showed that the company has been sending sensitisation messages to Nigerians through their mobile network about the sabotage on the transmission towers which causes lots problems for the Nigerian power sector.