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In the early hours of Saturday, Vandals Destroy Lokoja–Gwagwalada 330Kv Transmission Line.

Abdullah Ayofel

TCN urges action as vandals destroy Lokoja–Gwagwalada transmission line
10th November 2024

As Nigerians await the full restoration of power to areas affected by the recent vandalism of the 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna lines, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has reported a fresh attack on its 330kV Lokoja –Gwagwalada transmission line one.

This was disclosed in a statement signed and released by the TCN General Manager of Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, on Sunday.

According to her, the incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, November 9, 2024, with the vandals damaging transmission towers T306, T307, and T308.

The company expressed concern over the increasing trend of vandalism targeting transmission lines and towers, which is severely impacting the country’s power infrastructure.

The statement read: “The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby reports that vandals have once again attacked its 330kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line one in the early hours of Saturday, November 9, 2024.

“Early on Saturday, TCN engineers attempted to re-energise the 330kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line one, but the line tripped.

“After efforts to reclose the line failed, a patrol team of TCN linesmen was dispatched to trace the line for faults. Upon inspection, they discovered that transmission towers T306, T307 and T308 along line one had been vandalised, disrupting bulk power transmission along the route.”

The company added that two spans of aluminium conductors from the line were stolen, with efforts underway to replace them.

“Further examination revealed that vandals had stolen two spans of aluminium conductor from line one. The Lokoja–Gwagwalada line is a double-circuit transmission line, and while TCN is still supplying bulk power through line two, efforts are underway to source replacement aluminium conductors for the two spans stolen from line one.

“The growing trend of vandalism targeting transmission lines and towers has become a serious challenge, severely impacting the country’s power infrastructure and hindering the expansion and stability of the national grid. This recent incident adds to an alarming pattern of attacks on the transmission network nationwide.

“In the Gwagwalada area alone, recent acts of vandalism include the attack on the Gwagwalada–Kukuwaba–Apo transmission line on December 10, 2023, the Gwagwalada–Katampe line on February 26, 2024, and several others in that axis. Such acts of vandalism continue to disrupt the stability and growth of Nigeria’s national grid,” the statement read.

The company further appealed to members of host communities to work with TCN and security operatives to combat this threat, saying, “We once again appeal to members of the public, especially residents of communities hosting transmission lines and towers, to collaborate with TCN and security operatives in combating this menace.

“Vandalism of power installations is a disservice to us all and undermines efforts to strengthen the nation’s transmission system.”

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This is so bad.

I don't know who is more worse between the government and its citizens....
Although we have some brilliant brains in the country but generally, an average Nigerian has an evil mind. Only few are really pure. That's why once an average citizen gets that power, the corruption in them manifest.

I fear for the future of this country.....

All these conspiracies will only set us back as a country.


9ja I hail thee

Aboki

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Abdullah Ayofel




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ragheads no ever get sense

We can't develop this way..

Oh!...how I miss the days of Obasanjo!.....

Shoot at sight would have been the next order to give!!

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Abdullah Ayofel




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na underage marriage dey their brain and their abnormal reasoning

Tinubu boys they're not happy with any good thing in Nigeria

Northerners are a different breed.

They want constant power but yet sabotage the government. Only una boko, only una lakurawa

We behave like animals but we want the country to be an Utopia

Again I ask...

Why are such sensitive and key infrastructures left unprotected?!!



There is really no excuse for such poor security across the nation.

The North are cooking something ........all of a sudden they have started attacking transmission lines ..


Why can't the government provide security around that area?

Quelme:
Northerners are a different breed

you see those guys, forget it......When it comes to extremity, give it to them...!

What's wrong with us?

This is not vandalism but pure terrorism!
Deliberate acts of sabotage

dynicks:
you see those guys, forget it......When it comes to extremity, give it to them...!

swear down. Their religion played a big part.

dynicks:
Oh!...how I miss the days of Obasanjo!.....

Shoot at sight would have been the next order to give!!

I tell you. Because this is clearly an act of terrorism.

Let's find someone to blame it on ...I mean out Ineptitude

This TCN is very useless and clueless. How many vandals have they arrested since....? How many have they killed?
You will be claiming vandalism everyday and not one of them has been arrested.
Government is corrupt.

dfrost:
What's wrong with us?

we know the people that vandalise things ...awon iron condemned

benikad:
This is so bad.

I don't know who is more worse between the government and its citizens....
Although we have some brilliant brains in the country but generally, an average Nigerian has an evil mind. Only few are really pure. That's why once an average citizen gets that power, the corruption in them manifest.

I fear for the future of this country.....

Citizen worse than government

If you still give aboki 'almajiri' alms.... it will not be well with you.

Aboki rage bait.
Ronus looking for who to help them eviscerate Aboki. This and the Lakawaru story.
Give Nigerians food and education and see if they will vandalize the grid. Anything else is a waste of time.

Campaign For 2027 has begun.Nairaland will be used as a platform for tribal rage baiting

NORTH DEY COOK SOMETHING

ariesbull:
we know the people that vandalise things ...awon iron condemned

They are at the bottom of the food chain. Someone higher has shown them there's value in it.

This country

This is no more a coincidence, it's deliberate by some people in government. PHCN is also involved.

In front page twice. But how can people be so bold to tamper with such high transmission line. I suspect someone in control room will inform them that there is no power transmission on that line before they start Vandalization. That's the only way I suspect these people can operate successfully otherwise they turn to burnt offering when that line is energised and they do this.

Now this is worrying, the national grid operates at 330KV, to put it in perspective, the three wires entering most transformers are 11KV, even that one will fry you up if you touch it so how then do people have the mind to go and vandalize 330,000V (330KV).

In electrical engineering, High Voltage is often only done by experts so for so called vandals to have the expertise to be able to successfully vandalize it leaves a lot to worry about.

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