25-7-2025
A suspected transmission tower vandal has been electrocuted in Ebonyi
Ndidi Mbah, spokeswoman for TCN, said in a statement on Friday that the body of the electrocuted vandal hanging on the tower has since been brought down.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria said a suspected vandal was electrocuted while attempting to vandalise the transmission Tower 34 along the Nkalagu-Abakaliki 132 kilovolt line in Ebonyi on July 19..
Ms Mbah said that TCN had consistently warned against such acts, emphasising the potentially fatal consequences of tampering with transmission infrastructure, which carries high voltages critical to national development and poses significant risks to health and safety.
She said, “TCN urges the public to protect electricity infrastructure within their vicinity and report any suspicious activity around power installations to security operatives or any of its offices nationwide.”
Meanwhile the Eko electric distribution company said it is set cut power supply last from July 28th to August 21st, 2025, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.
The Disco explained that the outage is to enable the Transmission Company of Nigeria to carry out work on the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330 kV line.
The statement read, “EKEDC has announced a daily planned power outage from Monday, July 28th, to Thursday, August 21st 2025, due to essential maintenance work by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the Omotosho-Ikeja West 330 kV line.
“The outage will occur between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day, affecting several parts of Lagos and other serviced areas. During this period, residents should expect intermittent electricity supply and load shedding across the Eko Disco network.”