Nigeria has recorded 5 incidents of vandalization of nationwide electrical energy belongings between February and March 2024.
The Transmission Firm of Nigeria disclosed this in a press release by its Supervisor of Public Affairs, Mbah Ndidi, reacting to the vandalization of the Shiroro-Katampe Transmission Line.
reporter reported that vandals introduced down the Shiroro-Katampe Transmission 330 Kilo Volt, kV Line on Sunday.
The newest incidents add to the sequence of vandalism in latest instances.
Barely three weeks in the past, vandals destroyed Tower 70 alongside the Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line on February 26, 2024.
Different incidents embrace the vandalism of towers 377 and 378 alongside the Gombe-Damaturu 330kV transmission line on February 23, 2024, and the assault on towers 145 to 149 and 201 to 218 alongside the Owerri-Ahoda 132kV transmission line on February 15, 2024.
Moreover, on February 1, 2024, Tower quantity 388 alongside the Jos-Bauchi 132kV single circuit transmission line collapsed as a consequence of vandalism.
TCN had described the incidents as financial sabotage. The corporate urged safety businesses and communities to collaborate in apprehending the perpetrators.
