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Six transmission towers from T125 to T130 on the Apir–Lafia 330kV Transmission Lines I and II have been vandalised, according to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
Ndidi Mbah, General Manager of Public Affairs at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to Mbah, the collapse occurred at about 1:15 a.m. on May 30, 2026, during a heavy downpour.
SIX TCN TOWERS VANDALIZED ALONG APIR–LAFIA 330KV TRANSMISSION LINES
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, wishes to inform the public that six transmission towers, from T125 to T130, on Apir–Lafia 330kV Transmission Lines I and II have been vandalized.
The collapse… pic.twitter.com/mmu1E5nUbs
— TCNNIGERIA (@TCN_NIGERIA) June 3, 2026
TCN said a trial reclosure of Transmission Line II was attempted at 2:08 a.m. following the initial tripping, but the effort was unsuccessful.
“The tripping of the lines prompted a physical line patrol to determine the cause of the fault. This revealed damage to critical components of towers T125 to T130, confirming acts of vandalism along the affected section of the transmission corridor,” Mbah said.
“As a result, both Apir–Lafia 330kV Transmission Lines I and II remain out of service pending the reconstruction of the affected towers. TCN engineers have been mobilised to the site to assess the extent of the damage and determine the materials required to restore normal power transmission along the corridor.”
Mbah added that the Lafia 330kV Transmission Station is currently being supplied through the Lafia–Jos transmission line as a temporary measure to minimise the impact of the outage on customers within the franchise areas of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC).
The company appealed to host communities and members of the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities around transmission infrastructure to security agencies or the nearest TCN office.
According to TCN, collective action is essential to safeguard national grid assets and ensure a reliable electricity supply.
