Community Aborts TCN Tower Vandalisation, Arrests Suspect

Community led vigilance has aborted attempts to totally vandalize the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) tower T195 just as a suspect was also arrested while others escaped.

The Tower T195 is located along Ugwuaji-Makurdi 330kV Transmission Line at Watuolo village, Utonkon in Ado local government area of Benue State.

The attempted vandalisation of the tower occured on Saturday, according to a statement by the TCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah.

She said: “The vandalism was thwarted by the vigilance of the community members, who at about 3 am noticed suspicious activity around the tower and promptly apprehended one of the vandals while the others escaped. The vandal was handed over to the police.

“TCN commends the people of Watuolo Village for their swift action and vigilance. We equally appeal to communities hosting critical infrastructure to emulate this example and take ownership of protecting transmission installations in their vicinity.

“As we continue to work with security operatives and host communities against vandalism, we continue to appeal for more vigilance by residents in the communities, who we believe are very critical in this fight.”