The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported another act of vandalism on the 330kV Lokoja–Gwagwalada transmission line, disrupting electricity supply to Abuja.
In a statement on Sunday, TCN explained that the attack happened early on November 9, affecting three transmission towers.
According to TCN, engineers attempted to re-energize the Lokoja–Gwagwalada line on Saturday morning, but after several failed attempts, a team of linesmen was sent to inspect the infrastructure. They discovered that vandals had damaged towers T306, T307, and T308, stealing two spans of aluminium conductor, which disrupted bulk power transmission along the route.
While TCN continues to supply power through an alternate line, efforts are underway to procure replacement conductors to fully restore the damaged line. This incident adds to a series of vandalism cases affecting the country’s power infrastructure, including previous attacks on the Gwagwalada–Kukuwaba–Apo line in December 2023 and the Gwagwalada–Katampe line in February 2024.
TCN has expressed concern over the increasing frequency of these attacks, which pose serious challenges to the stability and expansion of Nigeria’s national grid. The company has urged local communities to support security efforts to prevent further vandalism, noting that damage to power infrastructure undermines the nation’s efforts to build a reliable transmission system.
