Vandalism Suspect Killed as Tower Collapses on Ughelli-Benin 330kV Line—TCN

A suspected vandal was found crushed to death under a collapsed transmission tower along the 330kV Ughelli-Benin line in Delta State, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Saturday.

TCN linesmen discovered the body during an intensive line patrol conducted by the Delta Sub-Region Lines Maintenance Department, after the line tripped on an earth fault, the company said in a statement.

The patrol team traced the fault to Tower 101, which had collapsed, with the victim’s body found crushed between the tower members.

TCN said further inspection showed that Tower 101 on the adjacent Ughelli-Sapele 330kV transmission line had also been seriously vandalised, though it rema...