THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Katsina sub-region, has strengthened its collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Katsina State Command, to enhance the protection of transmission infrastructure and address the growing challenge of vandalism and Right-of-Way, RoW, encroachment.
Assistant General Manager, Transmission, Engineer Usman Idris, while speaking during a visit to NSCDC’s Katsina State Commandant, Abbas Dan-Ile Moriki, commended the command for its prompt response to previous security concerns and also briefed officers on recent incidents affecting transmission facilities within the sub-region, including the vandalism of Tower T-219 and Tower T-228 along the Katsina–Daura 132kV transmission line which he said was discovered during a routine patrol recently and formed part of vandalism cases that are of great concern to TCN.
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Idris said such acts threaten the integrity of the transmission network and jeopardise the stability of electricity supply underscoring the need for sustained collaboration to protect critical national infrastructure.
Responding, Dan-Ile Moriki disclosed that investigations into the reported incidents had commenced and assured TCN of the Command’s continued support and pledged closer coordination to curb vandalism and Right-of-Way (RoW) encroachment through proactive measures.
Both organisations however reaffirmed their commitment to enhanced information sharing in safeguarding the nation’s transmission infrastructure.
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