{"id":168977,"date":"2025-07-10T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tcn-urges-residents-to-vacate-high-tension-power-lines"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:53:02","slug":"tcn-urges-residents-to-vacate-high-tension-power-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/tcn-urges-residents-to-vacate-high-tension-power-lines","title":{"rendered":"TCN Urges Residents to Vacate High-Tension Power Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has issued a stern warning to residents living or trading under high-tension power lines in Kaduna State, urging them to vacate immediately to avoid fatal accidents and prevent further disruption to the national power supply.<\/p>\n<p>The call was made during a high-level sensitisation forum organised by the TCN in Kaduna to discuss the growing threats of vandalism and illegal construction on transmission corridors with community members.<\/p>\n<p>TCN\u2019s General Manager for the Kaduna Region, Engineer Nasir Mansur-Fada \u201cWe are appealing to the public stay away from high-voltage lines. These structures are not just dangerous they\u2019re critical to our nation\u2019s electricity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that despite ongoing efforts to expand and upgrade transmission infrastructure, rampant vandalism and illegal encroachments are sabotaging progress.<\/p>\n<p>Technical experts at the event, including Mr. Simon Innocent, Manager System Lines, and Mr. Yakubu Abdulrazaq, Assistant Manager Electrical, outlined the dangers such encroachments pose\u2014from obstructing maintenance work to causing electrocution and fires.<\/p>\n<p>The TCN urged continued cooperation from communities and security agencies to protect the nation\u2019s power infrastructure from further damage and to ensure a reliable electricity supply across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has issued a stern warning to residents living or trading under high-tension power lines in Kaduna State, urging them to vacate immediately to avoid fatal accidents and prevent further disruption to the national power supply. 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