She appealed to the public to protect national assets.
She commended the swift intervention of security operatives and the host community.
Ms Mbah said that TCN engineers were already at the site of the incident.
Ms Mbah said that in spite of the disruption, there was no power loss in the Nsukka area.
According to Mr Sharifai, the project was part of TCN’s efforts to enhance power infrastructure and economic development in the region.
Ms Mbah said that the lines were initially switched off to enable TCN to energise the new Bauchi substation.
He said the outstanding debt includes N217 billion in legacy debt and N240 billion for recent services rendered.
The TCN official revealed that in July 2024, 20 transmission towers were vandalised along the Ahoada-Yenagoa power line.
Ms Mbah stated, “The announcement by BEDC’s inability to deliver power to its 33kV customers to TCN’s maintenance activities was not true.’’
TCN spokesperson Ndidi Mbah said the affected towers, T171 to T174, were compromised, leading to their collapse on Tuesday.
