VANDAL CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER COLLAPSED TRANSMISSION TOWER IN DELTA STATE. (PHOTO).
VANDAL CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER COLLAPSED TRANSMISSION TOWER IN DELTA STATE A suspected vandal has been crushed to death under a collapsed vandalised transmission tower along the 330kV Ughelli-Benin transmission line in Delta State. The incident was discovered during a line patrol carried out by the Delta Sub-Region, Lines Maintenance Department of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), following the tripping of the line on earth fault on the Ughelli - Benin 330kV Transmission line. A statement by the TCN indicates that the patrol team traced the fault to Tower 101, which had collapsed. The body of the suspected vandal was found crushed between the tower members. Tower 101 on the adjacent Ughelli - Sapele 330kV transmission line had also been vandalized.
According to a statement posted on the Defense Headquarters website it reads ''The mopping up operations in Balmo forest is yielding more discoveries of arms stock pilled in underground cells in the forest.Troops who have been excavating various sites in the forest in search of hidden weapons,have so far recovered over 10 rifles along with parts and accessories as well as more than 80 General purpose machine guns,tubes of Rocket Propelled Grenades and launches cables,wires and thousands of rounds of assorted ammunition.Also recovered in the search are uniforms of security agencies including protective clothing.Mean while,suspects captured in the forest have been taken into custoday and are volunteering information linking the activities in the forest with other terrorist activities in the country''.More photos below. 
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