VANDAL CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER COLLAPSED TRANSMISSION TOWER IN DELTA STATE. (PHOTO).

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 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.

CARJACKER ARRESTED, THREE HIJACKED VEHICLES RECOVERED. (PHOTOS).


 Carjacker Arrested, Three Hijacked Vehicles Recovered


 A white Toyota Hilux double cab was hijacked on 07 January 2026 at Mavambe Village in Malamulele. Two unknown suspects, one allegedly armed with a firearm, accosted the victims and abandoned them in nearby bushes.


 Acting on intelligence, police traced the hijacked vehicle to Mbhalati Village. During a police chase, the suspect allegedly fired shots at officers, lost control of the vehicle, abandoned it and fled into nearby bushes. The Toyota Hilux was successfully recovered.


Police later received information regarding two other hijacked vehicles reported at Hlanganani SAPS. A silver-grey VW Polo Vivo was found abandoned at Malamulele Section B. A Kia Rio was also spotted in the same area; a chase followed, and the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. Both vehicles were recovered and processed by Giyani Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC).


 In a follow-up operation on 08 January 2026 at about 06h20, police arrested a 43-year-old suspect at a local hospital where he was admitted with a gunshot wound.


 The suspect was identified as being involved in the earlier shoot-out and was found using false identification. A firearm holster was found in his possession.


 The suspect faces charges of Attempted Murder, Pointing of a Firearm, and Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle.

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