TCN Declares Force Majeure After Armed Robbery at Offa Transmission Substation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Osogbo Region, has declared force majeure on its Offa 132kV Transmission Substation following an armed robbery at the facility in the early hours of Thursday, 7 May 2026.
According to a statement issued by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, the station was invaded at exactly 12:45 a.m. by heavily armed men who forcefully gained access to the control room and held all personnel on duty hostage at gunpoint.
The attackers ordered the operator on duty to open both the Offa and Ojoku 33kV feeders and demanded a total shutdown of the substation. During the incident, control switches and relay buttons were tampered with, and the 40MVA transformer was opened at approximately 1:07 a.m., Mbah stated.
She added that power was restored shortly after the operation. The 40MVA transformer was restored at 1:13 a.m., the Offa 33kV feeder at 1:14 a.m., and the Ojoku 33kV feeder at 2:15 a.m.
“TCN regrets the inconvenience this incident may have caused and reaffirms its mandate to transmit bulk electricity efficiently to distribution companies’ load centres across the country,” Mbah said.
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