Four in police custody over power theft valued at GH¢77,000

Three Ghanaians and one Chinese national have been apprehended for interfering with and installing altered meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

Wisdom Sewlorm was an agent responsible for the installation of ECG meters. However, his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, tampered with the meters.

Afatsawu then sold these modified meters to a Chinese plastic manufacturing company for GH₵1,200, a report by citinewsroom.com has said.

The manager of the Chinese firm, Rulian Shan, and his sales manager, Ali Yakubu, were taken into custody on Friday, August 2, 2024, the report added.

Afatsawu and Sewlorm are currently under investigation.

It is worth mentioning that for the months of July and August, the ECG has lost in excess of GH₵77,000.

The report added that the four suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to Paul Abariga, Director of Investigation, Prosecution, and Security.

“There are meters being installed in many parts of our operational area, and investigations have revealed that some of these meters are tampered with before installation.

“Based on our findings, we arrested these four individuals. They were using a residential meter in a factory to manufacture plastic bowls at Oblogo near Weija.

“We aim to conclude our investigations soon and present them before the court tomorrow,” Abariga said in an interview, as reported by citinewsroom.com.

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