A 21-year-old student of the All Nations University College in Koforidua has been arrested for engaging in an illegal electricity connection to the sum of GH₡3,417.70.
David Ekemiy, who is currently in the custody of the Effiduase Police was arrested at his residence, Rasta Down, a suburb in the New Juaben municipal assembly in the Eastern region during a routine patrol by the Eastern Regional Loss Control Unit (LCU) team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the assistance of the police last Wednesday.
During the exercise, the LCU team detected that, David had engaged in a Meter bypass where he has connected portions of his loads (gadgets) without them passing through the meter.
According to the General Manager of ECG, Michael Baah the estimated units lost as a result of David’s actions is about 6,000 units and that the company is taking stringent measures to retrieve all the debt owed by customers.
He said the company had been recording lots of losses in the region and all were due to the activities of power thieves.
Baah reiterated that the company has resolved to ensure that those caught in the act of illegal power connection faced the full rigours of the law.
He said the practice was becoming too rampant in the region and it was time the culprits were brought to book, adding that the company is in the process of prosecuting all culprits of power theft in the region.
He therefore cautioned customers of the ECG to desist from power theft and also pay their bills to enable ECG serve them better.
Source:Starrfmonline.com
David Ekemiy, who is currently in the custody of the Effiduase Police was arrested at his residence, Rasta Down, a suburb in the New Juaben municipal assembly in the Eastern region during a routine patrol by the Eastern Regional Loss Control Unit (LCU) team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) with the assistance of the police last Wednesday.
During the exercise, the LCU team detected that, David had engaged in a Meter bypass where he has connected portions of his loads (gadgets) without them passing through the meter.
According to the General Manager of ECG, Michael Baah the estimated units lost as a result of David’s actions is about 6,000 units and that the company is taking stringent measures to retrieve all the debt owed by customers.
He said the company had been recording lots of losses in the region and all were due to the activities of power thieves.
Baah reiterated that the company has resolved to ensure that those caught in the act of illegal power connection faced the full rigours of the law.
He said the practice was becoming too rampant in the region and it was time the culprits were brought to book, adding that the company is in the process of prosecuting all culprits of power theft in the region.
He therefore cautioned customers of the ECG to desist from power theft and also pay their bills to enable ECG serve them better.
Source:Starrfmonline.com
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