Assemblyman, five others arrested for stealing electricity
Mr Emmanuel Amuzu, newly elected Assemblyman for Agbedrafor electoral area in the Keta District of the Volta Region, and five others have been arrested by the Police for allegedly stealing power from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The other five are Janet Davordze, E.C. Agboada, Etu Klagbo, David Kwame Ocloo, and Bright Serene.
Mr Amuzu’s alleged illegal activity was discovered on the eve of his swearing-in as Assemblyman for the area, a statement signed by Mr Fred Baimbill-Johnson, Volta Regional Public Relations Officer of ECG said.
The statement said Amuzu was granted bail by the Police to attend the ceremony.
It said activities of the six suspects were noticed during a monitoring exercise by the Revenue Protection Unit of ECG to “audit the integrity” of all service connections to the Company’s customers.
The ECG said Mr Amuzu paid GH¢ 1,550 out of GH¢ 3,674.03 for illegally tapping power to irrigate his farm.
The other five were charged a total of GH₵ 14,400.00-Janet Darvordze, GH₵ 5,273.73; E.C. Agboada, GH₵ 1,023.92; Etu Klagbo, GH₵ 2,944.19; David Kwame Ocloo, GH₵ 2,989.91 and Bright Serene, GH₵ 2,170.35.
The statement alleged that the five illegally connected the power to their homes and to power water pumps to irrigate their farms.
It said two of the suspects paid the amounts they were surcharged in full, while the rest made part payments, and agreed on a payment plan with the Company.
The ECG appealed to the public to volunteer information on illegal activities of customers to help eliminate increasing incidence of power theft in the region.
Source: GNA