[ 2017-04-26 ]

The accused in the grips of police for engaging in the distribution of strange meters to customers

Police nab illegal ECG meter dealer in Ashanti Region
Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana in
the Ashanti Region have arrested a lotto agent at
Kronom in Kumasi for engaging in the distribution
of strange meters to customers.

The officials also impounded 25 CIEMENS meters
when the suspect, Bismark Kyeremanteng, was
interrogated by the investigative team of the
ECG.

The Revenue Protection Unit of the company on 19
April 2017 detected that an ECG customer was using
a CIEMENS meter with number 04353050 which was not
part of the company's supply.

The team demanded the source of the meter and was
told by the suspect that one Paul Owusu, an
electrician, installed it for him.

Mr Owusu was later arrested by the investigations
unit of the ECG.

Upon interrogation, Owusu mentioned a witness in
the case as the person who sold the meter to him.

Five CIEMENS meters were found when Owusu led the
investigation team to the house of the witness.

The witness also mentioned the suspect as the one
who imported the meters into the country.

Twenty new CIEMENS meters and three-phase
post-paid ECG meters were retrieved from the
accused person's house.

In his caution statement, the accused person
admitted to the offence and mentioned one Tano,
alias Taller, as the one who gave out the meters
to sell at GHC250 each for a commission.

The suspect failed to lead the unit to arrest the
said Tano.

Ashanti Regional Public Relations manager of the
ECG, Erasmus Kyere Baidoo, called on members of
the general public who have such meters in their
possession to own up.

He also warned customers to desist from installing
such meters.

Source - classfmonline.com

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