A Tamale Circuit Court in the Northern Region of Ghana, West Africa, has remanded a broadcaster and an electrician for allegedly stealing prepaid meters belonging to the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo).
The accused persons are Hack Abubakari, 27, an electrician, and Abu Firdaus, a broadcaster.
The court presided over by his Honour Alexander Oworae charged the two accused persons with stealing and dishonesty and remanded them into police custody for further investigation to reappear in court on August 18, 2022.
The accused persons, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
NEDCo has had about 400 prepaid meters stolen from the residence of their customers in the Tamale metropolis.
Speaking to energynewsafrica.com, the Corporate Communications Director for NEDCo, Maxwell Kotoka, explained that accused person Abdul-Hack Abubakri is on the wanted list of the company as part of a syndicate involved in several illegal connections and meter theft in the Tamale metropolis.
He said Abdul-Hack Abubakari was charged for stealing while the broadcaster was charged for dishonestly buying a meter that has ‘Not For Sale emblazoned on it.
He said suspect Hack Abubakari, and his accomplices went round and removed the meters on the blind side of the NEDCo customers.
Mr. Kotoka was hopeful that the prosecution of the accused persons would serve as a deterrent to others engaging in illegal activities in the Tamale metropolis.
“We appeal to the honourable judge to consider the fact that it is in the interest of the public that such persons are dealt with properly,” he said.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
