Some staff of the IT Department of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are being investigated by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for cybercrime about the recent meter glitch that made it impossible for prepaid customers to buy credit.
ECG’s customers in the Volta Region, Takoradi, Tema, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Winneba, Agona Swedru, Koforidua, Nkawkaw and Tafo were unable to buy electricity credit due to an alleged attack on the power producer’s metering system in October last year.
In an interview on Accra-based Asaase Radio on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Mahama, confirmed the arrest, however, failed to give further details.
“Investigations are still ongoing,” Mahama said, adding: “Some of them were picked up; others were asked to go. So that conversation is for the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to deal with.
“And as for our problems of information technology, we have done our best to come a long way. I will say most of them have been fixed.
“We are doing our best to intensify our security— both cyber and physical—so that we can serve the people of Ghana better and make sure we are reliable in giving out the service we promised,” the ECG MD added.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
