The Accra Circuit Court has convicted a mason and electrician for posing as Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) workers and extorting money from customers of ECG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court imposed a fine of GH\u00a21,200 each on Nana Adu G\u00adyamfi, 33, and Derrick Ntow Ad\u00adumah, 22. They will in default serve six months in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit crime, intentionally or knowingly interfering with suppliers\u2019 distri\u00adbution, defrauding by false pre\u00adtences and stealing an ECG meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Appearing before Samuel Bright Acquah, the prosecutor Paul Asibi Abariga, told the court that Gyamfi and Adumah devised a scheme and collected between GH\u00a220 and GH\u00a250 from ECG customers whom they claimed had engaged in illegal connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further said the com\u00adplainant, Gabriel Akinade, was the District Technical Officer of ECG, Dansoman, and the con\u00advicts were residents of Danso\u00adman, Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Abarigah told the court that Gyamfi and Adumah went to Zone Six, a suburb of Danso\u00adman, and introduced themselves to Margaret Donkor and some people as workers of ECG on meter moni\u00adtoring operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court heard that the con\u00advicts disconnected and removed installed ECG meter number P35765641 from a house over illegal connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Abarigah said Gyamfi and Adumahalso demanded monies ranging between GH\u00a220 and GH\u00a250 from the customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecutor said the con\u00advicts were arrested and taken to the Dansoman ECG office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Abarigah also said the case was then reported to the ECG Investigations Unit, and during the investigations, two reflective jackets, a flat board with ECG printed logo, screw drivers, voltmeter and ECG meters with serial numbers P35774560 and P35765641 were found on the convicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prosecutor told the court that the convicts admitted the of\u00adfence in their caution statements, but Gyamfi told investigators that it was Adumah who intro\u00adduced him into the \u201cbusiness\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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