An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of GH¢50,000 with two sureties each to two persons allegedly involved in the theft of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters and dishonestly receiving the stolen items.
The court ordered that the sureties provide valid national identity cards at the court registry.
Francis Addey, alias Kofi Kyei, a 35-year-old okada rider, and Amos Duah, a 39-year-old electrician, pleaded not guilty to the charges and are expected to reappear in court on April 22, 2025.
Prosecuting, Police Inspector Hagar Owusu-Henabah, led by Chief Inspector Frederick Awuah-Ansah, told the court that the complainant in the case is the Monitoring Officer of ECG’s Amasaman Branch.
According to the prosecution, Addey, based in Ablekuma, conspired with an electrician identified as Fred, who is currently at large, to steal ECG prepaid meters.
In August 2024, Fred allegedly supplied a stolen prepaid meter with pin number 000035737829, taken from a customer at Fise near Amasaman, to Duah through Addey.
Duah later sold the stolen meter to a witness, Kwaku Twum, at Amasaman for GH¢2,500.
During routine inspections, ECG officials retrieved the meter, prompting the company to report the matter to the police.
Investigations led to Duah’s arrest, and he named Addey and Fred as his suppliers. Duah cooperated with the police and lured Addey into supplying another prepaid meter.
On February 11, 2025, Addey delivered two used prepaid meters with PINs P181032280 and P181032277 to Duah at his home in Amasaman Abease for sale.
However, Addey was arrested by waiting police officers as he attempted to flee. Two prepaid meters and two meter cards were retrieved as evidence.
The prosecution informed the court that efforts were ongoing to arrest Fred and identify customers whose ECG meters were stolen, with support from the ECG Customer Service Department.
Addey and Duah were subsequently charged and arraigned.
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