An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, has remanded 31-year-old unemployed Geoffrey Oboubi for allegedly stealing an electricity copper cable valued at GH¢1,900.00.
The accused was charged with internationally interfering or knowingly interfering with the supplier’s distribution systems, meters and other equipment, causing unlawful damage, and stealing.
The accused pleaded guilty to the offence, but after his explanation, a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf.
Prosecuting the case was Paul Assibi Abariga, General Manager of Prosecution at the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG), who said the complainant was Francis Quansah, a staff of ECG, Roman Ridge District, whilst Geoffrey Oboubi was unemployed and resides at Nima.
He said for some time now, the Accra East District of the ECG had been experiencing the rampant stealing of electrical cables in its transformers at Nima and its environs.
On June 9, 2023, some copper cables were stolen from the ECG transformer at Nima, but they were replaced.
On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the complainant and a team of technician went to work on the same ECG transformer, but after they left the accused also went there with a cutter and started cutting the copper core cable 1 x 185.
An alarm was raised and the accused was arrested by the people in the neighbourhood with the ECG copper core cable 1 x 185 valued at GH¢1,900.00 in his possession while trying to run away. He was handed over to the Nima Police and later referred to the ECG investigation unit.
The accused denied the offence in his caution statement to the police, but was charged and arraigned before court.
