Four persons who were arrested recently for engaging in illegal electricity connections in some parts of the Western Region have been convicted by the Tarkwa District Court 1.
The convicts – Evans Manful, Linda Cobbina, Theophilus Blay and Sampson Enyan Owusu – engaged in meter tampering, meter bypass, and self-reconnection.
They were each charged 100 penalty units or in default serve three months’ imprisonment.
Inspector Louis Mensah, a police officer with the Investigation and Prosecution Division of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) disclosed this.
He said the company as part of its special revenue mobilisation exercise, embarked on routine checks on the integrity of meters at customers’ premises.
He added that during the exercise, the team screened 482 meters in Aboso, Huni Valley, and Tarkwa township.
Inspector Mensah said customers with high debts were disconnected for non-payment of bills.
“As part of the monitoring exercise by the team, it was revealed that some customers had engaged in illegal connections.
“The culprits were arrested and arraigned before the Tarkwa District Court 1 on November 27, 2025,” he noted.
He added, “The court, presided over by His Worship, Charles Owusu-Nsiah, convicted the four persons namely, Evans Manful, for meter tampering; Linda Cobbina for assaulting ECG official; Theophilus Blay and Sampson Enyan Owusu for self-reconnection.”
Speaking to the media later, Prince Botchway (Esq) of ECG’s Investigation and Prosecution Division, mentioned that three other persons – William Qua, Lixia Qiao, and Abdul Baasit Issifu – did not appear before the court.
However, a bench warrant has been issued for their arrest.
Meanwhile, one person pleaded not guilty to the offence of stealing and interference.
The court then ordered the Investigation and Prosecution Division of ECG to serve evidence on the said accused person, and adjourned the case to December 22, 2025.
The District Manager for Tarkwa, Ing. Benjamin Odame Thompson, cautioned that ECG is on the look out to arrest and prosecute persons who engage in illegal connections.
He added that such unscrupulous acts increases the losses of the company.
Ing. Thompson said the company would continue to intensify its monitoring efforts with the assistance of the police, to combat illegal connections in the district.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi