In the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis neighbourhood of Kansawurodo, the Western Regional Office of the National Security has discovered a huge stash of alleged stolen electrical materials of ECG.
As a result of the operation, which was based on intelligence obtained, the objects were found concealed in a building that was not yet finished and thought to be connected to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
The cargo contained 46 cable drums, iron angle bars, meter boxes, meter cases, electrical switches and other important parts commonly seen in ECG infrastructure.
There is a suspicion that the materials are part of the power distribution company’s missing supplies. Following this, two people were taken into custody and are now cooperating with the investigations.
“The circumstances surrounding the location and storage of the items point to possible misappropriation,” National Security operative Hashim Torkonu, who led the squad, told Channel One News on Monday, April 7.
The finding is different from a prior seizure that was made at a private property and is also being investigated, he said.
He says that contradictions in the previous suspect’s explanation have led to more suspicions.
He went on to say that since no one has formally claimed possession of the recently discovered stock, the Regional Security Coordinator will follow up with the national headquarters in Accra to receive instructions on what to do next.
The securities we discovered in that private home are not the same as the stocks here. The contractor has owned that one.
The only issue we have with him is how those things ended up in his personal home. We are still in the early stages of the investigation because, second, what he told us was not the list he really supplied us.
Right away, the regional security coordinator will give Accra a call to get their orders on what to do.
No one has admitted this as of yet. We have also had conversations with the locals, and they don’t appear to know who owns the stuff,” he stated.
Also, when asked, locals couldn’t name the people in charge of the materials’ transportation or storage.
A qualified ECG contractor, Evans Lartey, was one among the suspects who maintained his innocence.
He insisted that his participation in the supply chain was legal and clarified that he follows a contract to provide the ECG with meters and wires.
To find out the origin and legality of the things discovered, investigations are still underway.
