A surprise security operation in Kansawurodo, a suburb of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, has uncovered a stockpile of electrical materials believed to belong to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The operation was carried out over the weekend by the Western Regional Office of the National Security, following a tip-off.
The items, found stashed in an uncompleted building, included 46 cable drums, electrical switches, meters, meter cases, iron angle bars, and other vital components. Two individuals have been picked up for questioning as investigations continue into what officials suspect may be a case of theft or diversion of ECG property.
A National Security operative, Hashim Torkonu, who led the operation, said the materials recovered were different from those discovered in a previous case involving a contractor.
“The stocks here are different from the ones that we uncovered in that private residence. That one has been owned by a contractor. The only problem we have with him is how those items got into his private residence. And secondly, what he told us was not the actual list he told us, so we are in the formative period of the investigation,” Mr. Torkonu is quoted to have said by Channel One News on Monday, April 7.
He added that the Regional Security Coordinator would be engaging national headquarters for further instructions. “As of now, nobody has owned up to this. We have spoken to the residents as well; they seem not to know the owner of the goods,” he said.
One of the suspects, Evans Lartey, who is currently in custody, identified himself as a certified ECG contractor and meter supplier. He told investigators that he has an ongoing contract with ECG.
“I am a meter supplier, so if the ECG needs meters, they contact the meter suppliers for the suppliers to produce the cable for them. I have a contract with the ECG,” Lartey said.
The seized items are now in secure custody, pending further investigation. The ECG has yet to issue an official comment on the development.
