Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has vowed to recover financial losses from the theft of over 1,300 Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) containers by selling assets belonging to those implicated in the crime.
His pledge follows the arrest of 14 suspects—10 Chinese nationals and four Ghanaians—believed to be behind the large-scale cable theft.
During a tour of aluminium smelting facilities in Shai-Osudoku on Friday, March 28, authorities discovered several coils of stolen ECG cables melted into blocks and further processed into aluminium rods for export.
Intelligence gathered by the National Security Agency indicated that the perpetrators had designated sites where cables were burned to destroy evidence.
After inspecting some of these facilities and a warehouse in Kpone, Jinapor assured that those responsible would be held accountable.
He reiterated that assets seized from the perpetrators would be sold to recover ECG's losses.
Meanwhile, investigations at the Atlas Dry Port Terminal and a Customs Bonded Warehouse in Tema uncovered 34 containers filled with tampered ECG cables and electrical meters.
—citinewsroom
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Comments
Selling suspects' assets to recover losses is not enough, Minister for Energy; they should be prosecuted and, when found guilty, serve prison sentences with hard labor. A good government is not only providing food and jobs for workers but also fighting corruption; therefore, I fully support Mahama's ORAL team and the tasks of the Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayini. There must be a change in Ghana.