Geofery Obuobi, unemployed, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing copper cables valued at GH¢7,550, belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), by the Accra Circuit Court.
Obuobi, pleaded guilty to three counts of stealing, causing damage and interfering with the suppliers distribution system.
Prosecuting, Mr Paul Asibi Abariga told the court presided over by Mr Bright Samuel Acquah that the complainant was a staff of ECG, in Accra East District.
He said the convict was a resident of Dansoman, a suburb of Accra.
The court heard that the Accra East District ECG had been experiencing rampant stealing of electrical cables from the transformers.
Mr Abariga said the Ridge School called the ECG emergency line and complained of power outage.
He said the complainant and team of technicians went to the school and on arrival at the place where the ECG transformer had been installed, they met Obuobi pulling a cable from the transformer and he was arrested.
Mr Abariga told the court that further checks on the transformer revealed that the convict used a cutter to cut core copper cable valued at GH¢7,550.
The prosecution said Obuobi was brought to the ECG investigation office and a complaint was made.
Mr Abariga said Obuobi admitted the offence in his (Obuobi) caution statement before he was arraigned.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
