In response to a tip, the Western Regional Office of the Electricity Company arrested 72-year-old Armstrong William Arthur of Esshiam-Ntaama in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis on suspicion of running a fraudulent meter business.
In an interview with Citi News, monitored by ATL FM, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the ECG, Benjamin Quarcoo, informed that the ECG and the Police, upon learning of the assemblyman’s activities, posed as potential customers and purchased some of his fake meters.
This led to his arrest in Kojokrom and the arrest of his accomplice, Philip Eshun, a 60-year-old man.
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“William Arthur’s criminal activities came to light after a tip-off by a customer in Sekondi. We then placed a phone call to him and pretended to be interested in the metres that he sells. With the help of the Police, we were able to arrest him. He also mentioned Philip Eshun as his source. When we went to Eshun’s house, we found that he had installed three of the fake metres. We therefore arrested him as well. They are currently in the custody of the Sekondi Police, who are conducting further investigations into the matter,” he said.
Appreciating the informant, Benjamin Quarcoo cautioned fake ECG meter dealers from committing similar crimes.
“We applaud the informant and other customers for being good citizens and assisting us in arresting such persons who steal our conductors and other materials that we use for our work. We assure the criminals that we will not stop pursuing them until we are sure that there is none left in the system,” he cautioned.
