THE Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District Court has granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties, one to be justified, to a 20-year-old commercial motorbike rider, Evans Adanu, for allegedly vandalising an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformer.
The transformer serves the Otoase community in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar area of the Eastern Region. ECG received information that a 100kVA pole-mounted transformer supplying power to the community had been pushed down, plunging the area into darkness.
ECG officials, who visited the scene, confirmed that the transformer had been deliberately damaged. The accused has been charged with conspiracy to interfere with ECG’s distribution system, interference with the distribution system, attempted stealing, and causing unlawful damage.
Prosecuting, Detective Inspector Joseph Oteng, told the court that on March 10, staff of ECG visited the scene. He said the following day, a resident of Otoase-Owusuakuraa, while on patrol at about 10:30 p.m., heard unusual noises near the scene and fired a warning shot, causing four suspects to flee into a nearby bush.
With the help of other residents, the complainant pursued the suspects and managed to arrest the accused. The prosecutor revealed that the accused failed to give a satisfactory account of his presence in the area and was subsequently handed over to the police.
During interrogation, Adanu admitted acting with three others, who are currently at large, to remove and push down the transformer. Police are pursuing the remaining suspects.
Meanwhile, the General Manager of ECG Accra West Region, Ms Sariel A. Etwire, has commended the community for its vigilance in assisting to apprehend the suspect.
BY TIMES REPORTER
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