Foster Moore, 45 and a businessman, and Charles Kotei, 44 and Assembly member for Damfa had been before an Accra Circuit Court for an alleged electricity meter theft.

They were charged with intentionally interferers or knowingly allows interference with supplier’s distribution system, metre or any equipment and having in their possession stolen property.

The accused persons have both pleaded not guilty to the charges and had been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000.00 with one surety who should be family member each.

Foster and Charles were put before the court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah, by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Tuesday.

Paul Assibi Abariga, General Manager of Prosecution for ECG, told the court that the complainant is a former staff of Electricity Company of Ghana.

According to him, the complainant owns a shop at East Legon where he is doing renovation.

However, on March 1, 2023, first accused (Moore) went to the shop and approached the complainant’s caretaker, by name Simon Long-yin that he had some ECG meters for sale. 

It was narrated to the court that the caretaker also informed the complainant, who took the first accused’s cell phone number and contacted him to bring him one of the meters.

The complainant then informed ECG Legal and Prosecution Unit about the first accused’s activities.
The accused later brought the ECG Meter with serial number 141186697 to the complainant to buy and he arranged for his arrest. 

The ECG meter was retrieved from him and he was cautioned to that effect but during investigation, first accused person led police to Damfa and pointed out second accused person as the one who sold the ECG meter to him at a price of GH¢400.00. 

It was later revealed that, first and second accused persons had been selling ECG meters around Damfa, Adenta and East Legon and also assist their buyers to install them.

As a result, the prosecutor said on March 20, 2023, the first accused started sending the complainant threatening messages on WhatsApp that he will deal with him and that tampering and selling of ECG meters that make clients to pay less is his business and if he does not know, he also sells pistols so the complainant should be careful with him.

Mr Abariga said  when second accused person was asked where he got the ECG meter from, he mentioned one Atigah but he could not lead police to the said person.

After investigation, accused persons were charged with the offences and arraigned before this honourable court.