About 443 power thieves have been arrested in the Northern Regional capital Tamale.<\/p>\n
They were arrested during a massive illegal disconnection exercise carried in the Tamale metropolis.<\/p>\n
Majority of them have been compelled to pay for the power consumed whiles others are to be processed before the law court.<\/p>\n
Head of Public and Community Relations of VRA\/NEDco, Alhaji Mohammed Siam in a Citi News<\/b> interview said the perpetrators will face the full rigors of the law.<\/p>\n
He exposed the modus operandi of the power thieves saying, \u201cPeople want to reap what they have not shown; you go to places they have air conditioners and they bypass the load.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued saying, \u201cInitially they were bypassing the prepaid meters with what they call Utouch; they drill holes through the walls and then do the bypassing and it takes vigilance to discover it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He cautioned traditional and opinion leaders in the Tamale Metropolis against any interference in the task forces\u2019 operation.<\/p>\n
A task force has been set up by the Northern Electricity Department of the Volta River Authority to minimize or eradicate the financial losses caused by the power thieves.<\/p>\n
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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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About 443 power thieves have been arrested in the Northern Regional capital Tamale. They were arrested during a massive illegal disconnection exercise carried in the Tamale metropolis. Majority of them have been compelled to pay for the power consumed whiles others are to be processed before the law court. Head of Public and Community Relations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":24375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[356,54,1194,1013,17],"yoast_head":"\n