More than 100 tonnes of stolen Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) service cables were confiscated by the Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from a Tema company. Ten suspects were detained after police discovered 70 workers busily cutting and stripping the cables.
At a news conference on Monday, March 9, 2026, Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director-General of the CID, revealed the operation and described the bust as an important step in preventing the theft of national infrastructure.
The raid happened on March 4, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Together with representatives from the Ministry of Energy, the CID Headquarters Operations Unit carried it out.
Officers targeted Central Company’s location in the Kpone Industrial Area, close to Tema, based on intelligence.
About 70 workers were cutting ECG service cables and removing the metal parts from the insulation when the authorities arrived.
Police suspect the metal blocks made from the crushed bare wires were meant for export.
The quantity and state of the recovered cables, according to COP Donkor, point to a persistent and methodical attack on ECG infrastructure.
In relation to the raid, ten suspects were taken into custody. Samuel Ekpe and Priscilla Pagui are the Ghanaian nationals detained.
Yu Xiaoting, He Jing, Xu Changju, Li Lei, Chen Jing, Zheng Ma, Wang Jian, Bin Bin, and Zheng Yiqin are the Chinese nationals who are thought to be in managerial positions inside the organization.
To stop any materials from being removed while investigations are ongoing, a guard has been stationed on the property around-the-clock.
COP Donkor emphasised that the illegal export and theft of ECG cables had a direct impact on the availability of energy in public institutions, enterprises, and communities.
Separate maintenance exercises in the Accra West and Accra East zones were announced by ECG on the same day as the briefing. Engineers were expected to perform infrastructure enhancements throughout the working day.
According to COP Donkor, “the Ghana Police Service will continue working with relevant state agencies to protect national assets and bring perpetrators to justice.”
People are asked to call the police emergency line at 191 or the closest police station if they have information on the theft of public infrastructure.
Source: newsthemegh.com