52-year-old Abraham Asare, a former employee of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), was taken into custody by police in Larteh-Akuapem, Eastern Region, in 2022. Asare is accused of stealing 23 pieces of 8-inch ductile iron pipes, which are crucial components of the community's primary water distribution system. In reaction to a distress call, around 6:30 p.m. on December 12, 2023,
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While Asare and his companions were loading the stolen pipes onto a KIA vehicle with the license plate ER 587-20, they were caught by the police. The entire value of the stolen products is GH¢299,000, of which the approximate cost of an 8-inch ductile iron pipe is GH¢13,000.
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The arrest, according to Kwadwo Daase, the Public Relations Officer for GWCL in the Eastern Region, throws light on the company's larger problems, such as instances of meter theft, the removal of steel covers from its chambers, and the theft of electric cables from its plants. The GWCL is still struggling to protect its infrastructure from these kinds of illegal activity.
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