Five customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), including PrinMoss Pharmacy in Sefwi Asawinso in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region, have been turned over to the police to be investigated and prosecuted for unauthorized electricity reconnection.

The Sefwi Wiawso branch of ECG undertook a disconnection exercise at Asawinso on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 to make sure that all owed meters are turned off.

This was done as part of the company's efforts to guarantee that consumers pay for the services provided to them for a smooth running of their operations.

Five home users and PrinMoss Pharmacy were discovered to have rejoined again but illegally during a follow-up exercise on Thursday by the firm to verify complete compliance by consumers.

The western regional Communications officer for ECG, Benjamin Quarcoo speaking in an interview with Citi News said: “We were here yesterday to ensure our customers were not owing the ECG and those who owe the company were disconnected. We decided to revisit this place to ensure the customers who were disconnected yesterday had not reconnected themselves illegally.”

“When we came, we realised some of them had reconnected themselves illegal so we had to disconnect them and hand them over to the Asawinso police. We expect the police to process them for court.”

Mr Quarcoo educated the public that should they be disconnected by the ECG for nonpayment of bills, they cannot reconnect themselves on their own accord as it is unlawful.