A 24-year-old man Abdul-Gafaru Sulemana, a tricycle rider, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Tamale District Magistrate Court for stealing a prepaid meter belonging to the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo).
He was also fined 100 penalty units which amount to GHS1,200 in default and spend 4 months in prison.
The convict was arraigned before the Tamale District Magistrate Court and charged with an attempt to commit a criminal offense, section 18 of the criminal and other offenses Act 1960(Act,29), and stealing.
The convict pleaded guilty to all the charges levelled against him.
Facts
On November 12, 2022, the accused went to Gumbihini, a suburb of Tamale, and was seen with a pair of pliers at the back of a house in an attempt to remove a VRA/NEDCO electricity meter that gives power to a customer.
Luck eluded the accused when the son of the customer intercepted him and raised an alarm, however, the accused took to his heels and was chased and arrested.
He was then handed over to VRA/NEDCO security officers who then handed him to the police.
After investigations, the accused was charged and arraigned before the Tamale District Magistrate Court