Security guard in court for stealing electrical cables

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Frank Ayisi, a 32-year-old security guard has appeared before theAsamankese Circuit Court charged with stealing 1,000 meters ofcables valued at 1,300 Ghana cedis, the property of ElectricityCompany of Ghana (ECG).
He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in prison custody tore-appear on June 16.
Police Chief Inspector Kate Ogyiri, prosecuting, told the court,presided over by Mr. Kofi Akrowiah that Ayisi, an employee of CobraSecurity Company, a private Security Organization with headquartersin Koforidua charged with the security of the ECG stockyard atAsamankese stole 1,000 meters of 16 millimetres of cables at theyard.
She explained that, Ayisi had been working with the firm for eightmonths as security guard at the ECG stockyard.
On Friday, April 04, this year at about 0600 hours, Ayisi wasdetailed to perform guard duty at the stockyard where a quantity ofelectrical cables and other materials were entrusted in his caretill Monday, April 07.
On Monday at about 0600 hours another security guard went andrelieved Ayisi and he decided to check to be sure that every itemwas intact only to discover that a bundle of cables measuring about1,000 meters valued at about 1,300 Ghana cedis had been stolen fromthe stock yard.
He therefore contacted Ayisi who denied knowledge of the theft anda formal complaint was therefore lodged by the ECG and Ayisi wasarrested.
He however, denied the offence in his cautioned statement.