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Two middle-aged men are in the grips of the Anyaa Police for allegedly posing as staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited, and defrauding some customers.

Edmund Acquah and Nii Noi Dowuona were arrested by ECG Staff, after consistent complaints by customers on their suspicious activities.

Narrating the incident leading to the arrest, the Accra West Public Relations Officer, Fred Baimbill-Johnson, explained in an official statement that for several months, the Company received complaints from customers in the “Fan milk” area on the activities of persons, who posed as ECG staff and extorted money from them.

Some field officers were, therefore, detailed to liaise with the community to monitor and fish out these unscrupulous individuals.

“After weeks of laying ambush, we arrested the two suspects going about their illegal activities in the communities," it said. "During their routine, the suspects threatened customers with disconnection for non-payment of bills, and falsely accused others of illegally connecting and using power.

"In fear of their supply being disconnected, the unsuspecting customers parted ways with several amounts of money to the suspects”.

The suspects had fake ECG ID cards, printed demand notices bearing the ECG logo and some tools when they were arrested," the statement said.

The Accra West General Manager, Ing. George Appiah-Kubi emphasised the resolve of the Company to weed out miscreants, whose illegal activities were negatively hurting the image of the Company.

He appealed to customers to be vigilant and report the suspicious activities of any persons to the nearest ECG office for action to be taken.

Meanwhile, the Police are continuing with investigations, the statement said.