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Legon Police arrest 8 for stealing water

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Police in Legon have arrested eight persons who prevented residents of

Agjiringano and surrounding areas from enjoying water from Ghana Water

Company Limited (GWCL).

Residents have had to rely on the services of the suspects for water

as their pipelines have been dry for months.

The Legon District Police Commander, DSP Emmanuel Basintale informed

Joy News that the exercise was carried out after a request for

assistance by the GWCL.

The exercise, according to him, spanned two days and saw to the arrest

of the eight suspects and seizure of some trucks involved in the

illegal tapping of GWCL lines without the knowledge of the company.

He further revealed that some of the suspects were found to have

constructed underground tanks for storing their ill-gotten water and

that they had been selling the water to the unsuspecting residents at

a higher fee.

DSP Basintale assured the public that the suspects, despite already

being granted bail, would certainly face the full rigors of the law.

Meanwhile Government has asked that residents of Adenta and its

environs who are still not receiving water get plumbers to fix

leakages on pipelines to their homes which have been rendered weak as

a result of years of non-utilisation.

Last week President Mahama turned on the valves at the Kpong Headworks

to resume supply of 20 million gallonsof water to residents of Adenta

and surrounding areas after more than a decade.

Yet days after the valves were turned on, some residents still

complain they do not have access to water, prompting a government

fact-finding team to visit the area.

Deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing Jonny Osei Kofi

who led the team, insisted that the water flowing in the area is

consistent but suggested that faults had developed in the pipes laid

in residences because "they have not seen water in decades".

The deputy minister in addressing the problem suggested that domestic

pipelines which have been damaged be repaired by local plumbers at the

discretion of residents, while affirming Government's commitment to

making the necessary repairs on faulty mainlines.

Credit: Myjoyonline.com

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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