Painter accused of stealing BoG cables granted GH¢1m bail 

A painter has been accused of stealing electrical cables at the Bank of Ghana building in Ridge.

Ahmed Mohammed Lawal was granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. His bail is set at GHC1 million cedis with two sureties.

Judge Isaac Addo ordered the Prosecution to follow disclosure rules. The case has been adjourned to May 7, 2025.

Lawal faces charges of unlawful entry and theft of cables worth GH¢1,035,500. He has denied these charges.

The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Agustin Kingsley Oppong, presented the case. The complainants are Samuel Nii Tettey and Davidson Mensah Otinkorang. They work as a safety officer and an electrical engineer at the construction site.

On February 16, 2025, they discovered a break-in at the Energy Farm on site. Someone had stolen copper cables valued at GH¢1,035,500.

The prosecution reviewed CCTV footage showing Lawal and two others stealing the cables. Bundles of electrical cables were stored at that location.

The complainants caught Lawal and turned him over to the police. Investigations revealed he entered through a scaffold and cut the cables with a sharp object.

Lawal sold some of the stolen cables for GH¢2,000 at Kwame Nkrumah Circles. He could not help police arrest his accomplices or the person who bought the cables.