MAN CONNECTS WATER IN HIS BEDROOM (MIRROR, PAGE 3)

From Rose Hayford Darko,
Tema

The Tema Regional Police have arrested a 51-year-old businessman for illegally connecting a reservoir to a Ghana Water Company (GWC) pipeline which runs through his bedroom at Ashaiman Jericho for commercial purposes.
The suspect, George Odametey, has sited his bedroom on the pipeline and connected a long hose to it to fill a 100,000-gallon concrete reservoir with water for sale to the public.
Odametey, who is being held by the Tema Regional CID for interrogation, demonstrated to officials from the Tema Regional Office of the GWC and the media how he operated the system at his residence.
The Tema Regional Customer Care Manager of the GWC, Mr John Mensah Adjah, said the arrest followed a tip-off to the Loss Control Unit of the company which checks all illegalities in the supply of water.
My Adjah said the information indicated that the suspect had, for the past one year, operated a bath house with shower facilities and also the sale of water at 5Gp a bucket to people in the area.
He said the suspect filled the reservoir in the night and also covered the rubber hose which connected the supply line with rags and slates to avoid detection.
Mr Adjah said when Odametey was questioned as to the source of the water in the reservoir, he told officials of the company that he bought it from tanker service companies.
He said the GWC planted some people who spied on him, leading to the discovery of the supply point in his bedroom.
He said the Tema office lost about 500,000 cubic metres of water monthly through wastage and illegal connections.
Mr Adjah expressed disappointment at the crippling effect of illegal operations on the company's image and finances and appealed to the public to report any one found operating illegally to the Loss Control Unit for prompt action.