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Businessman jailed for illegal firearm possession, threatening ECG officials
A 31-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Tsengor, has been sentenced to three weeks in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and threatening an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) monitoring officers.
According to a post shared on X on September 29, 2026, ECG officials discovered an illegal electricity connection at Tsengor’s residence and disconnected the supply as part of their monitoring exercise.
The court later found him guilty and sentenced him to three weeks in prison over the illegal possession of the firearm and death threats against the ECG monitoring officers.
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