The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Omni Media Limited, owners of Citi TV/FM, Mr Samuel Atta-Mensah has called for persons who have the habit of stealing newly constructed rail tracks to be charged for attempted murder.

Mr Atta-Mensah, affectionately called Sammens made the comment in a twitter post sighted by GhanaPlus.com on August 26.

He wrote “I think those who have developed the habit of stealing the newly constructed rail tracks should be charged for attempted murder. How wicked can you be? Cutting rail tracks to sell as scrap? Gyimii”.

I think those who have developed the habit of stealing the newly constructed rail tracks should be charged for attempted murder. How wicked can you be? Cutting rail tracks to sell as scrap? Gyimii

— Sam Attah-Mensah (@Sammens) August 26, 2021

Thieves steal 50km railway tracks

His comment was in reaction to report of some nearly 50 kilometres of railway track stolen from the country’s railways across the country.

The theft was said to have occurred on the lines from Ejisu, Konongo, Juaso, Obuasi-Dunkwa-Prestea, Akrokeri, Kaasi, Asafo, Asawase with some estimated $250m lost to the state in the development.

Rail theft in Ghana

It is common in Ghana to have rail tracks stolen by scrap dealers who make living out of scraps.

They gather from anywhere and everywhere, the place regardless, as long as they are able to get their scraps to make money.

Carried out mostly in night, the development had also seen almost all metal covers on gutters along major streets in the capital removed.

Source: GhanaPlus.com