Military personnel from the 49 Engineering Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces who are assisting the staff of ECG to install prepaid meters in Yilo and Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region, on Monday, whipped some residents of Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality.
According to sources, the attacks on the residents by the military personnel were unprovoked.
In a video sighted by energynewsafrica.com, a man believed to be over 50 years said he and others were relaxing in their vicinity when the military approached them and started beating them.
He said the military personnel also beat his wife, bruising her hand.
Several other residents were also brutalised, with some victims captured in the video with bruises all over their bodies.
However, a brief statement from the Tema Regional Public Relations Officer of ECG, Sakyiwaa Mensah, stated otherwise.
The statement explained that there was resistance at Nuaso Old Town, where one woman threatened to pour hot oil on the ECG staff and the military personnel.
“A crowd started massing around one ECG team. The military was able to snatch a cutlass from one of the crowd massing around the ECG people,” the statement said.
The statement noted that there have been reports of constant verbal abuses and attacks on the person doing the installation at Nuaso Old Town.
“The team has withdrawn from Nuaso Old Town,” the statement said.
ECG condemned these attacks, describing them as unfortunate situations.
“We keep calling for peace and calm so we can discharge our duties peacefully,” the statement concluded.
The entire Kroboland was disconnected from the national grid for about three weeks, following a series of protests by residents regarding the installation of prepaid meters in the area.
After several engagements by stakeholders, led by national security, the power supply was restored last Friday.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
