The staff of Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) were, on Thursday, detained for three hours by security guards at the University of Development Studies City Campus in Tamale for disconnecting the school of electricity.
The action of the security guards created pandemonium at the premises of the school.
The power distribution company workers were at the premises of the school after several attempts by the company to get management to pay their GH¢447,000 accumulated electricity bills had been unsuccessful.
Speaking about the development on Accra-based Citi FM and as monitored by this portal, Samuel Kumi, who is the Supervisor for the Loss Control Department of NEDco, said when they got to the school’s entrance, they introduced themselves to the guards and informed them about their mission and proceeded to disconnect the school of electricity.
He said the security guards accosted them and quickly locked the gate, insisting that they go back and connect the school to electricity.
“Upon the disconnection, the security and staff of the school locked the main gate of the campus and ordered us to reconnect the lights or they wouldn’t allow us out,” he said.
Mr Kumi stated that he reported the problem to management and who then called for military intervention.
According to him, eight officers were dispatched to the scene.
Mr Kumi said it was the military who forced the gate open before they could exit the school after three hours of detention.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
