- Youths assault ECG officials over disconnection
- Police vow to arrest and prosecute further assaults on ECG officials
Youths of the Sefwi Bekwai community assaulted officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over their attempt to disconnect the community residents for their failure to pay the electricity bills due to the utility.
Sefwi Bekwai Police have instructed the community members to pay their light bills or risk being disconnected from the electricity supply. The police also warned that any attempt at assaulting ECG officials would be met with arrest and prosecution.
”After several admonitions to them to pay their bills failed, the ECG sent its staff to disconnect them, but were prevented by the youth who attempted assaulting them,” Bekwai District Police Commander, Superintendent Martin Ininigan, said.
Responding to the Police, Assembly Member for Asawinso, Nelson Ackah, said ”There are a few issues to be ironed out between the Asawinso community and the ECG that was why that incident happened, but we are still speaking to both sides, and I hope something good will come out soon.”