Management of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, NEDCo, has described as regrettable disturbing scenes from videos circulating on social media of events which occurred during what was meant to be routine monitoring and power theft check operation conducted by NEDCo and the Ghana Police Service on the 20th of September 2021 in the Tamale Metropolis.
The Company has therefore apologized to those directly affected, customers, the people of Tamale and the public.
A statement signed by the Manager, Corporate Communications and Customer Service, Maxwell Kotoka, said the company is in consultation with stakeholders not only to calm nerves but also, to ensure that lessons learnt from this unfortunate incident, manifest in future operations.
The statement explained that monitoring and power theft checks continue to be an inseparable mandate as a power distributor, therefore it would have to discharge it diligently to the satisfaction of all Ghanaians.
The Company assured the Public that all necessary precautions would be taken to ensure that due process is adhered to and human rights are respected at all times.
It urged Ghanaians to support the Company in the quest to stem power theft.
