Officials of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the military deployed to insatll prepaid meter at Nuaso Old Town in Kroboland have been asked to halt their operations.
This comes after some residents of Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region accused the deployed military officials of assults.
The aggrieved residents, while recounting their ordeal, stated that some military officials deployed to assist the ECG officials to install prepaid metres unleashed attacks on residents who refused to comply.
She said a crowd started amassing around one of the team, during which the Military was able to retrieve a cutlass from a man.
Ms Mensah said there had been reports of constant verbal abuse and attacks on the personnel undertaking the installation at Nuaso Old Town, however the exercise was going on smoothly in other parts of Krobo land, including Nuaso Newtown.
She said the Company condemned the alleged attacks and called for peace and calm for its officials to discharge their duties.
She expressed its appreciation for the collaboration of its customers and the public in the area to ensure the success of the prepaid metering exercise.