The Police Service has denied claims made by the Electricity Company of Ghana that some of its barracks steal electricity or make unauthorised connections.
Since the service claims central command is in charge of paying the power bills, they maintain that the accusations are not true in the latest news reaching Tru News Report.
“The attention of the Police Administration has been drawn to publications in sections of the media attributed to the Electricity Company of Ghana alleging electricity theft and illegal connections by the Police at the Osu Police Barracks and the Kumasi Central Police Station.” the statement reads.
“We would like to put on record that as a government institution, the payment of electricity by the Police is centrally managed and not directly paid for by individual Police officers or commands and, therefore, there is no incentive for the Service or any of its officers to steal electricity as alleged. Surprised by these allegations the Police Administration caused investigations to be conducted into the matter.”
“Our investigation revealed that at the Osu Police Barracks, the ECG disconnected three buildings because they had no electricity meters. A similar situation happened in Kumasi, where one building was disconnected because it didn’t have its dedicated meter.”
“Checks from our records indicate that the situation at both the Osu Police Barracks and the Kumasi Central Police Station has existed for some years now. Investigation further established that all the connections at the Osu Police Barracks and the Kumasi Central Police Station were done by the ECG directly to the poles since the ECG had indicated that it did not have any meters available at the time. In both instances, the connections were done by officials of the ECG.”
On Monday, March 20, 2023, the ECG launched its nationwide exercise to disconnect homes and companies that have failed to pay debts for power supplies they owned. Then on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, the ECG National Revenue Mobilisation Taskforce uncovered the unauthorised connections on three blocks of the Osu barracks. These illegal connections were linked directly without using a metre.
There was a similar incident in Kumasi, where one building lost power because it didn’t have its own separate metre. The Police Administration, however, has denied the charges, claiming that its personnel have no desire to commit such misconduct.
Ghana Police Salary
Higher salaries are associated with higher levels of education and experience, as well as with higher ranks. A police officer with less than two (2) years of experience can expect to receive a monthly salary of around GHS 1,490. Officers with two to five years of experience are likely to receive a monthly salary of around GHS 1,990.
