A Police Constable by the name Nii Okay Sampa of Accra has been attacked and assaulted.
The officer was assaulted on 17th October 2021 at about 3:30 pm, was attacked and assaulted gravely by a group of men at Circle, a business suburb in Accra.
The Policeman went to circle to meet a friend. Upon reaching Circle, he saw a group of men harassing and searching a gentleman.
He, therefore, approached them intending to resolve the issue.
The victim explained to the Policeman that he wanted to buy a phone for which he bargained the price and reached an agreement.
However, the seller engaged the victim in a heated argument over the settled price.
The issue was resolved by the Policeman after the victim explained what was happening to him.
The seller asked the victim to give him the phone so that he could package it for him after he completed the payment.
The Policeman observed the seller and noticed he attempted to change the phone for which they had agreed on.
The Policeman prevented the seller from selling a fake phone to the victim.
He collected the original phone, fake phone, and phone case from the seller who was about to swap the original phone for the fake phone.
Suddenly, a group of men, including suspects Evans Addo aged: 42 years and Godfred Akrofi aged: 32 years, pounced on the officer and knocked him on the lips, resulting in a cut on his upper lips, beat him to bleed profusely, and injured him gravely.
They further cut open the pocket in which he kept the original phone, fake phone, and phone case and took them away from him.
The Policeman during the attack was rescued by the Patrol team who were on patrols in the area at the time.
The two suspects were arrested by the Patrol team.
Investigation into the matter has commenced and the suspects shall be arraigned before court.
A statement from the Police said: “The Accra Regional Police Command unreservedly condemns attacks on law enforcement officers.
The command strongly warns that in no uncertain terms will such acts be countenanced. Furthermore, the command will not hesitate to deal ruthlessly with any individual or group of persons found culpable of obstructing or attacking the Police in the performance of lawful duty.
We encourage members of the general public to channel their concerns through the Police Public Affairs Unit for the appropriate assistance.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com./Ghana