The Sekondi District Police Command is investigating an alleged assault on one Solomon Amankwah, a sports journalist working with Atinka Media Village Western Region by General Lance Corporal Prince Mensah of the Regional CID Operations and Intelligence Unit.
A statement issued by the Police said its preliminary investigation has revealed that the journalist on Monday, January 3, 2021, parked his vehicle at Sekondi Police Barracks without notice to any officer and forgot his ignition key inside his vehicle.
According to the Police, he was later spotted searching for a piece of metal in an accident car parked at the Police station so he could use it to open his car door.
The Police Officer is said to have confronted him and upon suspicion questioned him about his activities and further warned him to leave the barracks.
The journalist reportedly refused to leave, and this compelled the Police to arrest him and also interrogate him further.
The officer according to the Police statement applied some minimum force to arrest him.
It was later discovered that he [Solomon] was a journalist.
Read the full statement below
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
