Angry youth in Kukurantumi, a town in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region, have set the local police station ablaze following the alleged death of a suspect, Bright, while in police custody.
The incident occurred after the youth stormed the Kukurantumi Police Station and set it on fire.
The circumstances surrounding the suspect’s death remain unclear, and an investigation is currently underway.
Two police officers who sustained eye injuries during a violent confrontation with the youth have been treated and discharged from the Community Hospital in Kukurantumi.
Personnel from the Eastern Regional Police Command’s Counter Terrorism Unit were deployed to provide reinforcement, but the angry youth pelted them with stones.
The Toyota Tundra with registration number GP 4004 and the official Toyota Hilux vehicle of the Eastern Regional Police Operations Commander suffered damaged windshields.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
