Seven armed men on Friday evening overpowered a police patrol team at Sankore, in the Brong Ahafo Region, and seized their vehicle.
The thugs, according to the police, later used the seized vehicle to undertake series of robberies at targeted locations, including the residence of the Member of Parliament (MP) of the area.
Four people, including a police officer, are currently receiving treatment for cutlass wounds following the attack.
The Asunafo South MP – whose house was robbed – Eric Opoku is convinced the robbers are members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Police have not confirmed the MP’s claim that the attackers were NPP supporters, but said their men had to abandon their patrol duties and ran for their lives.
“The police vehicle fell into a ditch; they [the distressed patrol team] pulled the driver out of the vehicle and the policemen exited the vehicle and found their way back to the police station to secure their lives,” District Police commander for Sankore, DSP Robert Akwasi Boakye, told Joy News’ Elton John Brobbey.
He said investigations are underway to apprehend the ringleader, one Godfred Amponsah, said to be a beneficiary of the Justice for All Programme.
Alleged ‘NPP thugs’
MP for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku, claims the thugs had first confronted the police at Abuom Junction which leads to Sankore, preventing them from patrolling the community.
“The NPP boys met them and told them they will not allow them to enter the town to do their patrol work. That they [ the thugs] don’t understand why they are patrolling the community,” the MP told Joy News.
However, the joint police-military patrol team had insisted and gone ahead to undertake their legitimate duty.
“They [the attackers] did not agree with them [patrol team]. So they chased them and the police had to run,” the MP said.
No arrests have been made, however, DSP Robert Akwasi Boakye says police chiefs, including the Regional Commander, have visited the town to get first hand information about the attack on the security forces.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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it is a shame police can come out with such a cooked story, they should continue to cover up wrong doings, they same people will come after them at the time. Lies everywhere without remorse
The average police man in Ghana is neither intelligent nor trained with some modern day tactics.....they only gud at arresting okada boys and taking 100ghc each from them ......they can't even sceeen and determine who is a delivery rider.........they take all the revenue government could have taken from road traffic offenders for free and chop......SO CAN'T CLUELESS NDC AND NPP GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENT OB THE SPOT FINE FOR TRAFFIC ROAD OFFENDERS.........GHANA IS INDEED A STOIP1D COUNTRY
Eric Opoku is lucky he should have been killed ***barred word***! What shows they were NPP boys but not ndc disgruntled footsoldiers?those you greedy f0000ls stole money and used them and dumped! ***barred word***, if NPP they wouldn't have wasted time for you to be breathing fresh air kwas*a! Talk like a member of Parliament not like a p*g in lipstick. Kuraseni! Is this one too going to help you get out of trouble? Okronfuo! Mo ho b3shishi mo s3 mako ! Nani*ma wo suro! When you hired thugs to kill other people so will your fate be. Whosoever draws dagger will die on dagger okuraseni mp !
Insecurity all the way. That is what nana addo represents. God save Ghana. When the wicked is in power the nation suffers. The insecurity is now getting out of hands. The police knows how to fire tear-gas and rubber bullet as well as use water cannon but they don't know how to arrest hoodlums.
Don't forget Damba the brother of Collins Dauda is still around in that area. He said ''we kill people everyday''. These guys are charged up to make this government unpopular. But the national security and the police have no clue about how to break them. Very sad but irritating.
The information is nt adding up, you people can do better than this. Please add value the story before you post so that you dnt waste our time.
Ha ha ha ha!!! Apuuuuuu!!! What A cock and bull story!!! This is what Ghana has come to under the “brilliant” Apeatu and Tiiwa Addo Danquah!!