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The Dodowa District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Issah Mohammed Cantona is alleged to have attempted to kill a Police Officer at Akyem Oda in the Eastern Region over marijuana (wee).

The victim, a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer, Inspector Paul Nyarko with the Oda District Police, two years ago arrested some suspects with large quantities of dried leaves suspected to be wee.

But DSP Cantona, who was then the Police Commander for the area, allegedly took bribe from the suspects and set them free.

Later, the Police Commander took the wee exhibit and sold it to a drug dealer in the district that this did not go down well with the CID officer and thus proceeded to report the matter to the higher authorities in the Police Service.

The matter was later taken over by the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS) for about a year leading to the transfer of DSP Cantona from Oda District to Dodowa.

Information gathered by Daily Heritage indicates that the Police Commander last Saturday chased the CID officer, inspector Paul Nyarko who was on a motorbike at Akyem Oda with his private car in an attempt to knock-down and kill the CID operative.

Some eyewitnesses said the Police Commander, having spotted Inspector Nyarko riding the motorbike, chased him at top speed but the CID officer quickly swerved the Police Commander and jumped into the bush.

The incident which occurred at Akyem Oda Mascourt road attracted some residents to the scene.

According to some resident, the Police Commander openly allegedly threatened to kill the CID officer if he dared him.

The CID officer has since reported the incident to the Akyem Oda District Police office for the necessary action to be taken.

Attempts to get the Dodowa Police commander for his side of the story were not successful.

In a related development, the Police Service has interdicted the Police Commander for Akim Oda, Chief Superintendent Ebenezer Ampofo in connection with the latest cocaine bribery scandal.

Chief Superintendent Ebenezer Amopfo has been accused by his subordinates of taking huge sums of money from drug suspects and releasing them without trial.

In one instance, the Police Commander reportedly threatened to transfer another officer who refused to take his share of the bribe he received from some of the drug dealers.

He is also accused of taking GH33, 000.00 from other suspects arrested by the patrol team and promised to give a substantial part of the money to the inspector General of police.

The action of the Police Commander, according to sources, has led to a boost in the narcotics trade at Akyem Oda.