District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, Mr Emmanuel Ransford Kwesi Nyarko, has been arrested by the Central Regional Police Command for leading thugs numbering about eight to assault a police officer at Ajumako Ocho.
General/Corporal, Frank Mensah of Ochiso Police Station near Ajumako, was assaulted in the presence of two Community Police Assistants, who were on duty with him.
The DCE, accompanied by a man, known in the Community as Bob, and another in a military camouflage uniform, and others whose names were unknown but could be identified, released a suspect in custody into their vehicle and drove away.
Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Oppong said, On 02/12/2020 1930 hrs, Corporal Frank Mensah of Otchiso police station, Ajumako reported at Ajumako Police Station that on the same day about 1600hrs whilst he was on duty at Ochiso Police Station Charge office as the counter NCO, he received a complaint from Adwoa Sophia of Ochiso that a certain Cosmos also of same place assaulted her grandson Kofi Akorfo age about 18 years old for no apparent reason.
He thus issued complainant medical form to send the victim to the hospital. Complainant took the victim to the hospital and returned with the medical form endorsed. Thereafter taking statement from the victim, he got the suspect arrested and detained him behind the counter.
Shortly after that, a certain man on a motorbike arrived at the charge office and handed over a phone to him and requested him to give audience to a caller on the phone. As courtesy demands, he gave audience to the caller only to identify the caller Bob popularly known at Ajumako. That the latter on the phone hurled a lot of provoking insults on him and ended up by terming the action he took as pure nonsense.
That since Bob's the NPP Ajumako Enyan Essiam constituency party Chairman utterances were very irritating and provoking he did not want to respond hence handed over the phone back to the person who brought it. Shortly after that, two vehicles pulled in at the station with eight occupants led by the DCE of Ajumako, Hon Ransford Kwesi Nyarko, Bob, One other in military camouflage and the others whose names are unknown but can be identified and without any provocation pounced on him and assaulted him mercilessly in the presence of two community assistants who were on duty with him.
Thereafter took away the suspect and drove away with him. The NCO who complained of severe pains on his spine as a result of the attack was issued a medical form to attend hospital for treatment and report. No arrest has been made yet and will be informed of further developments.
The case is currently under investigations.
The Central Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has picked Mr Ransford Nyarko, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, for allegedly leading a team to assault a police officer on duty.
General/Corporal, Frank Mensah of Ochiso Police Station near Ajumako, was assaulted in the presence of two Community Police Assistants, who were on duty with him.
The DCE, accompanied by a man, known in the Community as Bob, and another in a military camouflage uniform, and others whose names were unknown but could be identified, released a suspect in custody into their vehicle and drove away.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Irene Serwaah Oppong, Regional Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest to the Ghana News Agency.
DSP Oppong told the GNA that on Saturday, December 12, at about 1600 hours, Frank Mensah received a complaint from one Adwoa Sophia of the same neighbourhood that one Cosmos had assaulted his grandson, Kofi Akorfo, 18, for no apparent reason.
Mensah then issued a police medical form to the complainant, who took the victim to a hospital and returned the endorsed form.
DSP Oppong said, Mensah, thereafter, took a statement of the complainant and arrested the suspect.
The Regional Police Public Relations Officer said shortly after a man on a motor bike arrived at the Police Charge Office and handed over a phone to Mensah and requested him to speak to a caller on the phone, which he obliged.
DSP Oppong said he later handed the phone back and “in no time, two vehicles pulled up at the station with eight occupants led by the DCE of Ajumako Mr Nyarko and they pounced on the Officer and assaulted him.”
The Public Relations Officer said the DCE and the team allegedly took the suspect and drove away with him.
She said the complainant had since complained of severe pains on his spine area as a result of the attack.
The GNA was told the DCE was assisting the police in investigations.
Source: Sally Ngissah/Peace FM News
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