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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.