Police clears air on transfer of assaulted Police Officer
The Central Regional Police Command has cleared the air on the transfer of the Police Officer who was allegedly assaulted at Ochiso Police Station by Ransford Nyarko, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ajumako Eyan Essiam (AEE) District of the Central Region.
Debunking claims on social media that the Officer, General/Corporal Frank Mensah’s transfer was to cover up the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, the Public Relations Officer of the Regional Police Command said it was rather for his own protection and welfare.
“The Police Administration saw it necessary to transfer him so that he gets better access to medical care especially after he had gone through psychological trauma and needed to see a clinical psychologist”, she added.
Kwamena Duncan condemns DCE’s behaviour
Mr Kwamena Duncan, the Central Regional Minister, has condemned the action of Mr Ransford Nyarko, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam, who led some thugs to assault a police officer at Ochiso, near Ajumako. He said the DCE’s behaviour was condemnable, unacceptable and unbecoming of a leader who was supposed to be chairman of the District Security Committee (DISEC). In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Duncan said from his briefings, Mr Nyarko did not directly assault the police officer but his presence at the station with the alleged thugs gave the culprits the power to take the law into their own hands.
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.
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The Central Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested 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.