‘Notorious criminal’ shot dead
Douglas Opoku aka Ahenfie lying dead
A 27-year-old notorious criminal has been shot and killed after he attempted to stab a policeman who was arresting him.
Douglas Opoku, nicknamed as Ahenfie , had been freed by his cohorts after being arrested, and an attempt by the police to re-arrest him resulted in a scuffle.
In the course of the melee, Ahenfie pulled a sharp knife and tried stabbing one of the arresting officers who swerved the knife and shot Ahenfie at close range in self-defence.
The incident, which happened at Atwima Maakro on Monday around 10:30 am, also resulted in three other cohorts of Ahenfie being apprehended by the police.