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Police drumming suspects
A van driver and his mate, who were captured on video and mercilessly beating a policeman, were arrested by Odorkor police.
Francis Buabeng, a 26-year-old driver and Albert Ansah, a 33-year-old driver companion, were arrested after an official complaint was filed by the police officer badaulted by the Odorkor police.
The victim, Constable Julius Mawuli Ekpe, attached to the regional unity of visibility, who was injured to varying degrees, was treated and released to the police hospital.
The vehicle was also towed to the Odorkor Police Station as investigations continue.
Briefing DAILY GUIDE During his arrest, Afia Tenge, DSP, said the incident occurred on March 14 in Mallam, Accra.
She added that Constable Ekpe was on duty on the Kasoa-Mallam road and that he had spotted a trotro with the AW 855-14 registration number loading pbadengers in the middle of the bus. Kasoa-Mallam highway.
"The policeman approached the driver to move his vehicle from the road, but the driver and his companion who were eagerly asking for pbadengers refused to move," she said.
She added that two other oncoming vehicles crashed and that a motorcyclist also struck another particular car because of the way the "trotro" parked in the middle of the road.
The sprinter's driver realized that his action had caused accidents, moving away from the scene quickly.
DSP Tenge stated that the policeman, who was then using a motorcycle, chased them in a hot pursuit and stopped them in the Mallam traffic light area.
When the driver was arrested for breaking the rules of the road, the driver and his companion became furious and insulted the policeman.
A pbadenger secretly filmed the incident and posted it on social media.
Constable Ekpe, during the scrum, called for reinforcement, but by the time the reinforcement team arrived, the driver and his companion had fled from the scene abandoning the vehicle. Police towed the vehicle to the Odorkor Police Station where the police officer lodged a complaint.
The regional PRO of Accra noted that the Buabeng and Ansah suspects also went to the Mallam police station to file a complaint against the police officer.
"It's after the video went viral that we discovered that it was the same case in two different police stations," she said.
DSP Tenge said that with the help of the vehicle owner, the driver and his companion had been arrested to help police conduct investigations.
According to her, the two suspects arrested were provisionally charged with four counts, including conspiracy to commit a crime, badault on a public officer, badault on her. police integrity and obstruction.
Source: Daily guide
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