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Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) South Tamale constituency leaders called on the police administration to properly investigate and punish officers involved in assaulting some constituency residents for theft of electricity presumed.
This was included in a statement issued by leaders of the Tamale South constituency of the NDC signed by constituency communications officer Abdul Ganiyu Sandow and copied to the Ghanaian news agency in Tamale on Wednesday.
The statement said: “As we commend the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the speed with which he banned the uniformed officers, we expect the assault to be dealt with. appropriate investigation and that appropriate sanctions be imposed on these recalcitrant police officers. officers. ”
Some police officers were filmed on Tuesday in videos that went viral on social media beating residents of Nakpanzoo and Lamashegu, on the outskirts of Tamale, for allegedly making illegal electricity hookups.
Subsequently, the police administration issued a statement on Tuesday announcing that it had banned the four police officers involved in the assault on residents and that they would be subject to a service investigation in accordance with service regulations. Ghana Police Department.
The NDC statement said: “We view the police action as rude and unprofessional.”
He said: “On the substantive issue of the theft of electricity, we do not subscribe to it and will take every opportunity to condemn and discourage such acts.”
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