The Police have arrested six persons for attacking a police officer at the Wono Akotsosu checkpoint in the Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region on Friday, April 7.
The suspects are: Edward Boateng, Evans Addo, Yaw Kusi, Michael Owusu, Yaw Boateng and Emmanuel Mensah.
One other suspect is at large.
A statement from the police indicated that the suspects pulled up in a taxi cab at the checkpoint, adding that "the taxi which was overloaded with seven male adults caught the attention of one of the three police officers who were on duty at the checkpoint.
"He, therefore, stopped them and requested to search the car. However, the suspects in an attempt to prevent the Police officer from checking the car, pounced on him and violently attacked him."
It added that “a police reinforcement team which was responding to the incident succeeded in arresting six of the suspects and efforts are underway to get the last suspect arrested."
The Police noted that the officer who was attacked sustained a knee injury.
He is, however, receiving medical attention together with one other suspect.
Meanwhile, the two other police officers - No. 58741 G/Constable Isaac Boiatey and No.61963 G/Constable Evans Owusu on duty with the injured police officer have been interdicted for their seeming failure to rescue their colleague, subdue the attackers and get them arrested.
They have however been referred to the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) for investigation into their professional conduct.
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