The Tema Regional Police Command has arraigned twenty-nine suspects before the Tema Circuit Court A, on Monday, 25th October 2021, for assaulting two Police officers and seizing a riot control weapon and a box of ammunition at Luhuor, a community near Sege, Ada.
According to the Ghana Police, the suspects include; Nene Dadebom Anim II, Ebenezer Tetteh Nyabu, David Addi-Buer, Jeremiah Numo, Bonday Bornu, Raphael Tokoli, Noah Nyabu, Issaih Komey, Ezekil Siadah, Daniel Narh, Otu Nyabu, Adolf Bosompra, Philip Ofoe, Livingstone Wussah, Kabutey Petiafu and John Alipue Teye.
In a statement signed by Acting Director General, Public Affairs, ASP Kwesi Ofori said "A Police report indicates that on 21st October, 2021, three Police Officers were responding to a distress call at Electrochem Ghana Limited at Luhuor, when they came under attack from some members of the community who blocked the road leading to the company"
He also added that some of the suspects took the Police Officers hostage for more than three hours and assaulted them.
He stressed that the people later seized the Riot Control weapon and destroyed a Toyota Cross-country vehicle belonging to the service.
"Following the incident, the Ada Divisional Police Command embarked on an operation in Luhuor on Friday 22nd October, 2021 to arrest the perpetrators who carried the attack on the police officers and to reclaim the seized police weapon and the cartridges"
It is emerging that during the operation, 36 suspects were arrested and screened after which 29 were sent to court yesterday for trial.
The police have retrieved the weapon and the box of cartridges.
Below is a copy of the release:
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