Story: Tim Dzamboe, Ho
The people of Awusakope in the South -Tongu district took four policemen hostage, disarmed them and assaulted them until they were rescued by a reinforcement from Adidome.
The policemen armed with one AK 47 rifle were detailed to arrest a suspect Kofi Agbenya at the village for allegedly involved in the stealing of tarpaulins belonging to the Rollider Construction Company Limited.
The Volta Regional public relations officer of the Ghana Police Service, Inspector Joy Afagbedzi disclosed that the suspect was a former employee of the company who was declared redundant with others a day prior to the stealing of the items at the workplace.
He said he was alleged to be the one in charge of such items and so when the theft was detected by the company some members of staff went to his village to persuade him to own up for stealing the items.
The PRO said while on their way back with some workers the suspect in an attempt to flee jumped out of the vehicle and sustained serious injuries and went back to the village to inform them that he was assaulted by the workers.
He said subsequently when the police went to arrest the suspect a prejudiced mob rushed on them and rather arrested the police and disarmed them.
Inspector Afagbedzi said a reinforcement of 14 policemen drawn from Adidome led by Assistant Superintendent of Police(ASP) George Sampson Doe rescued the men and retrieved the rifle adding that the suspect Kofi Agbenya is on the run while the police have mounted a search for him.
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