Suame Attack: Ghana Police Service and Ghana Armed Forces open investigations into incident

Evans Annang 17:14 - 29 October 2021

Suame attack

The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces have opened a full investigation into an attack on the Suame Police Station by some soldiers today.

In a joint statement by the Police and the Military, they said anyone found culpable in the investigations will be dealt with administratively and by law.

According to the statement, a young man was arrested for riding an unregistered motorbike by the police in Suame in the Ashanti Region. Unknown to the police, the arrested man is a military officer with the 4^th Battalion of Infantry in Kumasi.

The arrest prompted a misunderstanding between the police and the colleagues of the young man which was later resolved by the Ashanti Regional Commander and the Commanding Officer of the 4^th Battalion.

READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW