Ellembelle DCE charged, set to appear in court today
Mr Kwasi Bonzo, the District Chief Executive of Ellembelle who was arrested for an altercation with police over an excavator has been slapped with charges of conspiracy of assault, assault and resisting arrest.
The DCE who has been formally arraigned is expected to be in court today, 8th September 2022.
The DCE and the police have been at each other’s neck following a revelation that some excavators which were used for illegal mining but were seized and parked at the assembly were missing.
However, on Tuesday, the police discovered one of the excavators in a forest and when they retrieved it and were transporting it to Takoradi, the DCE allegedly led thugs to attack them resulting in his arrest.
“While the team of police officers were escorting the excavator to Takoradi, at the Axim Junction, the DCE of Ellembelle, Mr Kwasi Bonzo organised and led some thugs to attack the police and obstruct the operation. The DCE and three others were therefore arrested accordingly,’’ part of the statement said.
