We’ll deal with it internally – Police comment on officers’ viral video
An internal disciplinary process has been triggered by the police administration against some of its officers who misconducted themselves around the Atwima Yabi-Dida stretch in the Ashanti Region earlier this week.
The said incident involved three police officers with the Formed Police Unit (FPU) who allegedly harassed the Foase District Police Commander, Supt. Albert Quansah.
Supt. Quansah warned the FPU officers upon seeing them conduct motor checks on the Atwima Yabi-Dida stretch on 20th July 2022 but the officers did not take lightly the commander’s orders for them to stop the act.
“The Police have taken note of a viral video in which some police officers are seen exchanging words, and we wish to state that this incident occurred in the morning of 20th July and investigations commenced into it that very day,” the Ghana Police Service said in a statement.
“We would like to assure the public that the due internal disciplinary process of the Service is being applied in dealing with the matter,” the statement added.
It was also alleged that the FPU officers threatened to end the life of Supt. Quansah following the altercation.
One of the officers, only identified as Corporal Boakye reportedly felt offended by the caution and then refused to listen to the police commander and engaged in an argument with him.
The source further revealed that, during the heated argument, Corporal Boakye cocked his service rifle and threatened to kill the Foase District Police Commander.
Supt. Albert Quansah was said to have instructed Corporal Boakye to hand over his service rifle to him, but the latter refused.
The source added that, following the incident, 11 officers from the FPU led by one Chief Inspector Ohene Karikari Ernest then stormed the Foase District Police Headquarters later in the day and allegedly harassed the district commander.
Chief Inspector Ohene Karikari Ernest then allegedly threatened to kill the district commander if he harasses any of the FPU personnel.
Sources also say one Supt. K. K Kawudie led five armed personnel from the FPU base in Kumasi to the Foase District Police Headquarters to also “intimidate” the district police commander, where the said officer also allegedly threatened to cut short the life of the district commander.
