Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi
Youth at Wassa-Bekwai, farming community, near Wassa Akropon in the Western Region have murdered a police officer detailed to arrest a suspect.
In their quest to disarm the police officer and to prevent him from carrying out his lawful duty, the AK 47 riffle went off killing their Unit Committee Chairman.
The death of the Unit Committee Chairman, Kofi Asare Agyepong was said to have angered the youth and they also murdered the police, G/Cpl Martin Akandago and later fled the town to avoid being arrested.
The bodies of the two have currently been deposited at the Tarkwa Government Hospital and the riffle, the spent shell and remaining live ammunitions have been retrieved by the police.
According to the Western Regional Crime Officer, Mr Victor Agbetornyo, the officer was detailed to effect an arrested at Wassa-Bekwai near Hiawa in the company of two community police officers.
He said upon reaching the town, one of the suspects only named as “Fish” told the police that the case has been settled by the Unit Committee Chairman of the town.
At that point according to the police, mob had started gathering in the house of the suspect, Fish as the parties involved and the police proceed to the resident of the Unit Committee chairman.
Mr Agbetornyo said, the mob followed and later attacked the police and attempted snatch to riffle from G/Cpl Akandago and during the scuffle they pulled the trigger and the unit committee chairman was hit by a bullet on the left shoulder.
The regional crime officer said after the death of the committee chairman, the mob then attacked the police man with clubs and other offensive instruments killing him at about 7p.m. last Tuesday.
He said the two accompanying community police managed to escape to give accounts of what happened.
Mr Agbetornyo said when the police got to the scene; the two lifeless bodies were in the middle of the town.
He said the police have launched investigation into the matter.
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