General Lance Corporal Nicholas Ohene Ampong Kissi, a Police Officer with the Ghana Police Service, has made a wild allegation against his fellow officers.
The Police Officer alleged that station Officers at Mataheko and Odorkor police barracks are allegedly selling ammunition to armed robbers to kill fellow officers and attack civilians.
According to him, some hardened criminals have allegedly taken over the Mataheko and Odorkor police barracks, raising alarm over the alleged criminal activities in the areas.
In a video shared on Crime Check TV, the Police Officer stated, “At Mataheko Police Barracks and Odorkor Police Barracks, the current station officer is selling ammunition to armed robbers to go and kill their own police officers and attack civilians.
At Odorkor Police Barracks, hardened criminals have taken over the place and two of them came and assaulted me. One slapped me twice.
“I had intelligence that they were operating around the area and as a result, I was attacked. So, if the IGP gets this video, investigate this matter,” he said.
General Lance Corporal Nicholas Ohene Ampong Kissi was later seen at a police hospital, where he displayed a medical report bearing the police logo to authenticate his claim of having been assaulted.
Meanwhile, reports suggest the Police Officer has since called on the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the allegations and take the necessary action.
In other news, Christian Tetteh Yohunu, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has told religious leaders to use their influence in sermons to promote peace.
According to the IGP, religious leaders must use their influence to prevent religious tensions and violence.
The IGP noted that an attack on Ghana’s peace ultimately threatens the future of the country’s children.
Christian Tetteh Yohunu added that citizens must not take the law into their own hands.
Speaking at an engagement with religious leaders at the National Police Headquarters on Friday, August 14, the IGP stated, No civilised society can survive when individuals take the law into their own hands. When a citizen believes a crime or an offence has been committed, the only righteous path is to report it to statutory authorities and trust the legal process”.
“Every individual has a right to practice their faith without fear of violence,” he said.
“While speech that incites religious hatred is restricted under Article 20 of the ICCPR, due process and prohibition of extrajudicial harm, no suspect under state custody or in the public space may be subjected to torture, cruel treatment, or assault,” he said.
He added, “Our revered clergy and the imams, our beloved chief imam, they listen to your sermons, read your social media posts, and follow your gestures”.
“At this fragile moment, your words can either act as water upon an emerging fire or as petrol upon dying embers. I ask three key commitments from you today. Dedicate your Friday sermons in Islam and Sunday sermons strictly to messages of interfaith harmony, self-control, and the danger of religious conflict,” he urged.
“Remind your congregations that an attack on the peace of Ghana is an attack on the future of their own children,” Mr Yohunu said.
“ Let the public see Christians and Islamic leaders standing together, sharing meals, issuing joint statements, and walking through our communities hand-in-hand,” he said.
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