Rashid Tanko Computer, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), has weighed in on the military officer’s assault of a pharmacist and a female customer at a pharmacy.
Tanko Computer described the assault of a pharmacist and a customer at a pharmacy as an animalistic behaviour exhibited by the military officer.
According to him, the military force cannot get away with that kind of animalistic behaviour, and Ghanaians won’t allow this thing to slide.
Speaking on JoyNews AM Show on October 30, 2025, Tanko expressed his outrage, “He can’t get away with this animalistic behaviour. We won’t allow this thing to slide, not at all. The military high command must up its game and ensure this does not happen again”.
“We must monitor closely what goes on across social media and other platforms. This is an exciting time to be a Ghanaian people are speaking up, and we must ensure justice is done,” he said.
The military man has been identified as Williams Mensah. His arrest comes after he assaulted a drugstore attendant and a female customer at a pharmacy in Burma Camp in civilian clothes.
In the CCTV footage going viral on social media, the alleged military man is seen slapping both the woman and the pharmacy attendant.
The information gathered suggests, the military officer demanded a refund of about ₵65 after rejecting the medication he had sent a boy to purchase on his behalf.
The pharmacy attendant reportedly informed him that the drugs sold are not returnable, which irritated the man and led him to assault both the attendant and the woman.
In the viral video, the military officer pushed the female customer on the chest when the phone pull out her phone to record him. He then slapped the female twice before taking his aim at the pharmacy attendant.
It is unclear what triggered his anger in the video, but his violent actions left the attendant and the woman visibly distraught.
Furthermore, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of the soldier captured in a viral video assaulting a drug store attendant and a female customer.
In a statement signed by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director General of Public Relations for the GAF, she assured Ghanaians of Justice in the pharmacy assault case.
Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, in the statement, noted that the said military officer was arrested on Thursday, October 30, 2025, by the Ghana Military Police.
Part of the military statement read, “The suspect is assisting in the investigation over the incident,” the statement said, adding that the victims “have undergone medical attention and are also assisting with investigations.”
“The Ghana Armed Forces assures the general public that it will not condone any acts of assault on civilians and will not shield any soldier engaged in such,” Captain Arhin said.
Meanwhile, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana has issued a public statement condemning the assault of a pharmacy attendant and a female customer by WO1 Mensah Williams at the e-Pride Pharmacy in Burma Camp.
The PSGH has also extended its solidarity to the victims of the violent attack and implored police, together with the Ghana Armed Forces, for a transparent investigation and prosecution of the officer involved.