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.
The military man has been identified as Williams Mensah.
According to reports, the lady the military man slapped is the daughter of the former Provost Marshall of the Military Police.
Saddick Adams, in a post on X, wrote, “The lady assaulted by the Military officer at the Pharmacy is the daughter of the former Provost Marshall of the Military Police.
The Provost is essentially a senior military officer responsible for law enforcement, discipline, and security within the armed forces.
He coordinates or oversees all investigations into crimes involving military personnel”.
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.
See the statement below:
ARREST OF SOLDIER WHO ASSAULTED TWO CIVILIANS IN A VIRAL VIDEO pic.twitter.com/bNzlqe3f45
— Ghana Armed Forces (@GhArmedForces) October 30, 2025