A retired police officer in the Ashanti Region, who was captured in a viral video being assaulted by some National Security Operatives, has broken his silence.
According to the Ex-Chief Inspector, the National Security officers dressed in military camouflage drove to his residence at Trede and began dismantling his mini sawmill machine.
He narrated that he was away from home when this occurred, adding that his 13-year-old daughter, who attempted to record the incident, had her phone damaged and was allegedly beaten.
According to him, the National Security Officers told him they suspected that a vehicle carrying wood around Pakyi, near Trede, which refused to stop, had come to his wood shop.
He disclosed that he was assaulted when he tried to verify the operative’s identity and motive, saying, “Let me go to the police station, so I know your identity. That was all I said, but they came out in numbers and started beating me. In fact, they assaulted me severely and forced me into their vehicle.”
“As I was being assaulted, I was also unwell. I needed a vehicle to go to the hospital, but my car had been retained by them. I requested that my car be released to me, but they said they would only release it after I paid for their vehicle, which I did.”
Also, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Alhassan Tapsoba, has condemned the incident.
Mr Tapsoba stated, “At the Secretariat here in Nasi, which serves as the central meeting point, we condemn what some of our operatives did. However, the matter has now been taken over by the authorities in Accra.
“The National Security Coordinator is not happy about the incident and has intervened. He has indicated that those involved will be invited to Accra to answer questions. For now, the case is under investigation in Accra.”
It will be recalled that a video was shared on social media of National Security personnel brutalising a man believed to be a financier of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The man being brutalised has been alleged to be from the NDC’s Asante Akyem South Constituency of the Ashanti Region.
In the viral video, Deputy Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator Ivan Bilson Yeboah was seen leading the beatdown.
He was captured, hitting the man’s leg with a handcuff while three soldiers pinned him to the ground.
Ivan Bilson Yeboah, in the video, was heard insulting the man as he was hitting him. He also asked him, “Who gave you the mandate?”
The alleged NDC financier was seen being dragged on the ground and beaten by the soldiers, as he resisted the arrest.
However, the man, after he was handcuff was put in a vehicle.
Watch the video below:
NDC Party financier Vrs Deputy Regional Coordinator National Security (Ivan) in a bloody fight at Asante Akyem South. pic.twitter.com/wKqyHexC8N
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