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Armed robbers on Sunday stormed the Kwabenya District Police
Headquarters, which accommodates the Kwabenya Police Station in Accra, accosted
personnel on duty and killed an officer on duty before freeing seven of
colleagues in custody including a Nigerian.
The Ghana Police Service have begun a manhunt for the
suspects. Speaking to the press, the Greater Accra Regional Police Public
Relations Officer, ASP Afia Tenge called on the public to remain calm. She
assured that the service will to go out to bring the perpetrators to book.
"The police is containing the situation, the situation
is under control and we are doing everything we can to bring the perpetrators
to book, to get them arrested. So for now, we have to assure the public that we
are doing everything humanly possible to get these suspects arrested and also
give the general public the needed security” she said.
The identity of the police commander is yet to be released.
Inspector General of Police David Asante Apietu, Director of
General operations, Dr. Dampare, Acting Director General, CID, DCOP Maame Yaa
Tiwari Addo Danqauh and DCOP George Mensah visited the scene.
The incident follows the recent killing of two police
officers at Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains District of the Ashanti Region
early this month.
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