The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains South, Emmanuel Aboagye Didieye has said he and residents in the area do not trust the police to protect them.
His comments follow a demonstration by his constituents against the police in the area after the arrest and subsequent escape of two police officers who were part of a gang of three that attempted a heist on a GCB Bank bullion van at Maame Krobo a few days ago.
Mr Didieye told Prince Minkah on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Thursday, 18 August that the police in the area appear to be colluding with criminals to torment residents of the area.
Speaking to Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast show Ghana Yenson on the same day, Mr Didieye said he missed the heist by the whiskers, adding that he and his constituents don’t feel safe with the current crop of police officers they have in the area.
The residents are demanding that the Ghana Police Service send a whole new bunch of police officers to the area.
The botched heist took place on Monday, 15 August. The driver of the van was killed in the incident. A police officer accompanying the van also sustained gun wounds.
According to the police in the area, the robbery was foiled following an exchange of gun fire between the police and the robbers. The killed van driver has been identified as David Sarpong. The wounded officer is Mr Frederick Adei. The suspects escaped as the car in which they were being transferred stopped to refuel.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
