A combined police and military force has been dispatched to Donkorkrom to restore order after clashes between police and residents of the town on Thursday, 18 August.
There was civil unrest at Donkorkrom in the Eastern Region when residents staged a demonstration on Thursday August 18 to register their displeasure with the police over the escape of two police officers and a civilian, who were arrested for their involvement in a botched heist of a GCB Bank bullion van.
Fourteen people, according to Accra100.5FM’s correspondent Oheneba, were shot by police officers as they took part in a demonstration that turned rowdy as the demonstrators besieged the police station and torched the place.
The residents, according to reports, surged on the officers, despite the warning shots and firing of tear gas, a situation that caused the officers to open fire on them.
Meanwhile, the residents have petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct full investigations into robbery attacks in the area, including Tuesday’s attack on the bullion van.
The residents say they believe the manner of escape of the two officers showed they were acting in concert with others law officers, hence the need for a thorough investigation into the matter.
The petition letter to the IGP said: “With these developments, we are very much convinced that these three arrested people do not operate alone and demand proper investigations to be conducted to arrest all those involved without any fear or favour for the law to take its course.”
“It is at the back of this that we wish to call on the IGP to, as a matter of urgency, attach all the seriousness needed in this case to bring justice to our people. Anything other than this will seriously lead to a series of unpredictable unrest within the district.”
“We are keenly following this issue to its logical conclusion and will leave no stone unturned. Let authorities be informed that we will not sit and watch this case die a natural death like some others.”
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
