Some irate youth in Gomoa Budubram popularly known as Liberia Camp, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central region, have threatened to burn police vehicles should they attempt patrolling the area.
The decision taken by the youth, is coming after the police allegedly shot and killed a resident, Alhassan Awudu popularly known as Asah Wednesday.
According to eyewitness, two police patrol vehicles with the registration numbers GP 4757 and GP 4836 from Kasoa Division stormed the area to search residents because they suspected they were having drugs suspected to be Indian hemp (marijuana) on them.
The aggrieved youth narrated their ordeal to Rainbow Radio’s Nana Yaw Asare and stated that, the police on weekly basis storm the area to harass and extort money from them.
They also alleged that the poli8ce extort between GHc2,000-2,500 from residents suspected to be dealers in marijuana.
The angry youth disclosed the police started firing shots at them after they failed to give them money and in the process, a bullet hit Awudu.
The body was conveyed by the Kasoa police and currently at the police morgue. The Kasoa divisional police command is yet to comment on the incident.
The youth have called government to as a matter of urgency investigate the matter or blood will start flowing whenever the police make an attempt to arrest someone in the area, an angry youth said.
Source: rainbowradio.com
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Na who cause am? Police have totally their respect in this country oooo...It is time their image and perception are worked on..... if police can organize operation just to arrest motorbikes for no apparent reason but for..............your guess is as good as mine!!!
Hmmmm! citizens boldly saying they will kill police and burn public property. And we're mute about this? Hmmm emom paa Ghana ye wo asem bo no p)) ooo. It is high time the security agencies are left of the hook of politicians so they can operate independently and BITE. POLITICS and may be BRIBERY have watered down immensely the authority of our police force.