A policeman stationed at the Anyaa police station in Accra, Gabriel Tabiri, went berserk Tuesday by physically assaulting a taxi driver for allegedly jumping red traffic light.
The cab driver Kwabena Danso, who is traumatized, was disgraced in the open by the peacemaker with service number 36832. The officer allegedly accosted him at a Fuel Station after allegedly jumping the light and ended up tearing apart his clothing.
“Frequent users of that Anyaa stretch of the highway know that particular traffic light is faulty. It is usually on amber or switches to red and within a blink of an eye it turns green then amber then red,” Danso explained to Starrfmonline.com and has been corroborated by drivers who use that road often.
“I was surprised the police officer came all the way to the filling station and said I was under arrest. I explained to him that the light doesn’t work and it’s a fact and even pointed it to him, but he insisted I have flouted traffic regulations.
“He kept pressing that we should go to the police station and I said he should sit in my car so we go together. However, he refused on the basis that there was someone already in the car. But I told him I can’t walk to the station when there is a vehicle which could make our journey faster and easier.
“This resulted in an altercation and suddenly he held my shirt and began pulling and squeezing me by the neck. I restrained myself because of his uniform, but he went beyond his boundaries when I realised my dress was torn in the process. I was expecting him to give me some level of respect when it was left with my boxer shorts on, but he didn’t and kept stretching that too until I was stark naked in public,” Danso narrated his ordeal.
According to the civilian, “when I realised I was being disgraced, I decided to defend myself and that resulted in a physical brawl before I could gain my freedom. It took the intervention of the boys around to free me from his grips.”
Danso had to go to a nearby shop to get a new attire to cover his nakedness. He said he is currently suffering some pains on his forehead, chest and neck after struggling with the police officer. The law enforcement agent left the scene and never pursued the case again, Danso added.
He has since reported the case to the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS) Directorate.
Source: starrfmonline.com
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@James Atta, you think we are the States? If he dares this America, the policeman will go to jail because he is supposed to have known better
Is this policeman normal? I don't think so.
This same TABIRI policeman stopped me at Ablekuma because I was driving with a DV plate and wearing a funeral cloth. He stated categorically that DV plates are not allowed for funerals so I must accompany him to the station. Eventually, he joined me to the station and finally collected 60ghs from me in default id be taking to court for driving an unlicensed car to a funeral. Anya and Kasoa police are the worse in ghana. They are greedy and arrogant meanwhile they all look sick
this is humiliating
Tweaaa kai! Is this what policing is about? Abusing people's human right is no policing. It is called FORKING COUNTRY!
It seems you didn't understand the whole story very well. The police man asked the taxi driver to walk with him to the police station and the driver said sit in the car and lets go and the officer said no, then he started assaulting him. That traffic light they are talking abt isn't working and anytime I get there, I just pass without bothering myself to look at it because its faulty and every police officer at the Anyaa Police station knows. PIPS must act now and not just be silent over this issue
it is only in Ghana this will happen. You only have to take the taxi number and leave the driver alone. this is very shameful to our security agency.
OH James Attah PAAAAA NIE !!!!!!!!!!are you perhaps insane ; how can you break the law to enforce the law because if somebody is resisting arrest you call re-enforcement you do not render the person naked as a police; what if this taxi driver or driver was a lady ;was the police man going to render the lady naked before an arrest ; PLEASE !!!!COME ON !!!!!! ; I think you and Gaberiel Tabiri should go and see Dr Osei at the Mental hospital; the GP should find this officer suspend him
THIS IS COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL. WHY SHOULD A POLICEMAN BEHAVE LIKE THIS. ? IS HE ARRESTING THE POLICEMAN FOR HIMSELF OR FOR THE STATE. ? BECAUSE OF NOKOFIO YOU ARE EXPECTING FROM THE TAXI DRIVER , YOU DECIDED TO DISGRACE HIM. WHAT ? THIS MAN CANNOT BE A POLICEMAN, HE SHOULD BE DISMISSED OUTRIGHT. !!!!
YES THE TAXI DRIVER DESERVE TO BE HANDLED LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE IS RESISTING ARREST .. IF THE DRIVER RESPECT THE POLICE AND COOPERATE WITH HIM ,THE POLICE WILL NEVER EVER USE FORCE ON THE DRIVER ..