DETAILS are emerging about what triggered the shooting of a policewoman, Lance Corporal Francisca Tengey, by a soldier during lockdown duties last night.
The identity of the soldier has been revealed as Able Seaman 1 (AB1) Oppong Bekoe of the Naval Headquarters, Burma Camp in Accra who is currently on detention after shooting the policewoman in the thigh at Tema New Town.
The victim who received treatment at the Tema General Hospital is attached to the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Tema Regional Police Command and was deployed for COVID-19 assignment.
Information available to DGN Online indicates that the military high command were locked up in a meeting with the hierarchy of the Tema Regional Police Command over the incident.
A statement signed by the Tema Regional Police Commander, DCOP Edward Johnson Akrofi-Oyirifi, said they received information on Thursday, April 9, 2020, at about 6am, that the policewoman had been shot.
Police detectives were dispatched to the scene and saw blood around a snap check point mounted for the operation COVID Safety at Tema Newtown, where the police officer was assigned for duty.
The statement said “whiles on duty, the said police officer was accidentally shot in her right lower thigh from behind by Able Seaman 1 (AB1) Oppong Bekoe of the Naval Headquarters, Burma Camp who was also detailed for the same operation at the said checkpoint.
“The victim was rushed to the Tema General Hospital, where she has been treated and discharged.”
Meanwhile, cautioned statement has been taken from the offending soldier and released to his unit commander for further investigation.
“Lance Corporal Tengey has been treated and discharged by medics at the Tema General Hospital after sustaining two fearful gunshots.
Source: DGN Online
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vengence is of the lord these country is turning into something else oo we should be careful the way we thread matters pertaining to security and life. yooooo
My question is why should they go to such operation with guns? Maybe few officer should carry guns. Gh military lack smart officers that's why they give guns to every fo--ol who has passed out of basic training. I hope that Col Aggrey-Quashie guy will not come and tell us the police officer tried to disarm the military man or the incident did not take place in Ghana. Some of of started complaining when they started abusing citizens but some good for nothing journalist were defending them look at what the good for nothing military man has done to the sister.
if she was a civilian and a male, the military would would have come out to say the victim was indulged in drugs(always wee).
Can I have the wounded officers contact. Am.single and looking for Police love. May she recover soon.Hunam paaanie,kaish!!!
In that case I want to be the shooter! The chik be s3xy rough! Yellow popo!
Fellow Ghanaians this one too will pass.So forget it. Business as usual.
The lady in question is my sister, according to her the military guy shot her two times. But luckily for her the second shot was missed. According to her there was no confrontations between them. This matter must be investigated properly cos it looks like the military guy is mentally disordered or he was contracted to do that. Per my analysis.
This is what you get when over 80% of recruits into the Ghana security services come through protocol a.k.a interference from politicians. ACP Eklu is on record to have said there will come a time when it will be extremely difficult to find one professional police officer in the service! That is extremely scary! No wonder police and army officers are now involved in armed robbery when they are supposed to be fighting armed robbery!
Kill them all! Shoot the president too... His face like fufu wey fall for ground.
Absolute ***barred word*** to deploy soldiers in this operation. Virtually all the shooting are being done by the soldiers who are just there to help the police. They have killed one person and almost killed a police officer. It's too bad.