Two police officers have been arrested by the Brong Ahafo Police Command for providing escort services for a cargo truck transporting 390 bags of fertiliser meant for cocoa farmers at Sankore to Kumasi.
The two officers Constables Kyei Amoah 27, and Osei Tutu, 31 who were arrested last Sunday, are from the Suame Visibility Department in Kumasi.
[contextly_sidebar id=”jW192oTHzF7l83YiH7gKAKEMCYLBN5pd”]Narrating the incident to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Brong Ahafo Regional Police, Christopher Tawiah said “at about 10 pm, the Regional Police Command had information that a lay man’s cargo vehicle with registration number GT 750 A was loaded with agro chemicals and is heading towards Akyensura .They perceived that the items which were stolen were meant for the people of Sankore.”
He said the policemen were allegedly hired by an agro-chemical dealer in Kumasi, identified as Job Asamoah, to provide escort for a Leyland cargo truck, with registration number GT 7050 A, which was transporting 390 bags of cocoa fertiliser from Sankore to Kumasi.
Mr Tawiah said the police were investigating the case and that they would soon process the suspects for court.
The suspects are currently in police custody.
In a related development,a source at the Police Service revealed that the policemen claimed they had been sent to provide escort services by the Suame Station Officer.
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana