Reports indicate that the seven hardened criminals who escaped from a cell at the Denu Police Station in the Volta Region managed to escape from custody because the policemen on duty at the time were drunk and had subsequently fallen asleep.<\/p>\n
Seven suspects escaped from a Police cell in Denu<\/strong><\/a><\/span> last Friday.<\/p>\n They are said to have stolen two of the riffles belonging to the Police personnel at the station.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”Ku7mVUXA5tdgQR4JFOCO2QQrE26lU3jV”]However a source close to the Denu Police Station told The Ghanaian Times that the two policemen were asleep under a mosquito net hanged at a distance near the police station when the criminals bolted.<\/p>\n The Policemen subsequently mounted an intensive search for the suspects in the neighbourhood after a security man woke them up and informed them about what had happened but the suspects were no where to be found.<\/p>\n Some allies of the criminals are said to have entered the Police Station and destroyed the padlock to the cell to set the suspects free.<\/p>\n They subsequently returned to the Police Station and made away with two AK 47 rifles and 25 rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n The Volta Regional Police Commander, DCOP P.Y Gyinae who confirmed the incident said the Police Adminstration is taking measures to arrest the culprits as soon as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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