A group of eight alleged cannabis traffickers have attacked two community police officers with a pestle in the Ashanti region, Juaben.
A video intercepted by GHone News, saw eight able men pounding on helpless police officers in uniform while other members of the group hit the victim with a huge pestle, sticks and stones while on the floor.
The victims were caught in the video with blood oozing from the victim’s mouth and nose and other parts of his body where he was hit with a stick.
The unfortunate incident according to the Assembly member of Asante Juaben Ransford Osei, happened on Wednesday April 5, 2023.
“Per my checks, police in the area had arrested a friend of those you saw in the video for dealing in some illicit drugs, the two community police officers were reported to have taken Gh¢1000 from the gang under the guise of given it to the commander for the swift release of their friend” Juaben Ransford Osei alleged.
“The group after waiting for some time without any affirmative results went to the police station and discovered that the two community Police officers did not give the money to their commanders for the release of their friend as promised they got agitated”. He explained.
“They went to the various homes of the officers and attacked them, the one you see striking them with a pestle is known in the area as Owuraku, 26, who lives in my Electoral Area, and the other one is called Exhibit, 33”.
Juaben Ransford Osei further confirmed, the two attacked Community Police officers have been hospitalized responding to treatment.
Meanwhile the Juaben Police Command has arrested six persons captured in the video attack; the two Community Police officers have been arrested to assist police investigation.