The incident took place in the full glare of
the public on the N1 (George Walker Bush) Highway Thursday afternoon bringing
activities in the busy area to a sudden standstill.
The officers, Daniel Owusu and Djibril Alhassan
who were on their motorbikes, were said to be pursuing the suspected criminals
who were also riding a bike when they shot at them at close range.
Owusu was shot multiple times and
was rushed to a nearby health facility by some members of the public
but died shortly after. The Accra Police Command in a statement has said,
Djibril is however in a stable condition.
The suspects later snatched an unregistered
Hyundai vehicle from its owner at gunpoint and sped off, a police
statement said.
David Asante Apeatu
Commissioning an office for the Divisional
Command at Kaneshie in Accra Friday, Mr Asante Apeatu said: “It is sad to note
that very few criminally minded groups and individuals continue to perpetrate
violence on our hard working officers as well as some members of the
public.
“The killing of a constable, who was on lawful
community policing duties to protect the public, is a matter concern to the
Police Administration as well as the entire Police Service and the public.
“On this note, the Police Administration is
offering a reward of 10,000 cedis to anyone who provides information leading to
the arrest of those behind this criminal act,” the IGP announced.
He, however, said details of the reward will
soon be provided while he appealed to the public to “assist the police to bring
these criminals to book”.
Meanwhile, Mr. Asante Apeatu has vowed the
police administration will get to the bottom of the matter despite
admitting that the Service currently has logistical constraints.
He also announced plans to embark on a
tour to assure members of the force to remain resolute as they commit to
serving the nation.
Meanwhile, the Tesano
Divisional Police Command has intensified patrols along the Lapaz
enclave in Accra where the incident occurred.
Tesano District Commander Edward Kojo Tetteh
told Joy News’ Beatrice Adu they are going to be more vigilant and change the
patrol trends in the area.
“Crime trend changes and when they do we also
change our trends,” he said, adding they are studying the trends and will react
appropriately.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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