Kwahu: 25 Arrested For Attack On Police

Twenty-five suspects are in the custody of the police service after they attacked and vandalized some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region.

The suspects are reported to have also attacked some police officers who stormed the venue to restore calm during the rampage on Sunday, the police said in a statement.

Though the police were scanty with information about the attack which took place, it has been reported that the disturbances emerged from an attempt to protect a suspect from being lynched by some youth of the community.

“The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 people in connection with an attack on Police officers and the destruction of some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region.”

Meanwhile, it said calm has since returned to the community.

“Police reinforcement team working with the local Police have restored calm and things have been normalized while efforts are ongoing to get the other suspects arrested to face justice.”