Officer Shot By Caprice Robbers Advanced In Rank

The Inspector-General of Police, George Akufo Dampare has advanced the police officer who got shot by suspects in the Caprice robbery to the rank of Sergeant.

His promotion takes effect immediately.

This was announced by the Ghana Police Service in a statement on December 13.

His promotion follows the visit of the Minister for Interior, the IGP and other senior police officers to the hospital where the officer is currently receiving medical attention.

The unidentified officer previously held a Corporal rank.

He was shot in the right thigh during a police raid at the hideout of suspects who attacked, shot and robbed a woman at Caprice in Accra on Friday.

According to the Service, the officer suffered a multi-fragmented fracture to the bone.

“The police has, therefore, made necessary provisions under the Police Emergency Medical Intervention, which was launched by H.E. in January this year to ensure he receives the best medical care available in Ghana or other parts of the world as the case may be”.

Caprice Robbery
On Friday, December 9, a gang of robbers attacked and shot a woman at Caprice in Accra after robbing her.

In a statement, the police said special intelligence and operations teams had been deployed to trace and arrest the suspects involved.

On the same day, three of the suspects were found at their undisclosed hideout by the police through an intelligence operation, the police said.

In an ensuing shootout, two of the suspects were shot dead with one other arrested according to the statement.

An unidentified police officer also sustained a gunshot injury.

“The police intelligence operations continue to get the rest of the gang members arrested and we wish to assure the public that we will surely get them”, the statement noted.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini