A new Police Station has been commissioned on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, by the Acting Inspector General of Police, (IGP) James Oppong Boanuh on behalf of the Police Administration at Gomoa Okyereko, in the Central Region.
The Police Station, funded by Nana Kojo Annobil and community members of Okyereko, was commissioned with drama.
A dramatic incident that took the shine of the event at the Gomoa Okyereko junction saw four persons who had allegedly snatched a taxi cab with registration number, GX 3624-18, arrested by police officers few meters away from the commissioning ceremony site.
The suspects, Richard Appiah, 26, Augustine Baah, 30, Prosper Amartey, 26, and Alfred Appiah, 23, reportedly snatched the taxi from Dela Mathew, the driver at Winneba junction and were heading towards the Accra direction.
However, upon reaching Gomoa Okyereko junction and realizing that there was heavy security presence around the area due to the commissioning of the police station, the suspects drove into the main town and pushed the driver out of the vehicle.
In an attempt to escape, they ran the car over the driver’s toes and sped off.
An informant quickly alerted the police officers at the event grounds who upon instruction from their senior officers pursued the suspects while the event was ongoing.
Fortunately, they were able to arrest the suspects who were heading towards Accra and brought them to the event grounds.
When the gathering at the event grounds got wind that the suspects had been apprehended, they went into a frenzy, cheered the police officers for their swift response to the incident which eventually led to the arrest of the culprits.
They commended the officers for their efforts and some of them were heard saying that “this is what we always expect from the police in their fight against crime in this area and across the country”.
Although the police command in the area had wanted to put the suspects behind bars at the district police station, the IGP ordered that they should be put into the cells at the new station which was then yet to be officially commissioned.
The IGP’s directive received a thunderous cheer and applause from the hundreds of people who had thronged the venue for the ceremony.
In his address, the acting IGP, Oppong Boanu, commended the officers for their ability to arrest the suspects which confirmed the commitment and readiness of the police service to deliver on its mandate.
He said that if the public always volunteered information just like it happened to lead to the arrest of the suspects, the police would be able to pursue criminals and others with criminal intent to help reduce crime in the country.
In attendance were dignitaries including members of the Police Management Board, the DCE of Gomoa East, Solomon Darkoam, and the chiefs and people of Gomoa Okyereko.
Briefing the media after the event, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region, DSP Irene Oppong, said that the police had begun investigations into the incident and would accordingly inform the public of any new development.
