Two Police Officers have been detained in Kasoa in the Central region after one of them gunned down a civilian at a drinking bar.
The accused Police Officer, Corporal Samuel Boamah who is with the Kasoa Rovers Unit, is alleged to have shot and killed 22 year-old Musah Mohammed after a short confrontation.
Explaining the circumstances leading to the murder to Journalists at Kasoa, the Central Regional Police, Public Relations Officer, (PRO), Irene Oppong said the incident occurred on Friday, December 6, at about 12:30 midnight.
According to a police communication, the suspect, Corporal Samuel Boamah of the Kasoa Rovers Unit and another officer, Lance Corporal Isifu Tahiru also of the same unit went to JVC, a popular drinking spot to drink.
While drinking, a confrontation broke out between the officers and some of the customers at the place and Lance Corporal Isifu Tahiru, who had his sidearm loaded with 13 live ammunition decided to frighten the crowd by pulling out his gun.
Corporal Boamah reportedly snatched the gun and shot at the deceased, identified as Musah Mohammed.
“On 6th December, 2019 at 00:30 the Kasoa Divisional Command received a distressed call that No. 43587 G/CPL Samuel Boamah of Kasoa rovers unit shot and killed a civilian at Kasoa. Upon receipt of this information the Divisional Command proceeded to the scene where it was revealed that at about 23:00 hours the said CPL and No. 48440 G/L/CPL Isifu Tahiru of same unit went to a popular drinking spot called JVC around Kasoa main roundabout in mufti to drink, with the latter holding police side arm loaded with 13 live ammunition. In the course of drinking, they had confrontation with some customers there. The L/CPL Isifu Tahiru pulled out his sidearm in order to frighten the crowd and in the process CPL Boamah snatched the sidearm from his counterpart, fired and killed Musah Mohanmed aged 21 years,” a police report said.
Madam Oppong said the police are treating the issue as a murder case and the locked-up officers are assisting in investigations.
The body of the deceased person has since been deposited at the police hospital morgue.
