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.
Reports revealed that the police were attempting to rescue an alleged suspect accused of murdering two people in Adwumasu, a farming community in the Kwahu South Municipality.
Community members, upon learning of the arrest, stormed the chief’s palace, demanding the immediate release of the suspect for instant justice.
The residents were unhappy with the police intervention which resulted in residents pelting stones at them and destroyed their motorbikes.
In a statement, the police noted that “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”.
The police also noted that full details of the incident will be communicated in due course.
