A police constable and three Community Assistance Police (CAP) officers have been viciously assaulted by a mob of about 50 individuals at Akrofuom in the Obuasi Divisional Police Command on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
The attack occurred during an attempted arrest of a suspect, identified as Sibuba, who was wanted for threatening to harm a complainant.
The mob, armed with various weapons, overwhelmed the officers, beating them severely and seizing an AK47 rifle from the police constable, G/Constable Solomon Okyere.
The victims, including community police officers Emmanuel Arhin, Alfred Danso, and Frank Owusu Afriyie, were dragged into a nearby bush and left for dead.
Despite their injuries, the officers managed to call for backup, and reinforcements arrived to transport them to the Obuasi Government Hospital for treatment. They have since been discharged.
According to the police Situation Report (Sitrep), the suspect had requested to make a phone call to inform his family of the arrest, but moments later, a mob armed with offensive weapons descended upon the officers.
Reports indicates that the stolen AK47 rifle has since been retrieved.
