A woman law enforcement officer has obtained consciousness after she blacked out subsequent an assault by some people of Changli, a suburb in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern region.
The unnamed feminine officer experienced long gone to the local community with two other police officers, on April 16, to outcome the arrest of a lady who was a suspect in a theft situation less than investigation.
According to the Northern Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, while the officers went to the region with a marked police van, the inhabitants had no regard for them.
“They noticed the female and the lady identified as her son. Her son organised the people in the community who came, attacked the officers and assaulted them,” he told JoyNews’ Martina Bugri.
The wounded law enforcement officer, he said, is however on admission at the Tamale Educating Clinic.
“This morning we got info that she is responding perfectly to therapy,” he added.
Supt. Acheampong mentioned that his crew is on the shift to look into and arrest the men and women who attacked the officers.
He mentioned that the assault on the police in the spot “is turning into one particular way too lots of.” He disclosed that there have been circumstances where by law enforcement attackers in the area have been tried in court and they are hoping to come across these culprits as perfectly.
Supt Acheampong explained recent checks point out that criminal offense is on the lower in the region.
However, he included that unreported crimes have been tricky to investigate in particular when individuals in the group are unwilling to cooperate.
He claimed many folks get matters into their have palms, possibly examine or arrest the suspect, pressure confessions out of them and take their qualities to make up what they allegedly stole.
“This is wrong. We want to really encourage the folks that the police are listed here (for them). Each felony scenario should be described to and investigated by the police. So we encourage persons to occur with their problems. That’s why we are below.”
