A/R: Bosome Freho Police unit ambushed; District commander shot by robbers

The District Police Commander  for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti region ACP Denis Boateng, 55 has been shot by suspected robbers at Nsuta, farming community  in the district.

According to OTECNEWS’ Nana Asare Barimah, the police personnel were short by the suspected robbers after a failed attempt to arrest them at Tufourkrom near Nsuta following the murder of one Moses Obodai.

On their way to Asiwa and on reaching the outskirt of Nsuta, the police found the road blocked and  suddenly a group of young men started firing guns indiscriminately at them.

The victims included ASP Dennis Boateng who sustained gunshot wounds on the neck, Corporal Samuel Achina, CPAs Emmanuel Agyemang, Samuel Antwi and Kennedy Obeng driver of the Assembly vehicle sustained various degrees of gunshot wounds.

They were rushed to the New Edubiase Government hospital where ASP Dennis Boateng was referred to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.

However, the other victims were treated and discharged.

A suspect Marcus Annan, 20, was arrested at the scene in possession of one single barrel gun with 3 AAA cartridges while Emmanuel Sekyere, 27, and Emmanuel Appiah 17years were also arrested on while bolting.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Nana Asare Barimah