Escaped Delta Force members report themselves to police
The 13 accused members of the New Patriotic Party-affiliated vigilante group, Delta Force, who escaped from a Kumasi Circuit Court yesterday [Thursday] after unprecedented chaos ensued, have reported themselves to Police and are currently in custody.
This is according to a release from the Ashanti Regional Police command.
The 13 Delta Force members were facing charges for causing disturbances at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council after group’s raiding of the Regional Coordinating Council on March 24, 2017, where they were alleged to have assaulted the newly appointed Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, George Adjei.
The judge had ruled that the 13 be remanded to reappear before the court on the 20th of April, 2017 after charges of conspiracy to assault a public officer and causing unlawful damage.
Following the confusion at the court, the Ashanti Regional Police Command also arrested eight members of the group who attacked the court.
The eight were arrested around the Asafo overhead close to the Prempeh Assembly Hall in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi.
