National Security Officer who killed NDC agent and injured policeman thrown into custody
The trigger-happy man, whose gunshots at the Ablekuma Central Constituency Collation Centre in the just-ended elections, leading to the death of one Ibrahim Abass, a polling agent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been thrown into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
The accused, Collins Kwaku, alias Kola, per his lawyer, Faisal Cisse is employed as a National Security Officer at the Operations Department of the Office of the President, Jubilee House manned by ex-National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lord Commey, but currently the Director of Operations at the Presidency.
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Ghana-Press-Review December 18, 2020 to 10:51 307 APA – Accra (Ghana) The postponement of the funeral rites for the late former president, Jerry John Rawlings and that the appeal by the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference to the leadership of Ghana s major political parties and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid all forms of violence are leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Friday.
The Graphic reports that the funeral rites were scheduled for Wednesday, December 23, 2020, but a statement from the office of the former president said “The office of the former President Jerry John Rawlings informs the general public that his funeral will no longer take place on Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Man remanded in Ablekuma Central election shootings
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Collins Quarcoo, over the alleged shooting at the Ablekuma Central Collation Centre during December 7, 2020, polls, causing harm to three persons.
Quarcoo pleaded not guilty and denied the use of the offensive weapon (a Smith and Wesson SD9V 9MM pistol), and causing harm to Pious Asiedu Kwanin, a Journalist, Inspector Nixon Awuni a Police Officer and Rashid Umar, a trader.
Quarcoo will make his next appearance on December 24.
Police Inspector Eric Pobee, told the Court presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh, that Inspector Awuni is stationed at the Accra Central Police Divisional Headquarters, Kwanin is with the Global News Watch while Umar is a trader and the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), Vice Chairman, Sabon Zongo Electoral Area.