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Five policemen have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from drivers, the Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed. They have since been detained. They are said to have extorted GHC20,000 and GHC18,000 respectively from two drivers.
The said policemen were on patrol duties in some parts of Accra when they allegedly stopped and extorted the money from the drivers. The police men who were armed reportedly threatened the complainant drivers and in one case even reportedly handcuffed their victim.
Their names were given as Wishwell Odoo, Evans Arawassi, Lawal Agyapong and Senate Kuvordo, who are all constables. The fifth person is Lance Corporal Redeemer Agama.
They also threatened the complainant drivers and in one case even reportedly handcuffed their victim. The Accra Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Afful Boakye Yiadom confirming the arrest of the officers said the command was preparing an official report to be forwarded to the Police Administration with recommendations for the interdiction of the five officers. He said The command will not shield any police personnel who use the uniform to perpetrate a crime against members of society adding that the police received reports of the alleged extortion against the policemen from two victims and immediately launched a hunt for them since their identities were not known.
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The five policemen arrested for allegedly extorting money from some drivers have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
They are Constables Wishwell Odoo, Evans Arawassi, Lawal Agyapong and Senate Kuvordo and Corporal Redeemer Agama.
The Police Administration has also interdicted them.
They were attached to the operations unit of the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service and are said to have used official police vehicles, while armed for illegal operations.
The policemen have been accused of extorting GH¢38,000 from two drivers at separate locations, while they were on patrol duties in some parts of Accra.