The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that a security officer captured in a viral video brutally delivering a head kick to a man is not a police officer.
According to a statement signed by ASP Simon Tenku, the person seen kicking his victim in the head is a civilian who works as a Metropolitan guard with the Swedru Municipal Assembly.
The statement further disclosed that the Swedru Divisional Police Command had begun investigations into the matter.
“Preliminary investigation show that at about 3:00pm on Thursday, 21st March 2019 at Agona Swedru in the Central Region, the victim was arrested by civilians including Metropolitan guards of the Swedru Municipal Assembly for an alleged offence. The civilians started assaulting the victim/suspect,” the statement said.
“However, when the attention of a Police Officer on duty nearby was drawn to the scene, the officer went to the rescue of the victim and filed a report at the Agona Swedru Police Station”.
News release: Uniformed man seen kicking youngman in the video not Police officer pic.twitter.com/RBHPwqyzRd
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) March 22, 2019
Source: graphic.com.gh
