The Ghana Police Service has giving a chilling account of how Police officer No. 38717, General Sergeant Bright Annobil of the Berekum Station was stabbed to death on Saturday, January 15, 2022.
The police had earlier in a Twitter post disclosed the death of the officer and how the assailant was shot dead.
A statement issued by police gave an account of how the incident occurred when the assailant, a suspect in a case being investigated by the police, launched an unprovoked attack on the officer, stabbed and killing in the process.
The suspect, Yaw Peprah was eventually shot and killed during a man hunt when he attempted to attack another officer.
The statement indicated Yaw Peprah, an ex convict, had been invited to the Berekum Police Station to assist with investigations into a case involving him that had been reported to the Police.
“He voluntarily accompanied the late Police officer to the Police Station.”
“On arrival at the vicinity of the Police Station, the suspect, unexpectedly turned on the Police Sergeant and stabbed him severely on the neck and other parts of the body and escaped.”
“The officer was rushed to the Holy Family Hospital for treatment but died shortly after admission,” the statement said.
A special manhunt exercise, the Police said, was initiated on the night of the Saturday by the Bono Regional Police Command to arrest the suspect.
“During the course of the arrest, the suspect again attempted to attack the arresting officers but he was shot and killed in the process,” the statement added.
The family of the deceased officer has meanwhile been duly informed of the tragic incident and the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has also spoken to the family and assured them of the support of the Police Administration during their time of grief.
Source: MyPublisher24.com