{"id":692228,"date":"2019-08-26T17:11:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Dakpema<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Police in Tamale have invited the Dakpema, the market\nchief of the regional capital, over a tape which showed a couple being beaten\non his alleged orders in his palace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Criminal Investi"},"modified":"2019-08-26T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:11:35","slug":"cid-invites-tamale-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/26\/cid-invites-tamale-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"CID Invites Tamale Chief &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dakpema<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Police in Tamale have invited the Dakpema, the market<br \/>\nchief of the regional capital, over a tape which showed a couple being beaten<br \/>\non his alleged orders in his palace. <\/p>\n<p>The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in the regional<br \/>\ncapital is seeking the whereabouts of the suspects in the beating incident<br \/>\nwhose video have been widely circulated through social media. <\/p>\n<p>The video showed the couples being flogged after they<br \/>\nallegedly circulated their sexual act on social media. <\/p>\n<p>The letter issued on Saturday August 24, 2019 and signed by<br \/>\nNorthern Regional Crime Officer of Police Service, Sup\/Mr. K Otuo Acheampong, pointed<br \/>\nout the command\u2019s observation of the video which necessitated the Dakpema\u2019s<br \/>\nassistance in identifying those involved in the flogging, for the necessary<br \/>\npolice investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The police correspondence to the Chief suggests their<br \/>\nreadiness to initiate criminal investigation into the case.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, residents in the Northern Region have expressed<br \/>\nanger over the police invitation to the chief, which for them is a mark of<br \/>\ndisrespect for their tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the youth in the palace have expressed their readiness to resist any police action. <\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dakpema The Police in Tamale have invited the Dakpema, the market chief of the regional capital, over a tape which showed a couple being beaten on his alleged orders in his palace. 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