L/Cpl Kingsley Boahen
An off-duty police officer L/Cpl Kingsley Boahen has been gunned down by armed robbers at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region.
The incident took place in the
early hours of yesterday when the deceased who was in mufti and walking along a
road close to the scene of the armed robbery operation got hit by a bullet.
According to the Central Regional
Police PRO, ASP/Ms Irene Sowah Oppong, upon hearing that an armed robbery was
taking place at the Zein Filling at Mankessim, the Divisional Command
dispatched a patrol team to proceed to the location.
Upon reaching the place, she
said the armed robbers engaged police officers in a shootout but eventually
scaled a nearby wall and fled.
A gunshot was heard nearby
after the shootout and after a search, the lifeless body of the police officer
was found.
The body of the deceased was
conveyed to the Cape Coast Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy; investigations
have commenced.
The Inspector-General of Police,
Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, and other police management board members visited the
crime scenes yesterday.
“We have noticed that one
officer has been shot dead and two others are injured,” he confirmed, adding “we
have started our investigations. We have had an initial crime scene team and a
beef up from Accra to investigate the matter.”
The Police Administration later
announced GH¢10,000 reward for anyone with information that would lead to the
arrest of the suspects who shot and killed the policeman.