{"id":147485,"date":"2024-02-05T06:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T06:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/police-arrest-25-persons-for-attacking-officers-at-kwahu\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T06:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T06:19:30","slug":"police-arrest-25-persons-for-attacking-officers-at-kwahu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/police-arrest-25-persons-for-attacking-officers-at-kwahu\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest 25 persons for attacking officers at Kwahu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 persons in connection with an <strong>attack on its officers<\/strong> and the destruction of some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals assaulted police officers and destroyed properties in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The police were called in to restore calm after some residents decided to take the law into their own hands to deal with an alleged murder suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The residents were unhappy with the police intervention and pelted stones at them and destroyed their motorbikes.<\/p>\n<p>The police in a statement said a reinforcement team working with the local Police have restored calm and \u201cthings have been normalized while efforts are ongoing to get the other suspects arrested to face justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The police stated that full details of the incident will be communicated in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read below the statement by the police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR AN ATTACK ON POLICE AT KWAHU BEPONG<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 people in connection with an attack on Police officers and the destruction of some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>Police reinforcement team working with the local Police have restored calm and things have been normalized while efforts are ongoing to get the other suspects arrested to face justice.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of the incident will be communicated in due course.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! \ud83c\udf10\ud83d\udcf0 #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 persons in connection with an attack on its officers and the destruction of some properties at Kwahu Bepong in the Eastern Region. 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