Following the death of a colleague, some enraged teenagers in the Ashanti Region’s Asokore Mampong Municipality stormed the Asawase Police Station.
According to information obtained by Citi News, a young man was picked up by police officers during a swoop at a hideout and was manhandled, resulting in his death.
In retaliation, the youth assaulted the Asawase police station, pelting stones and vandalizing other properties in the premises.
The police station is currently without power as a result of the meter damage.
To prevent an escalation, there is a large police presence in the vicinity.
Gideon Okai, Assembly Member for Asawase West Electoral Area, told Citi News about the event.
“The Asawase police station is opposite my house, so I heard a group of guys throwing stones into the station. So, I called the police patrol officer to come and make sure that things are calm here. When you enter the police station you can see a lot of damage. The reason is that they are accusing the police of killing their friend.”
“But upon interrogation, some of the police officers here said it was not true, but they are accusing them that is why they came here to retaliate by throwing so many items, gadgets and other stuff destroying meter and other stuff.”
