DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from his position following the shooting incident at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13.
He has been also interdicted together with two other officers, ACP Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP Mr Alex Cudjoe Acquah, the Suame Divisional Police Commander.
The latest information comes after the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, led a team from the Police Headquarters in Accra to Kumasi following the disturbances in the Senior High School and assess the situation on the ground.
Portions of a statement issued and signed by Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Chief Superintendent of Police and Director, Public Affairs, said:
“It was further established that even though nobody was hit by a bullet the Police handling of the incident was poor and fell short of our standard operating procedure on crowd control.
“As a result, DCOP Kwesi Akomeah-Apraku who was acting as the Regional Commander has been removed from his position and has been interdicted.
“Two other officers, ACP Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP Mr Alex Cudjoe Acquah, the Suame Divisional Police Commander have also been interdicted to make way for a thorough investigation into the matter.”
The Ghana Police Service admitted that a better approach to tackling the riot at Kumasi Islamic Senior High School could have been employed.
The Service noted that a more calculated tactic could have led to a much salient resolution to the chaos and not the development that was seen in the Ashanti Region on Monday.
Read below the full statement from the Police.
