Islamic SHS Incident: Deputy Regional Commander Removed, Two Other Senior Officers Interdicted

Ensuing the incident which occurred at the Islamic SHS yesterday, the Deputy Regional Commander has been removed, and two Senior Officers interdicted.

DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, the acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from office, and ACP George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP Alex Cudjoe Acquah, the Suame Division Police Commander, have both been interdicted.

This new development comes in after the Inspector-General of Police, DrGeorge Akuffo Dampare personally visited the Islamic SHS in Kumasi to assess the incident.

In a press release posted on the verified Twitter account of Ghana Police, the 6th, 7th point stated that

“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 procedures on crowd control.

As a result, the Deputy Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr 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 been interdicted to make way for a thorough investigation into the incident.

The Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) has commenced a full-scale investigation into the conduct of the officers who were responsible for the Police response”.

In the latter part of the press release, it was indicated that Police clinical Psychologists have been deployed to visit the school to offer psychosocial support to the student body and the situation, is under total control.

Check out the full press release here

 

News Release:
Update on Disturbances at Islamic Senior High School: Deputy Regional Commander Removed, Two Other Senior Officers Interdicted

Read more from the attached link and release;https://t.co/0VwsbtXpOn pic.twitter.com/FWGGac0nxR

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) June 13, 2022