A staff member of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), Aliu Mahama, has alleged that he was assaulted by police officers from the Nungua Police Station after they reportedly mistook him for an armed robbery suspect at GREDA Estate in Accra.
Mahama, who works with the Transport Unit of GCGL, said the incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026, when he stepped out to buy kenkey for his children.
Recounting the incident, he said he was waiting outside his house and had called his children to come for the food when a vehicle approached.
"After buying the kenkey and trying to contact my children to come and collect the food, I saw a vehicle coming. When it got closer, one man suddenly jumped out and ordered me to lie on the ground. Before I realised what was happening, someone hit my head with a stick and I fell," he narrated.
Mahama said the men accused him of being an armed robber and warned that they would shoot him if he failed to cooperate.
"They told me I was an armed robber and asked me to raise my hands. They said if I did not cooperate, they would shoot me. One of them even cocked his gun," he alleged.
According to him, he pleaded with the officers to accompany him to his nearby residence so that his family and neighbours could confirm his identity, but they refused.
Mahama said the officers were dressed in black clothing and arrived in a white Toyota pickup truck without visible police markings.
"They handcuffed me after attacking me and took me away. During the journey, I kept telling them I was not a robber, but nobody listened to me," he said.
He further alleged that the officers drove him to Zongo Junction, where he remained handcuffed in the vehicle for about three hours while they conducted operations in the area.
"Any time I opened my mouth to explain, they did not want to listen. They slapped me and hit me. They did not give me the chance to speak," he claimed.
Mahama said he was later taken to the Nungua Police Station, where the alleged assault continued.
"When they got me out of the vehicle after we arrived at the station, they ordered me to lie down. They kicked my leg and started beating me with what felt like a metal object all over my body," he alleged.
According to Mahama, his brother later arrived at the station after being contacted by the police. He said a female officer subsequently intervened after listening to his account of events.
Mahama said he returned to the station the following day to lodge a formal complaint and was able to identify some of the officers he alleged were involved.
"One of them had earlier spoken to my daughter and gave her his phone number. When I got the number from my daughter, I realised he was the driver of the vehicle. He was the one who hit my head with the stick," he claimed.
He said the Station Commander later invited the officers identified in the complaint to explain what had happened.
"They brought the driver and another officer. When they were asked who beat me, they denied responsibility," Mahama said.
Medical assessment
The Resident Medical Officer of Graphic Communications Group Ltd, Dr Jacqui Barnes, who is treating Mahama, said he reported with complaints of headache, pain in both eyes and general body pains following the alleged assault.
According to Dr Barnes, an examination revealed swelling around both eyes and bleeding in both eyes, with the left eye more severely affected.
She also observed a haematoma (a collection of blood under the skin) on the back of Mahama's right thigh, accompanied by a superficial laceration, as well as another haematoma on the outer side of his left thigh.
Dr Barnes further identified a small swelling measuring about two centimetres on his scalp, which Mahama said was the spot where he was allegedly struck with a stick.
"The patient will be treated with eye drops, injections, muscle relaxants and pain medication. He will be monitored over the next 24 hours to assess his condition and response to treatment," she said.
The Ghana Police Service had not publicly responded to the allegations at the time of publication.
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