Police officer dies after being pushed from moving car

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AGBESI KWESI 10 years ago

There is no Community Day SHS project in Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipality. What we have is an Artistic Impression of the E-blocks mounted on poster and placed on a land behind the LEKMA Hospital. Yet in the NDC published list of ...
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There is no Community Day SHS project in Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipality. What we have is an Artistic Impression of the E-blocks mounted on poster and placed on a land behind the LEKMA Hospital. Yet in the NDC published list of community day SHS an item was found as follows: " 71 G. Accra Ledzokuku krowor North West Teshie-Lekma" Eiiii Eiiii Eiiii.
Abongo 10 years ago

Idiot comment on the topic dam fool

Idiot comment on the topic dam fool
KO 10 years ago

I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED THE TRUCK DRIVER IN THE FIRST PLACE?SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A CLEAR CASE OF HARASSMENT AND EXTORTION GONE. WRONG.IF I WERE THE DRIVER'S LAWYER I WOULD ARGUE THAT THEY PUSHED HIM OUT BE ...
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I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED THE TRUCK DRIVER IN THE FIRST PLACE?SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A CLEAR CASE OF HARASSMENT AND EXTORTION GONE. WRONG.IF I WERE THE DRIVER'S LAWYER I WOULD ARGUE THAT THEY PUSHED HIM OUT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT HE WAS AN ARMED ROBBER WHICH IS NOT FAR FROM THE TRUTH.
OZA 10 years ago

It is only in Ghana that the police ride in the alleged criminal's car.

It is only in Ghana that the police ride in the alleged criminal's car.
kweku trouble 10 years ago

Unfortunately the rubbish you just wrote will not cure the crime perpetrated by the driver and his accomplice. This is children talk.

Unfortunately the rubbish you just wrote will not cure the crime perpetrated by the driver and his accomplice. This is children talk.
mawriz 10 years ago

In any case the government said they didn't complete all the SHS'S. If you have not heard it I am telling you now. Not all of them are complete.

In any case the government said they didn't complete all the SHS'S. If you have not heard it I am telling you now. Not all of them are complete.
acasia 10 years ago

everyone does as they deem fit! the end result will be chaos on a large scale. no wonder after independence we are still not making significant progress. all the governments have been totally weak and not able to put Ghana on ...
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everyone does as they deem fit! the end result will be chaos on a large scale. no wonder after independence we are still not making significant progress. all the governments have been totally weak and not able to put Ghana on the right track! Ghana is a nonsensical nation filled with illiterates and religious freaks who only live to eat, party and sleep!
Candiman 10 years ago

Stupid driver !

Stupid driver !
Be wise 10 years ago

Although it is sad to hear this kind of stories. but i think the police in Ghana merit atimes. It is a bad attitude and unprofessional for a police to join a vehicle of the offender no matter how the offence is. Though the d ...
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Although it is sad to hear this kind of stories. but i think the police in Ghana merit atimes. It is a bad attitude and unprofessional for a police to join a vehicle of the offender no matter how the offence is. Though the driver acted wrongly but such attitude of Ghana police is nasty and annoying. Even miritia was far better than the policemen we have now.
Francis 10 years ago

Police should learn, just take his number and allow him to go and declare the car wanted, that was the wise thing to do, this goes to all police officers who stand in the middle of the road and stopping vehicles, it's a bad p ...
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Police should learn, just take his number and allow him to go and declare the car wanted, that was the wise thing to do, this goes to all police officers who stand in the middle of the road and stopping vehicles, it's a bad practice
You are gone but Gh police is working, my condelence to his family but this is a stupid death he could have avoided

Manu 10 years ago

Why should the police man sit in the car and asking the driver to drive to the police station. This is total nonsence , Ghana police should be advance a little . As an officer , you have every right to stop the car , lock him ...
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Why should the police man sit in the car and asking the driver to drive to the police station. This is total nonsence , Ghana police should be advance a little . As an officer , you have every right to stop the car , lock him and call for a police assistance to come and pick up the car to the station. This is stupid death
Kwabena, Toronto 10 years ago

Police culture and practices in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa need to change to reflect 21st century international policing standards. Unless someone's life is danger, or community's safety at risk or imminent risk, there is ...
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Police culture and practices in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa need to change to reflect 21st century international policing standards. Unless someone's life is danger, or community's safety at risk or imminent risk, there is no point for a police officer to engage in a hot pursuit in apprehending someone suspected of a crime. In this sense, an environment has to be created in policing cycles to make it conducive for citizens suspected of contravening the law to be invited to police stations to speak to the police about any alleged wrongdoing. Not to speak ill of the deceased police officer, it was unprofessional and poor judgement on his part to get on to the accused's vehicle in the first place. Professionally, the officer should have taken the accused's vehicle's information and his driver's license number and most importantly, given him a window of opportunity for him to report at the local police station for further questioning relative to the alleged crime. These measures would certainly helped prevent the needless death of the officer.
Koojam 10 years ago

I don't know if there are no laws in Ghana. Such a criminal would be sent in and out of court and at the end of it all, he would be set free. Let the law deal with him immediately and put in behind bars for life. These are fi ...
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I don't know if there are no laws in Ghana. Such a criminal would be sent in and out of court and at the end of it all, he would be set free. Let the law deal with him immediately and put in behind bars for life. These are fit to rot in jail and not a plantain stealer.
Maame 10 years ago

Though unfortunate event, i believe its about time IGP talked to his men. what in this modern age you see police men ceasing drivers keys on high ways leaving innocent passengers stranded for a minor traffic offence.cant poli ...
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Though unfortunate event, i believe its about time IGP talked to his men. what in this modern age you see police men ceasing drivers keys on high ways leaving innocent passengers stranded for a minor traffic offence.cant police officers take particulars of offensive driver and later ask to report at the nearest police station convenient,or is it the one cedi bribe they being collecting? hope the incidence would have been avoided if the right thing had been done.
k. b. 10 years ago

It's a sad incident,! But my take on this is that the ramble style the police men and women do arrest in this country should be changed.Even their own security is very porous and must therefore learn from this sad incident.

It's a sad incident,! But my take on this is that the ramble style the police men and women do arrest in this country should be changed.Even their own security is very porous and must therefore learn from this sad incident.
kojo 10 years ago

It makes me sad to hear and see how our journalists, politicians, graduates, students etc. etc; I will say many Ghanaians who speak on public platforms or write in the media are losing grip of the English language. An exampl ...
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It makes me sad to hear and see how our journalists, politicians, graduates, students etc. etc; I will say many Ghanaians who speak on public platforms or write in the media are losing grip of the English language. An example of such a mistake is title of this news item. 'Police officer dies after BEEN pushed from moving car' in stead of after 'BEING'. .
Our use of correct tenses and grammar has been deteriorating at an alarming rate. It would appear as if our schools have not been paying the required attention to the teaching of English anymore as it used to be in the past. I wonder if Oral English remains on the senior high school syllabus. Ghana is known in international circles as an English speaking country so we might as well speak and write it well.
kabokabo 10 years ago

Man if you understand that article then what is your problem? Nigerians always write WERE instead of WHERE. 80% of Ghanaians pronounce R L and L R but its cool, who care for grammar these days!

Man if you understand that article then what is your problem? Nigerians always write WERE instead of WHERE. 80% of Ghanaians pronounce R L and L R but its cool, who care for grammar these days!
Mimi 10 years ago

Thank u acasia u've said de truth

Thank u acasia u've said de truth
mpanimfuo USA 10 years ago

Is only in Ghana that policeman will stop u and get into your car and tell u to drive him/her to court or police station! What kind of nonsense is that!police should learn their lesson from this.Even in America here if polic ...
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Is only in Ghana that policeman will stop u and get into your car and tell u to drive him/her to court or police station! What kind of nonsense is that!police should learn their lesson from this.Even in America here if policeman stops u ,you have no right to come out from your car just stay in your car n put your hand on steer .Ghanaian police u like doing stupid stuff .Now look!
Bibini 10 years ago

I was driving once with my family and suddenly a policeman stopped me by coming onto the road. He opened the passenger van and sat in it and asked me to drive to the police station.

We asked him what I had done wrong but a ...
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I was driving once with my family and suddenly a policeman stopped me by coming onto the road. He opened the passenger van and sat in it and asked me to drive to the police station.

We asked him what I had done wrong but all he would say is you shouldn't have done what you did.

We kept asking him but he won't tell us what I had done wrong but insisted we went to the police station. It was just midday and I kind of thought he wanted lunch money.

But I wasn't going to give him any money. I told him we are going home and if he wants a free ride to our house he is welcomed. I drove about 10 minutes and he kept asking "are you not going to the police station"? and I said no.

I decided to stop briefly, to see what happens. He got out of the van and pretended he was writing down my registration number and he said "I have your registration number, you will see".

That was it. I don't think it is lawful for the police to get into vehicles, and they don't have the power to order drivers to drive their vehicles to the station either but this is Ghana.

Ck 10 years ago

All the political parties in this election should make Law and Order a priority. lawlessness breeds economic chaos

All the political parties in this election should make Law and Order a priority. lawlessness breeds economic chaos
Mawuli 10 years ago

He died through shock thats the outcome of the autopcy . remember something happened in kumasi. Police brutalized some boy to death and the report said it was a shock!!!

He died through shock thats the outcome of the autopcy . remember something happened in kumasi. Police brutalized some boy to death and the report said it was a shock!!!
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

Blame Nana for his all die be die.

Blame Nana for his all die be die.
Qtp 10 years ago

'stolen his trees' paaa?

'stolen his trees' paaa?
Becce 10 years ago

The police seem to do that because they can't rely on DVLA with the particulars they take to get the drivers they are looking for. They even take licences of drivers and misplace them causing the drivers to go up and down the ...
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The police seem to do that because they can't rely on DVLA with the particulars they take to get the drivers they are looking for. They even take licences of drivers and misplace them causing the drivers to go up and down the police station looking for them and their licences. We need modern policing
Asoreba 10 years ago

Let's move away from the "ancient & primitive" way of doing things in Ghana. Why do police officers have to sit in somebody's car and tell them to drive to the police station in this age? What are we doing as a nation to d ...
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Let's move away from the "ancient & primitive" way of doing things in Ghana. Why do police officers have to sit in somebody's car and tell them to drive to the police station in this age? What are we doing as a nation to develop a system whereby police officer can just write tickets for desk appearances? This will also cut down the corruption of police officers "handling" money!!!
atta 10 years ago

RIP
His action was unprofessional; what training do they receive at all. How on earth do you join a criminal to drive to the police station??

RIP
His action was unprofessional; what training do they receive at all. How on earth do you join a criminal to drive to the police station??
Aspama 10 years ago

I think the Police must learn from what happened and change their process of arresting people. Don't sit in people's car .Take their particulars instead of taking their car keys,sitting at car front and say I have arrested yo ...
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I think the Police must learn from what happened and change their process of arresting people. Don't sit in people's car .Take their particulars instead of taking their car keys,sitting at car front and say I have arrested you take me to My police station.Is not Safe
razak 10 years ago

Though I mourn with the family of the deceased,but is high time police stop behaving like kids by stopping a vehicle and jumping straight into it,thus dangerous..

Though I mourn with the family of the deceased,but is high time police stop behaving like kids by stopping a vehicle and jumping straight into it,thus dangerous..
Martin 10 years ago

It is sad commentary on the affairs of the country that this hard-working police officer had to die a senseless death. This police office was doing his job with limited or no resources available to him because the country can ...
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It is sad commentary on the affairs of the country that this hard-working police officer had to die a senseless death. This police office was doing his job with limited or no resources available to him because the country cannot provide vehicles to transport crime suspects. The officer was pushed to his death from the vehicle being driven by the suspect to the police station. If the police had used their own vehicle to transport the suspect, none of this would have happened.

Martin 10 years ago

The manner in which the police officer died should be a teachable lesson to all police officers in the country. The IGP should issue a directive to all his officers asking them to cease and desist from the practice of riding ...
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The manner in which the police officer died should be a teachable lesson to all police officers in the country. The IGP should issue a directive to all his officers asking them to cease and desist from the practice of riding with a suspect in the suspect's own vehicle to the police station.
GH vi 10 years ago

thank u Martin. u appear so far to be the only person to have comprehended the whole situation. it's amazing how people are rather condemning the policeman as if it's normal,or it was the driver's right to kill the policeman ...
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thank u Martin. u appear so far to be the only person to have comprehended the whole situation. it's amazing how people are rather condemning the policeman as if it's normal,or it was the driver's right to kill the policeman in order to resist arrest
Afia 10 years ago

Soo sad. RIP. # n why court case in dis for dem t make it a foolish case or take bribe. Just jail d person.

Soo sad. RIP. # n why court case in dis for dem t make it a foolish case or take bribe. Just jail d person.
Agyemang 10 years ago

Most Policemen in Ghana are illiterates, money grabbing and unprofessional. Left to me, the whole police service should be scrapped. The most hopeless and corrupt institution in Ghana. Shameful to die this way.

Most Policemen in Ghana are illiterates, money grabbing and unprofessional. Left to me, the whole police service should be scrapped. The most hopeless and corrupt institution in Ghana. Shameful to die this way.
buzzy 10 years ago

Blame your so called IGP. He gave the drivers such power that police shouldn't check them.

Blame your so called IGP. He gave the drivers such power that police shouldn't check them.
Ghana 10 years ago

All
Police officers in Ghana have to learn lesson from this. Very selfish and corrupt.

All
Police officers in Ghana have to learn lesson from this. Very selfish and corrupt.
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Fox 10 years ago

The bastard deserved to die. Ghanaian police are like animals, no level of professionalism. Just plain stupid and he deserve to die.

The bastard deserved to die. Ghanaian police are like animals, no level of professionalism. Just plain stupid and he deserve to die.
Momo 10 years ago

what a stupid system? first of all Police doesnt have any vehicles or ticket system to issue? why should the police sit in somebody's car to take him or her to the station to charge the person,bad system that needs to be fixe ...
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what a stupid system? first of all Police doesnt have any vehicles or ticket system to issue? why should the police sit in somebody's car to take him or her to the station to charge the person,bad system that needs to be fixed
Victor Vulor 10 years ago

Perpetrators of a crime as heinous as this should be punished severely to serve as a deterrent to others. We are living in a world of unfathomable wickedness. People who commit these dastardly acts should be dealt with so peo ...
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Perpetrators of a crime as heinous as this should be punished severely to serve as a deterrent to others. We are living in a world of unfathomable wickedness. People who commit these dastardly acts should be dealt with so people can restrain themselves.
Not necessary 10 years ago

Agbesi kwesi,you are not always serious or you don't know what you are doing,they are talking about the death of someone and you are telling about politics.

Agbesi kwesi,you are not always serious or you don't know what you are doing,they are talking about the death of someone and you are telling about politics.
kwesi 10 years ago

The journalist who wrote the story has crucified the eNGLISH LANGUAGE, eI bROFO PAA NIE

The journalist who wrote the story has crucified the eNGLISH LANGUAGE, eI bROFO PAA NIE
kuuso 10 years ago

well done Mr driver. A Policeman without common sense why?die on proper duty not this one.

well done Mr driver. A Policeman without common sense why?die on proper duty not this one.
KWABENA KASAPREKO. 10 years ago

WHAT IS THE GHANA GOVERNMENT DOING ? THE COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY IN OUR LAWS. BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THAT, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THESE RAMPANT KILLINGS IN THE COUNTRY. IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE DRIVER SHOULDN'T HAVE ...
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WHAT IS THE GHANA GOVERNMENT DOING ? THE COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY IN OUR LAWS. BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THAT, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THESE RAMPANT KILLINGS IN THE COUNTRY. IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE DRIVER SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MADE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, POLICEMAN SHOULD HAVE HANDCUFFED THE CULPRIT. TIMES HAVE CHANGED, HENCE THE POLICE SHOULD REFRESH THEIR POLICIES. THAT CULPRIT SHOULD BE EXECUTED, JUST AS HE EXECUTED THE POLICEMAN, AND HIS ACCOMPLICE BE GIVEN A LENGTHY JAIL SENTENCE. NEVERTHELESS, IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT TO LISTEN TO THE DEMANDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THE PARLIAMENTARIANS TO POWER. WE SHOULD HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY. PERIOD !!!
Vinss 10 years ago

TELL THE SUSPECT TO REPORT TO POLICE OFFICE BUT YOU CANT SIT INSIDE HIS TRUCK AND INSTRUCT IS DANGEROUS OF PEACE OFFICERS ACTING THIS WAY WHAT LAW PROTECTS THE SUSPECT THE ACCUSED PERSON WHERE A CASE HAS NOT BEING ESTBLISED?

TELL THE SUSPECT TO REPORT TO POLICE OFFICE BUT YOU CANT SIT INSIDE HIS TRUCK AND INSTRUCT IS DANGEROUS OF PEACE OFFICERS ACTING THIS WAY WHAT LAW PROTECTS THE SUSPECT THE ACCUSED PERSON WHERE A CASE HAS NOT BEING ESTBLISED?

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