Gbefi residents allegedly attack Kpando police officers & free suspect

Residents of Gbefi in the Volta Region have reportedly attacked police officers from the Kpando Police Command and freed a suspect.

The suspect was allegedly arrested in connection with a murder case.

The incident according to a report by Accra-based CitiNews  occurred in the presence of DSP Hilarious Avornyo who doubles as the Commander of the Anfoega District of the Ghana Police Service.

Apparently, an indigene of Gbefi who was on holidays from his base abroad, had reported to the police on Sunday morning about the suspect threatening to murder him over a piece of land which the complainant claimed was being used for the cultivation of marijuana.

Eight police officers from the Kpando command who managed to arrest the suspect were allegedly ambushed by some 400 angry residents who managed to free the suspect.

DSP Avornyo confirmed the incident to CitiNews, but refused to give any further details.