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The Ghana Police Service has announced the shutdown of the Nsuaem Police Station in the Western Region and the relocation of stationed officers. The shutdown is temporary, it said in a statement. It is in response to an attack on the facility and officers by a mob on October 29, following the detention of a kidnapping suspect. The police statement reported that a group of about fifteen men, accompanied by two children aged 7 and 5, visited the station alleging an attempted kidnapping against suspect Sulley Moses, aged 25. “They suspected that he intended to lure the children to an unknown destination and, therefore, demanded police action. Police detained the suspect after the children confirmed that he had forcibly held the hand of one of them as they tried to leave.” It further reported that about 500 people stormed the premises of the station with stones and other offensive implements to demand the suspect’s release. “The crowd blocked the Takoradi-Tarkwa highway, set tyres ablaze, and threw stones at the police, damaging two vehicles, parts of the station building, and several impounded motorbikes.” Restoration of Peace It took a police reinforcement team and the Military to disperse the crowd and restore sanity, according to the police. Meanwhile, three police officers and four civilians sustained injuries and were treated at the Nsuaem Government Hospital, with one of them later being referred to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for further treatment. With the police station closed, the suspect has been transferred to the Tarkwa Regional Headquarters for further investigation. Condemning the attack, the Western Central Regional Police Command assured the public that all perpetrators will be identified, arrested, and brought to justice. Story by Hajara Fuseini
