A family is demanding justice for 30-year-old, Felix Kwame Nortey whose arm was allegedly broken by a Police Officer at Asutsuare in Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region.
The fractured arm of the 30-year-old resident of Juapong was amputated last week at St.Joseph’s Hospital in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital.
Richard Manyo, brother of the victim narrated to mybrytfmonline.com that, on February 21, 2021, while on four different motorbikes with others ridding from Juapong in the Volta Region to Ashaiman in Greater Accra Region, a police officer later identified as Wisdom Glavui who was then on Police checkpoint duty at Asutsuare in Shai -District allegedly hit the upper arm of the victim with the barrel of the AK47 rifle he was wielding without any provocation resulting in the severe injury.
He said, the arm of the victim was immediately numbed but the victim began to feel severe pains later forcing them to send him to a nearby health facility for first aid, however, was referred to VRA Hospital where he was subsequently referred to St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua.
“It happened on Sunday 21st February 2021, when we were on our way to Accra from Juapong in the Volta region. On reaching the Asutsuare barrier, we saw two policemen seating at the post. We were four motorbikes coming so I was leading and my brother is the second. Before we got there one of the Police officers stood up, all that I heard was a sound. He said the policeman broke his hand “.Richard Manyo said.
He added that “the police did not stop us. No policeman stopped as and we did not stop. He hit him with the mouth of the riffle. We rushed him to the clinic for first aid before I returned to complain to the police officers. When I went to them, the Policeman denied the incident. My brother’s hand was amputated a week ago at St. Joseph Hospital in Koforidua”.
A formal complaint has been lodged at the Police station and the case was referred to the Greater Accra Regional Police Command however, according to the family, nothing has been done in pursuit of justice for the victim.
The family is calling on the Inspector General of Police, to intervene to demand justice and compensation for the harm caused to the victim.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
