The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a police Officer seen in a viral video assaulting a member of the Public.

Detective Corporal Baba Amando Ibrahim, stationed at Tuna Police Station in the Savanna Region has been interdicted with the immediate effect for professional misconduct after a video of him slapping a handcuffed civilian several times went viral.

“The Ghana Police Service has interdicted with immediate effect Detective Corporal Baba Amando Ibrahim, stationed at Tuna Police Station in the Savanna Region, for professional misconduct. The Police Officer was sighted in a viral video assaulting a member of the public.” The Police said in a statement.

According to the Police, Detective Corporal Baba Amando Ibrahim’s interdiction will help them to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.

The statement added that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. Akufo Dampare has reached out to the family of the victim and assured them of support.

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“The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has reached out to the family of the victim to offer assurance of support. The IGP has accordingly directed the Savanna Police Commander to work with the family in this regard.” The statement added.

Below is the full statement:

Police Officer Interdicted for professional misconduct

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted with immediate effect Detective Corporal Baba Amando Ibrahim, stationed at Tuna Police Station in the Savanna Region, for professional misconduct.

The Police Officer was sighted in a viral video assaulting a member of the public.

His interdiction is to allow for thorough interrogation into his conduct in line with the Police Service Regulations.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has reached out to the family of the victim to offer assurance of support. The IGP has accordingly directed the Savanna Police Commander to work with the family in this regard.

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command says its operatives have recovered a black Toyota SUV stolen by armed robbers.

In a statement on Friday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh said the vehicle was stolen on Thursday around the Lugbe area of the territory.

She explained that the Command received a distress call from a good Samaritan on Thursday evening reporting a carjacking incident in the area.

The PPRO said one Kemi H. Adidiru was driving from Lugbe to the city center when she was abruptly stopped and surrounded by six armed men under a pedestrian bridge along Alieta Road, Lugbe.

The robbers, according to the PPRO, forcefully ejected both the car owner and her driver from the 2012 black Toyota Land Cruiser Prado (Reg. No. ABJ 670 EY) and sped off with the car and her belongings.

The statement added that the witness, alarmed by the robbery, promptly notified the Command Control Room, providing crucial information about the vehicle and the suspects’ direction of escape.

“The Police acted quickly, alerting strategic checkpoints and deploying patrol teams across the FCT.

“At approximately 11:35 pm, Police operatives spotted the stolen vehicle at a checkpoint along Dantata Bridge, Galadimawa Road.

“When officers attempted to stop the suspects, they sped away, leading to a high-speed chase towards Airport Junction. Upon reaching another Police checkpoint at the Airport Junction, the suspects opened fire, engaging the Police in a fierce gun battle.

“Thanks to the superior firepower of the police, the suspects abandoned the vehicle and their firearm, fleeing into the surrounding bushes.

“The vehicle was successfully recovered, along with a bag containing an international passport belonging to Halimat Adediru, cash and other valuables.”

The PPRO said the recovered items have since been returned to their rightful owner, who expressed profound gratitude for the prompt response and professionalism of the Police.

A BusinessDay defence correspondent, Ojochenemi Onje, has regained her freedom from kidnappers commonly called “one chance operators” in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The female journalist’s freedom was confirmed on Saturday morning by some of her colleagues.

It is not clear whether any ransom was paid to secure her release.

The media had on Friday evening reported that Onje was abducted by kidnappers commonly called “one chance operators” according to several of her colleagues.

The media had learnt that the female journalist was kidnapped on her way from office.

One of the sources had said the kidnappers had contacted the victim’s workplace to demand the sum of N1million before releasing her from their custody.

“We need your prayers. The BusinessDay correspondent was kidnapped by one-chance operators and they are demanding for one million before they would release her,” one of her colleagues.

It was learnt that the incident was escalated to the Nigerian police and the military.