Nana Addo gives IGP 100% support for prompt action against Midland Policeman.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lent his “complete support” to Mr. David Asante-Apeatuthe, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for his swift action against the police officer who
violently abused a lady with a two-month-old baby at Midland Savings and Loans.
This video of the incident generated public outrage after it went viral on social media Friday.
The IGP, David Asante-Apeatu, directed the immediate arrest of the officer, Lance Corporal Godzi Federick Amanor, and initiated criminal processes against him.
In a statement issued on Friday, the police high command issued a stern warning to all officers “reminding them to desist from any such human rights abuses and misconducts”.
In a post on Twitter, a day after the incident went viral on social media, President Akufo-Addo reiterated the fundamental role of the police.
“Policemen are meant to protect citizens and not to assault citizens.”
He continued: “The measures that the IGP has taken to sanction the erring policeman and to make sure these things don’t happen again, have my complete support.
“I support 100% the measures he has taken so that we can stop these incidents from proliferating.”
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