POLICEMEN GIVEN 10 DAYS TO PRODUCE JAILBREAKS AT TEPA

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ASP Yusif Tanko, Ash Police PRO
Police at Tepa in the Ahafo-Ano North District of Ashanti have appealed to the public to help track down two suspects who escaped from lawful police custody yesterday. 

The suspects, both natives of Tepa are Ernest Owusu Afram, 26 years old professional nurse and Shadrack Nyame, a 39 year old driver. 

Owusu Afram, who has been on remand, is being tried for defrauding some people to the tune of 40 thousand Ghana Cedis with the intention of securing admission for them at the Tepa Midwifery and Nursing Training College. 




He is suspected to have collected between one thousand Ghana Cedis and 20 thousand Ghana Cedis from the unsuspecting applicants. 

Owusu Afram was to face the trial judge last Wednesday but was adjourned to next week Thursday. 

Shadrack on the other hand was arrested by the police for allegedly selling his master’s vehicle and conveying it to Cote d’Ivoire, but lied to the owner that the vehicle had broken down on a road somewhere in the Brong Ahafo Region. 

The two were the only suspects in police cell when the escape took place. 

A visit to the cell showed that the two suspects managed to escape through a small space created to provide air into the cell. 

They are believed to have used a metal blade to cut the iron bar before escaping through the narrow space. 

The Divisional Police Commander, ACP Kofi Dwumfour Berchie said the two policemen on duty at the time of the escape have been given 10 days to produce the suspects or face Police Service Enquiry to try them for negligence of duty. 

The District Police Commander, Superintendent David Amoako said the incident came as a surprise because the officers on duty were conducting hourly inspection at the cells to determine the safety of inmates, a requirement of the Police Services Rules and Regulations. 

He said the police officers on duty could not explain the circumstances leading to the escape of the suspects, adding that further investigations would be conducted to ascertain how the incident occurred. 

Supt. Amoako said the suspects may be hanging around Tepa and its environs.

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