A local youth organization has asked Ghana's Inspector-General of Police to investigate the death of a healthcare worker during a police operation. The incident happened on Friday, April 5, when officers from the Formed Police Unit clashed with young people in the Yamfo community of the Ahafo Region.
The confrontation quickly turned violent and escalated to the point where community members vandalized the local police station. The situation became so tense that military personnel from Sunyani were deployed to help restore calm. The Yamfo Youth Development Association believes the police operation was unnecessary and occurred outside the proper jurisdictional boundaries.
Nana Gyamfi Kumanim Asare, the association's chairman, expressed deep disappointment about the incident. He emphasized the tragic nature of Richard Agyei Antwi's death and questioned why police from the Duayaw Nkwanta Division entered Yamfo when it was not their assigned area. The association wants a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the healthcare worker's death.
The petition submitted to Inspector-General Christian Tetteh Yohuno calls for swift action. Community leaders want a comprehensive review of the events that led to Mr. Antwi's death. They are seeking assurances that such incidents will not happen again and that policing practices will improve to prevent future confrontations between law enforcement and community members.
The confrontation quickly turned violent and escalated to the point where community members vandalized the local police station. The situation became so tense that military personnel from Sunyani were deployed to help restore calm. The Yamfo Youth Development Association believes the police operation was unnecessary and occurred outside the proper jurisdictional boundaries.
Nana Gyamfi Kumanim Asare, the association's chairman, expressed deep disappointment about the incident. He emphasized the tragic nature of Richard Agyei Antwi's death and questioned why police from the Duayaw Nkwanta Division entered Yamfo when it was not their assigned area. The association wants a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the healthcare worker's death.
The petition submitted to Inspector-General Christian Tetteh Yohuno calls for swift action. Community leaders want a comprehensive review of the events that led to Mr. Antwi's death. They are seeking assurances that such incidents will not happen again and that policing practices will improve to prevent future confrontations between law enforcement and community members.
