A commercial driver has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer over illegal transport fare at Kasoa in the Central Region.
According to reports, the driver had earlier assaulted a passenger who protested over an increase in transportation fare purportedly set by the Concerned Drivers Association.
The police proceeded to apprehend him after the passenger lodged a complaint with them over the assault.
However, the driver resisted the arrest and slapped the officer in the process.
The situation escalated after other drivers at the Kasoa lorry station, who thought their colleague was being maltreated, stormed the police station.
The police officers on duty had to use pepper spray on the irate drivers to disperse them.
Meanwhile, another civilian was also arrested after he threatened to mobilize some boys to attack the police officers for arresting the driver.
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There have been several reports about civilians assaulting cops.
In January 2024, a driver was arrested for running over a police officer on duty at Agona Swedru in the Central region.
The taxi diver ran over Constable Ernest Opare while he was directing traffic on the busy dual carriage road.
A police source said the driver with vehicle registration number GW 6086-22 was driving at top speed on the shoulders of the road when he ran over the police officer.
Constable Ernest Opare sustained severe injuries to his back and hands and was rushed to the Agona Swedru Municipal Hospital for treatment.