Some shipment drivers numbering approximately 80 have accused police in Yapei in the principal Gonja District of the Savannah area of harassment, extortion and abuse.
in keeping with the drivers, some of whom are Burkinabe, the police detained them for refusing to provide GH¢5 bribes when they got to the Yapei barrier.
Our correspondent stated that the drivers, who've been on the barrier for near 24 hours, expressed dissatisfaction over the police motion as they remonstrate.
“They said we ought to pay GH¢5
to them which we refused and told them our files are real but the police handcuffed us and started out beating us,” one driving force told TV3‘s Christopher Amoako in Mossi.
any other said: “Our trouble with the police is the cash. when we are dispatched from Tema to our vacation spot, they call for a whole lot of cash from us.”
in the meantime, the Savannah nearby Police Public relations Officer (seasoned), Inspector Agyekum, has condemned the actions of law enforcement officials at the barrier.
He admitted that he received reviews about the attack on cargo drivers Friday night time however rejects the accusations of bribery.
“the problem of extortion as alleged by way of the drivers isn't accurate however i can say as for the attack, i am even now not happy with my humans over there which we're going to take disciplinary motion towards them.
“i have a footage that's telling me they absolutely assaulted one of the drivers.”
