[ 2011-06-06 ]

Mzbel arrested for beating Policeman
Celebrated Ghanaian songstress Mzbel spent the
weekend weeping in police cells and would this
morning be processed for court.

Mzbel, aged 31, and two other accomplices were
arrested by officials of the Motor Transport and
Traffic Unit (MTTU) for physically assaulting a
uniformed policeman on official duty.

The musician and two others were reported to have
deliberately run their Mitsubishi 4x4 vehicle with
registration number GR 9470-11 into the policeman
who fell on the bonnet of the vehicle.

They then sped off and drove for a distance, with
the policeman still hooked dangerously on the
bonnet while eyewitnesses screamed at the horror
of what was happening.

Their vehicle was eventually forced to stop when
it was crossed by a private security van.

Police sources said when Mzbel got out of the
Mitsubishi, she started yelling at the cop,
claiming he had no right to cross their way.

The musician got more physical and held the
uniformed policeman by the neck in an attempt to
strangle him while pushing a clenched fist in his
face but onlookers rushed to the rescue of the
policeman.

Reports said when Mzbel realized she had fallen
foul of the law, she started wailing, claiming to
have been assaulted by the policeman instead, but
onlookers started hooting at her.

The vehicle and its occupants were therefore taken
to the MTTU headquarters where the three were
arrested for various offences and placed in
custody to be processed for court this morning.

Mzbel and her accomplices could face jail terms if
found guilty.

According to police reports, Mzbel aka Nana Ekua
Amoah, was in the vehicle alongside Emmanuel Paa
Kwesi, 31 and Maxwell Mawuli, 32.

Police reports said around midday last Saturday, a
police MTTU officer on duty at the Tudu traffic
light in Accra realized there was heavy traffic on
a section of the road which obstructed the free
flow of vehicles.

The officer, in his attempt to identify the cause,
realized it was caused by a Mitsubishi 4x4 vehicle
with registration number GR9470-11, driven by one
Emmanuel Paa Kwesi.

He therefore requested to see the driver’s
license. Police sources disclosed that after the
cop’s inquiry, the suspect hurriedly left the
driver’s seat and handed over to Maxwell Mamuli
who was reportedly rude to the policeman.

But the policeman, who was not deterred by the
conduct, insisted on seeing the license of
Emmanuel Paa Kwesi.

Maxwell Mamuli ignored his request, started the
vehicle and hit the cop who fell on the bonnet of
the vehicle while Mamuli drove away at top speed,
regardless of what happened to him.

A private security van, with a policeman on board
who witnessed the incident, also took a different
direction and blocked the Mitsubishi on the main
road to ensure they never escaped from the crime
they had purportedly committed.

National MTTU Commander ACP Augwubutoge Awuni, who
confirmed the arrest on Saturday, said Mzbel would
spend the weekend in police detention at the
Ministries Police Station while the rest would be
held at the MTTU cells.

He used the opportunity to caution music stars not
to have the impression they were above the law and
as such could abuse any person at will.

The MTTU Boss underscored the need for the
citizenry to be law-abiding, irrespective of their
status, reiterating that once someone went
against, the security agency would go after such a
person.

Source - news-one

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