[ 2017-05-03 ]

Policeman strips taxi driver naked
A policeman stationed at the Anyaa police station
in Accra, Gabriel Tabiri, went berserk Tuesday by
physically assaulting a taxi driver for allegedly
jumping red traffic light.

The cab driver Kwabena Danso, who is traumatized,
was disgraced in the open by the peacemaker with
service number 36832. The officer allegedly
accosted him at a Fuel Station after allegedly
jumping the light and ended up tearing apart his
clothing.

“Frequent users of that Anyaa stretch of the
highway know that particular traffic light is
faulty. It is usually on amber or switches to red
and within a blink of an eye it turns green then
amber then red,” Danso explained to
Starrfmonline.com and has been corroborated by
drivers who use that road often.

“I was surprised the police officer came all the
way to the filling station and said I was under
arrest. I explained to him that the light
doesn’t work and it’s a fact and even pointed
it to him, but he insisted I have flouted traffic
regulations.

“He kept pressing that we should go to the
police station and I said he should sit in my car
so we go together. However, he refused on the
basis that there was someone already in the car.
But I told him I can’t walk to the station when
there is a vehicle which could make our journey
faster and easier.

“This resulted in an altercation and suddenly he
held my shirt and began pulling and squeezing me
by the neck. I restrained myself because of his
uniform, but he went beyond his boundaries when I
realised my dress was torn in the process. I was
expecting him to give me some level of respect
when it was left with my boxer shorts on, but he
didn’t and kept stretching that too until I was
stark naked in public,” Danso narrated his
ordeal.

According to the civilian, “when I realised I
was being disgraced, I decided to defend myself
and that resulted in a physical brawl before I
could gain my freedom. It took the intervention of
the boys around to free me from his grips.”

Danso had to go to a nearby shop to get a new
attire to cover his nakedness. He said he is
currently suffering some pains on his forehead,
chest and neck after struggling with the police
officer. The law enforcement agent left the scene
and never pursued the case again, Danso added.

He has since reported the case to the Police
Intelligence and Professional Standards (PIPS)
Directorate.

Source - Starrfmonline.com.

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