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12 inmates pour hot porridge on cop to escape Accra police cell

The event was staged by six heavily armed men

12 suspects were on the run in Ghana’s capital Accra on Sunday after they escaped from jail in a violent breakout that left a police sergeant with bruises.

The mass cell break occurred at about 6:40 a.m. at the Zenu-Atadeka police station located in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality.

According to a police statement, the officer was attacked when he opened the cell doors to place one of the suspects behind bars.

The statement said one of the inmates suddenly poured hot porridge over his face while the remaining pushed the iron gate opened and escaped.

The remand prisoners are being investigated for various offences including robbery and stealing.

They have been named as Basit Sulemana, Richard Remeo, Ibrahim Adams, Sulemana Karim, Musah Ali and Musah Ibrahim.

The rest are Sulemana Ibrahim, Abu Sadiq, Mubarak Seiti, Ibrahim Fuseini, Aziz Fuseini and Amish Akorli.

The police however said in the statement that suspect Ibrahim Adams was re-arrested at his hideout at Kubekro No. 2.

A serious manhunt has been launched to recapture the remaining fugitives. The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has been notified of the development, a police source told dailymailgh.com.

Security experts have on various forums expressed concern about the state of Ghana’s police stations when a similar incident occurred at the Kwabenya Police Station in Accra in January 2018.

The event was staged by six heavily armed men who shot and killed an on-duty officer Inspector Emmanuel Ashilevi in cold blood.

But Dr Kwesi Aning with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) warned of such attacks in the future should the government not adopt modern security strategies.

“This is the time to say how do we get a wider stakeholder forum to get a national security policy that is fit and to be able to respond so that we all become safe and secured,” Dr Aning said.

Source: Daily Mail

Ogyem Solomon

Solomon Ogyem – Media Entrepreneur | Journalist | Brand Ambassador Solomon Ogyem is a dynamic Ghanaian journalist and media entrepreneur currently based in South Africa. With a solid foundation in journalism, Solomon is a graduate of the OTEC School of Journalism and Communication Studies in Ghana and Oxbridge Academy in South Africa. He began his career as a reporter at OTEC 102.9 MHz in Kumasi, where he honed his skills in news reporting, community storytelling, and radio broadcasting. His passion for storytelling and dedication to the media industry led him to establish Press MltiMedia Company in South Africa—a growing platform committed to authentic African narratives and multimedia journalism. Solomon is the founder and owner of Thepressradio.com, a news portal focused on delivering credible, timely, and engaging stories across Ghana and Africa. He also owns Press Global Tickets, a service-driven venture in the travel and logistics space, providing reliable ticketing services. He previously owned two notable websites—Ghanaweb.mobi and ShowbizAfrica.net—both of which contributed to entertainment and socio-political discussions within Ghana’s digital space. With a diverse background in media, digital journalism, and business, Solomon Ogyem is dedicated to telling impactful African stories, empowering youth through media, and building cross-continental media partnerships.

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