General News of Wednesday, 20 March 2019Source: Graphic.com.ghCourt places ‘trotro’ driver, mate who assaulted policeman in custodyThe driver and his mate in handcuffsThe ‘trotro’ driver and his mate who were captured on video allegedly assaulting a policeman, Constable Julius Mawuli Ekpe in Accra, have been remanded in police custody to reappear on April 1, 2019. While on duty, Buabeng, who was driving a Sprinter bus, with registration number AW 855-14, parked his vehicle in the middle of the road and was loading, which obstructed other road users. The policeman approached the accused persons to move the vehicle to allow for the free flow of the traffic, but they failed to take the advice. Constable Ekpe’s uniform was torn by the accused persons, who abandoned their vehicle in the middle of the road at the Mallam Junction and fled. A report was made to the Odorkor Police and the vehicle was towed to the police station and impounded.

Source: GhanaWeb March 20, 2019 08:26 UTC