General News of Friday, 10 January 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comToday in 2003: Major slapped, handcuffed for failing to stop for Mrs KufuorFile photoMilitary personnel with the rank of Major, was at the end of some ‘critical straightening’ after he allegedly breached security protocol. Major Allo of the Ghana Armed Forces was subjected to some hefty slaps after he failed to stop his vehicle for the convoy of the then-first lady Theresa Kufuor. Accra-based Ghanaian Palava reported that Major Allo, together with other road users, was stopped by the President’s police security “to make way for Mrs Kufuor” who was about to leave the house in her official convoy. Read the full story originally published on January 10, 2003, on GhanawebSaturday 7 December 2002, will forever be a black-letter day in the life of Major Allo of the Ghana Armed Forces. Major Allo was not charged with any offence, and “Ghana Palaver is pursuing investigations into what has happened to the case, which could be described as “The Humiliation of a Ghana Army Officer.”

Source: GhanaWeb January 10, 2020 14:15 UTC