Kumasi: The Military Police and the Ashanti Regional Police Criminal Investigative Department are investigating seven military personnel accused of assaulting three civilians over an alleged phone theft.
According to Ghana News Agency, a press release by Brigadier General Eric Aggrey-Quarshie, Director General, Public Relations of the Ghana Armed Forces, stated that three officers and four soldiers are under investigation for causing injuries to the civilians. "The attention of the Military High Command has been drawn to an incident that is alleged to have taken place in Kumasi on Friday, March 28, 2025," the release noted.
The release further explained that the group of military personnel, consisting of three officers and four soldiers, allegedly arrested and assaulted three civilians accused of stealing a mobile phone belonging to another civilian. As a result, the civilians reportedly sustained varied degrees of injuries.
In response to the incident, the officers and soldiers have been placed under closed arrest as investigations continue, the release mentioned. The Military High Command has assured the public that anyone found culpable will face legal action.
The statement also urged families and friends of the victims to remain calm and await the investigation's outcome.
