POLICE DRIES OLD MAN IN THE SUN FOR 5HRS

A 90 year old Opanin Kwamena Nsonowaa a resident of Ashire in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa district of the central region on Thursday, 21st January, 2021 was reported to have allegedly ordered by the Twifo Atti-Morkwa district police command to stand in the fiery Sun for about five agonizing hours for allegedly defying the covid-19 protocols. ( Refusal to wear a nose mask)

Opanin Kwamena Nsonowaa recounted his ordeal that his 75 years old wife was in admission at the Twifo Praso government hospital. So he was advised by the doctor who was treating his sick wife to buy some fruits and drugs to facilitate the treatment of his wife.

According to Opanin Nsonowaa, when he was returning after acquiring the items was confronted by the police who questioned him: "Opanin, where is your nose mask?" He disclosed that when he failed to produce one, the police quickly picked him to the Twifo Praso district police station.

Opanin Nsonowaa lamented that upon the arrival of the police station, he was thus ordered by the police to stand in the scorching Sun from around 9am and wait till the district police commander returns from day patrol.

The 90 year old man revealed that he humbly explained to the police that his wife is seriously ill and helpless and has been admitted in the hospital so he was to present some important items to her as advised by the doctor so they should pardon him but his plea landed on the deaf ears of the police he stated. "I held the items fastened in a polythene bag until around 2pm before the commander returned from duty to prepare a caution note for me and finally discharged me".

"I stood in the melting Sun from 9am to 2pm. I was very thirsty and hungry but the police never allowed me to eat and drink for about five intimidating hours and I was very sad because I thought that I was too old for such inhumane kind of a treatment and I was wondering what might have happened to my sick wife whom I was to present the items to".

He appealed to the president of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwaa Akufo-Addo to ensuring that there is enough publicity of education on subject of this nature so that those in the rural folks would be well abreast and informed before he vests the powers in the security agencies to "discipline people like that".

Opanin Kwamena therefore appeal to the government headed by Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo to do more announcement for sometime before giving the powers to the security agencies especially the policeman and woman.

(Opanin Kwamena Nsonowaa)

0544822022

(ASP Charles Addai Boateng, Twifo Atti-Morkwa district police commander)

0244666943