The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into an alleged assault of three (3) missionary catholic priests near Nkwanta in the Oti Region.
According to the police, preliminary investigations reveals that, these missionary priests were traveling with officials from the Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly to inspect a plot of land.
The statement noted that, these missionaries were escorted by the Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly Engineer.
Further investigations by police indicated that, the missionaries were on their way to Chieso to inspect a plot of land they had cleared using the District Road Improvement Program Machinery (DRIP).
The statement by the police revealed that, they were confronted by some youth who accused them of stealing the equipment which led to a confrontation in which one of the priest was physically assaulted.
The injured priest was taken to hospital where he was treated and discharged.
“We would like
to state that throughout the investigation process, the priests have been treated as victims and at no point were they detained by the Police”
“The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has spoken with the President of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, on the matter and assured him of a thorough Police investigation into the incident and also pledged all necessary support to the affected priests”, the statement added.
The police has assured the public that efforts are underway to arrest these perpetrators.
Read full statement below:
