The former Presidential Staffer under the Akufo-Addo administration, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has condemned the assault on Banahene Agyekum, a journalist with GH One Television.
Banahene Agyekum was assaulted by a police officer during the ongoing re-run of the parliamentary elections in Ablekuma North.
According to Dennis Miracles Aboagye, who described the police officer as an NDC hoodlum in a police uniform.
He emphasised that in 2025, such crude policing cannot be entertained.
In a post on his Facebook page, Miracles Aboagye stated, “Such NDC Hoodlums in Police uniforms should be removed from the Polling stations without fail. This is 202,5 and such crude policing cannot be entertained. The physical attack on our media is becoming too much.
“This is how violence is bred. IGP should find this officer and take disciplinary action against him immediately! Completely shameful!g too much”.
Dennis Mircales Aboagye further noted that the physical attack on Ghanaian media is becoming too much.
Michael Kpakpo Allotey, the Mayor of Accra, revealed he witnessed the incident and called for the said Police officer to be replaced because he has a hot temper.
Also, Abraham Amaliba, a legal practitioner, has called for the Inspector General of Police to withdraw the officer..
He emphasised that the police have the power to arrest and not the power to beat people.
Amaliba further called on the IGP to withdraw the police officer immediately.
Watch the video below:
Such NDC Hoodlums in Police uniforms shld be removed from the Polling stations without fail.
This is 2025 and such crude policing cannot be entertained.
The physical attack on our media is becoming too much.
This is how violence is bred. IGP shld find this officer and take… pic.twitter.com/bRJgalDGtt
— Dennis Edward Aboagye (@DennisMiracles) July 11, 2025
