Some soldiers have allegedly brutalized some members of the masquerade group at the Bank of Ghana premises in Takoradi whiles they were parading through the streets of the metropolis on Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
On reporting to Kwame Malcolm from Empire News, one of the lady who was affected, Roberta Monkah, said, she has received wounds under her right eye following the assault.
She explained that, “We were in a procession and someone lighted firecrackers and rushed back to my fiancé and I. Out of nowhere three soldiers from the Bank of Ghana approached us and started assaulting my fiancé. So it was there I told them that he is not the one who lit it. But out of nowhere a soldier from behind kicked me and I fell and he hit my lower eye with the butt of his gun leaving blood gushing out.”
She was immediately rushed to the Ghana Ports and Harbours hospital in Takoradi, where she received treatment.
Despite the horrible situation, after lodging a complaint at the Takoradi Central Police station, she was asked to bring a doctor’s report which is worth Gh500.
Source: GhanaWeb