From Nana Konadu Agyeman, Koforidua.
A 27-year-old man, who allegedly assaulted a policeman on duty at Koforidua last Tuesday, has been arrested by the police.
The suspect, Eric Yeboah Asare, was said to have alighted from a taxi under a traffic light and held Lance Corporal David Intikora at the neck before subjecting him to severe verbal assault.
Other motorists, who were stuck in traffic as a result of the incident went to the aid of the policeman and rescued him from the grips of Asare, a resident of Anlo Town at Koforidua.
The suspect, who has been charged for obstructing the work of a policeman on duty, is currently in police custody assisting in investigations.
Briefing The Mirror, on the incident, the Public Affairs Officer of the Eastern Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Christopher Tawiah, said at about 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Asare was in a taxi with registration number GW 1270 X heading towards Adweso, a Koforidua suburb.
When the taxi reached the traffic light, the green light gave the motorists the indication to move but the driver of the taxi refused to move ahead and rather picked a passenger at the spot, bringing traffic to a halt.
The policeman on duty reproached the driver of the taxi and asked him to move to allow the flow of traffic .
However, Asare, approached by the policeman’s order to the driver, rushed out of the vehicle and held Lance Corporal Intikora at the neck and hurled insults at him.
This, according Chief Inspector Tawiah, created a scene at the spot, resulting in a heavy traffic jam for almost an hour.
Luckily for Lance Corporal Intikora, Chief Inspector Tawiah said, some of the motorists rushed to the aid of the policeman and released him from the grips of Asare, who was later taken to the Eastern Regional Police Headquarters.
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