A police officer is banished for allegedly stealing roofing sheets

A police office has been banished from Tarkwa Dompim in the Western Region for allegedly stealing roofing sheets meant for developmental projects in the town.

Chief Inspector Addai has been ordered by the Traditional authority to leave the town with immediate effect for insulting the chiefs and elders after he was confronted concerning the whereabouts of the lost roofing sheets.

Secretary of the Dompim Pepesa Traditional Area, Ameshi Awisi in an interview on Adom News said, the roofing sheets were purchased purposely for the renovation of the community centre.

He noted that, when it was due for the renovation to commence; they realized that eight packets of the roofing sheets had vanished from the store room located behind the Chief inspector’s office.

“We purposely stored the roofing sheets to enable us renovate the community centre but all of a sudden the roofing sheets started vanishing from the store room" he stated.

Mr. Ameshi Awisi said a complaint was lodged at the police station followed by an announcement in the town and it was revealed that, Chief Inspector Addai ordered some men to use the roofing sheets for his personal building project.

“We made several announcement in the town and finally two men came to the palace to report that they were ordered by one inspector to use the roofing sheets to build his house” he said.

He said the men were handed over to the police after confessing to the act where they are being investigated.

“We were at the police station with the men when the inspector came to the police station and started shouting and insulting the police officers for accusing him and arresting his men. He even insulted the chiefs which we saw it as very disrespectful” he noted.

However, the police officer, Ameshi Awisi said was arrested and disgraced publicly for committing such crime.

He added that, the Chief and his elders have lodged a complaint at the District Police Command to have Chief Inspector Addai removed from the area, as they cannot guarantee his safety if he should continue to stay in the town.