Interior min summons Police and Immigration bosses over clash

The Ministry of Interior has summoned the top hierarchy of the Immigration and Police Services following the heated confrontation between personnel of the two security agencies at Sakaman, a suburb of Accra.

There were reports in the course of the week that Police officers of the Odorkor police command had interfered with the work of Immigration officials after an operation at Mcarthy Hills resulted in the arrest of four Nigerians suspected to be cyber-criminals.

The police were reportedly acting on a distress call claiming some soldiers were terrorizing residents.

The police took custody of the suspects after claiming they could not verify the identity of the Immigration Service personnel.

About twelve hours after the incident, the police returned three out of the four suspects who were taken from the Immigration Service custody.

Michael Amoako Atta, the PRO of the Immigration Service, said the police were yet to return the fourth suspect.

He also criticized the police personnel involved in the heated exchange as unprofessional.

“If the police had behaved professionally, things wouldn’t have gotten to the extent they did… As an inspector, you do not, in public confront a superior officer. It is rather good we handle this within our walls.”

The PRO of the Accra Regional Police, ASP Afia Tenge admitted there was a lack of coordination that led to the confrontation between the security personnel.