The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle in the Western Region, Kwasi Bonzoh, who was detained by the police for alleged obstruction over the controversial missing excavators saga, has been granted bail.
He is expected to appear before the Takoradi Habour Circuit court on, September 8, 2022.
Mr. Bonzoh has been charged with five counts, according to a report by Citi FM.
The charges he will face are assault, conspiracy to assault, resisting arrest and two others.
But the Ghana Police Service has also confirmed the arrest of five Chinese nationals in connection with the case.
“The Police have arrested five Chinese suspects in a special police operation conducted between the night of 7th September till the dawn of 8th September, 2022”, the police said in a Facebook post.
The police said they will provide the full details in their subsequent posts.
The missing excavators became a subject of controversy in the area.
Mr. Bonzoh had earlier claimed that police in the area failed to protect the excavators seized from some illegal miners in the area, hence the earth-moving equipment could not be found.
Police in the area rejected the DCE’s claim and started investigating him.One of the missing excavators was subsequently found on Tuesday.
“A team of operations and intelligence officers working day and night discovered the missing excavator several kilometres into a forest within the Ellembelle District.”
Police in a statement claimed Kwasi Bonzoh “organised and led some thugs to attack the police and obstructed the operation.”
SOURCE: DAILY MAIL GH
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