Man Arrested for Assaulting Police Woman on Covid-19 Lockdown Duty
The suspect reportedly sprayed a substance into the eyes of the police woman
Jonas Danquah 
The Kaneshie Police has arrested a 22-year-old man, Osman Amadu, for spraying a substance into the eyes of a police woman who was enforcing the lockdown directives.
The incident reportedly happened last Friday, April 10, at about 9am at Abossey Okai Zongo junction.
According to a police statement, the police woman who was on a COVID-19 duty stopped a taxi with the suspect on board.
The statement said when the suspect was questioned about his movement, he got furious “and without any provocation, sprayed a liquid substance which was in a small plastic bottle into the eyes of the police woman.”
It said the officer shouted for help and her colleagues together with other witnesses came to her aid and arrested Osman.
He was consequently sent to the Kaneshie Police station for investigations.
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According to the statement, upon arrival at the police station, Osman admitted the offence, saying “he did not know what came over him.”
The statement added that he has since been processed for court on the counts of assault on a public officer and violation of the Restriction of Imposition Act.
