GAF Investigates Military Man who lashed Taxi Driver for not Wearing Face Mask

The Ghana Armed Forces says it has launched investigations into occurrences that led to the abuse of a civilian, believed to be a taxi driver, by a military man for failing to observe mandatory Coronavirus safety protocols.

A viral video in circulation on social media captured a military man lashing the taxi driver while a colleague by him looked on.

The taxi driver – who is said to have disregarded safety protocols by not wearing a facemask – had tied a handkerchief across his nose.

The military man was seen in the video slumping the taxi driver on a car bonnet, and giving him cane strokes while he continued to plead.

Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces, Colonel Evans Aggrey-Quashie, per an article by GhanaWeb said, his outfit has taken cognisance of the incident and initiated investigations into the matter.

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In order to increase awareness and strict adherence to health protocols to help reduce the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, government has passed an L.I making it a crime punishable by law when one fails to observe them.

The penalty for failing to observe the health protocols (wearing face masks) include payment of a 10,000 cedis fine as well as a jail term of up to 10 years.

Since its passing security personnel have been conducting random checkups to ensure that Ghanaians are observing the wearing of face masks in public places.