Wrong police deployments contributed to Islamic SHS incident – Peter Toobu

The Wa West MP, Peter Toobu, has said the main lapse in the police response to protests at the Islamic Senior High School was not deploying a full Formed Police Unit.

The Formed Police Unit is specially trained to deal with public disorder.

If the police deploy the wrong unit to deal with crowd management, all you will get is embarrassment.”

“If they [the FPU] are not available, and you have to call people who are on patrol to deal with armed robbery, all they carry with them are AK-47s, and they will have to use it if it becomes necessary.”

The Ghana Police Service removed its Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, DCOP Kwasi Akomeah Apraku, following the incident while two other officers were interdicted.

Over 30 students from the school were hospitalised after they were met with police action that included the use of tear gas and the firing of warning shots.

The students were protesting to demand speed ramps to prevent knockdowns from speeding vehicles in front of their school.