POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT FOR TRICYCLE RIDER WHO ASSAULTED OFFICER IN GARU
The Upper East Regional Police Command has begun investigations into an incident in which a police officer was physically assaulted by a commercial tricycle rider at Garu in the Upper East Region.
According to a police statement signed by Chief Inspector Abdul-Rahman Sumaila of the Public Affairs Department, the incident occurred on October 6, 2025, when a team of police officers and Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) were conducting a stop-and-search operation along the Garu–Nakpanduri road.
During the exercise, the team intercepted a tricycle loaded with sacks of groundnuts and passengers seated on top. When the officer on duty instructed the rider to stop and park properly for inspection, the suspect reportedly became aggressive and attacked the officer.
The rider subsequen...