The Wa police have arrested a former general constable of the Ghana Police Service while two of his accomplices are on the run. 

Ernest Koranteng, 30, was arrested for allegedly attempting to rob an officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, Sergeant Isaac Adams of his Loujia motorbike.

Ernest Koranteng was sacked last February for misconduct and has since petitioned the police administration over that dismissal.   

Upper West Crimes Officer, Superintendent Fuseini Awinaaba narrated to Joy News Upper West correspondent, Rafiq Salam that last Sunday, some few minutes to midnight at the Kpaguri Estate, Sergeant Adams bumped into three unidentified men standing in the middle of the road.

Two of the men held a rope on both ends of the rope which he rode into and was dragged off the motorbike. The suspected bandits then attempted to pick the Luojia motorbike, but the victim pounced on them and a struggle ensued.

Photo: Sergeant Adams showing the police where the robbery attempt happened

When all efforts to disposes him of the motorbike failed as they couldn’t overpower him and also the victim raised an alarm they as his attackers tried to flee the scene but the victim held onto one of the suspects.

The victim succeeded in grabbing one of his attackers' packets and tore it off but the suspect took to his heels leaving behind a bunch of his identity cards behind.

After a careful perusal of the identity cards; namely a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card and a photocopy of Ghana Police Service Card. Both cards had the name of one of the suspected bandits, Ernest Koranteng.

The Sergeant Adams who later lodged a complaint with the Upper West Police Command sustained several wounds on his shoulders, cheeks, legs and fingers.

Superintendent Awinaaba who confirmed the incident to Joy News was quick to add Mr Koranteng is no more with the Service.

He said Mr Koranteng was sacked last February from the service for misconduct.

The police have started an investigation into the case and have even taken the suspect to the scene of the crime.

They are also on the hunt for the other two suspected criminals who are currently at large.

Superintendent Awinnaba said Mr Koranteng will be arraigned before the law court when the courts resume from the legal vacation.