Two police suspects who escaped after allegedly killing a driver and injuring a police officer in a robbery attack have been rearrested in Nkawkaw.

Corporal Kissi Abrokwa was rearrested early Thursday while the other, nicknamed Fire was recaptured at Adoagyiri, a suburb of Nkawkaw later in the day.

Fire was allegedly smoking substance believed to be Indian hemp when he was arrested around midday on Thursday.

Background

The two, believed to be policemen and one civilian allegedly shot and killed the driver of a GCB bullion pick up van and injured another policeman on Tuesday, August 16 near Forifori in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District.

The three suspects were arrested but the two policemen later escaped while they were being transported to Koforidua on Wednesday August 17.

The residents suspected foul play, accusing the police of allowing the police men to escape only to keep the civilian in custody.

The residents presented a petition to the police on Thursday August 18 claiming "that the three arrested persons did not operate alone and demanded proper investigations to be conducted.”

The police fired live ammunition into the crowed as they approached the Police station to present the petition.

This resulted in a chaotic incident in which 16 persons were injured. Five out of the injured persons were in critical condition and were rushed to the Presbyterian Hospital at Donkorkrom, Joy FM's regional correspondent, Kofi Siaw reported.

According to Siaw, the police indicated that they had information that the residents would attack the Donkorkrom police station on Thursday.

They opened fire on the residents when they arrived at the Police Station, injuring 16 of them in the process, the Assembly man of Donkorkrom, Shaibu Mohammed claimed.

The residents in retaliation went to the police barracks destroyed some properties, set it ablaze and allegedly prevented the fire service from dousing the fire.

Kofi Siaw reported that roadblocks were mounted by the angry residents to prevent the police from entering towns in the area to restore calm.