Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, has described the violent clashes between military and police officers at Tamale on Wednesday as shameful.
Mr. Saeed’s comments come after some soldiers allegedly brutalized some policemen, leaving eight of them seriously injured.
The attack on the police officers, according to initial reports, occurred after officials of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the police service arrested a soldier who had brutally assaulted his wife.
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In the process of arresting the soldier, his colleagues got wind of the situation and quickly went to his rescue, freeing the soldier in the process.
The angry soldiers then attacked the police officer and other officials who had gone to effect the arrest.
The soldiers subsequently attacked any other police officer they came across in the Tamale metropolis.
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But reacting to the unfortunate incident, the Northern Regional Minister said investigations into the incident have begun so as to establish the veracity of the matter and a solution proffered.
“I’ve already called the national level, the Defence and Interior Ministers will sit with the National Security and they’ll send a high powered delegation to come and meet the regional command so that we give them the basis and we leave them to address the problem once and for all,” he said.
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Mr. Salifu Saeed noted that in spite of the unprofessional conduct of the two security agencies which resulted in the clashes, Tamale remains safe.
