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Man allegedly killed by police during confrontation

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A Police Officer with the Kasoa Rovers Unit, Corporal Samuel Boamah is alleged to have shot and killed 21 year-old Musah Mohammed after a short confrontation.

“On 6th December, 2019 at 00:30 the Kasoa Divisional Command received a distressed call that No. 43587 G/CPL Samuel Boamah of Kasoa rovers unit shot and killed a civilian at Kasoa,”  a police report said.

“Upon receipt of this information the Divisional Command proceeded to the scene where it was revealed that at about 23:00 hours the said CPL and No. 48440 G/L/CPL Isifu Tahiru of same unit went to a popular drinking spot called JVC around Kasoa main roundabout in mufti to drink, with the latter holding police side arm loaded with 13 live ammunition. In the course of drinking, they had confrontation with some customers there.”

“The L/CPL Isifu Tahiru pulled out his sidearm in order to frighten the crowd and in the process CPL Boamah snatched the sidearm from his counterpart, fired and killed Musah Mohanmed aged 21 years,”  it added.

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