Ibrahim Mahama claims Police Commander failed to stop alleged assault
Ibrahim Mahama claims that DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, commander of the police Special Operations Team, "was present during his alleged assault and could have stopped it but failed to intervene." Mr. Mahama says the officer "was on the site from the very beginning until we went to the police station," near the Mariam Hotel in Tamale. Mr. Mahama stated, "There, the officers continued to assault me because they wanted me to delete the video that they thought I was taking of them when they started hitting the car and I started filming and that was what they were actually annoyed by that I was filming them."
Mahama maintained that the commander was aware of the assault but did nothing to stop it. He said, "Everything happened under his command. If he wanted it to stop or if he didn't want it to transpire at all, that would have been the case but that was not what happened." Mahama also claimed that DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil knew him personally and was familiar with his family.
The police team's statement denies that any assault took place. The officers stated that the incident arose from a traffic enforcement operation that escalated after a driver allegedly blocked the road and failed to comply with instructions. According to the police, officers acted to prevent a possible mob attack and arrested those involved for offensive conduct, later releasing them into the custody of their father.
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Ibrahim Mahama alleges that DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, commander of the police Special Operations Team, failed to stop an alleged assault. Mahama claims the commander's inaction raises questions about accountability - and the police's version of events.
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