"National Security man" fights Odorkor residents over parking space (Video)
A man who claims to be a national security operative caused commotion at the Odorkor-Kasoa station, near the main traffic intersection on the Odorkor-Kasoa road, when he allegedly tortured an auto mechanic with an electric shocker for chatting with a woman for more than an hour.
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The national security operative, identified as Peter Sai Harrison, believed to be in his 50s, was seen threatening the auto mechanic who later gave his name as Mr Kwabena Ntiamoah while he pointed the electric shocker to his chest, neck and back.
The incident attracted passers-by, drivers and their conductors at the Odorkor bus station and traders and some residents who tried to intervene.
However, Harrison attacked anyone who tried to intervene, hitting them in the chest and pushing them away.
Assault
A Daily Graphic reporter who arrived at the scene and saw Harrison torturing the mechanic with the electric shocker and intermittently hitting the victim with the object was also attacked when she tried to stop the said national security operative.
Another young woman who attempted to restore calm also received beatings from Harrison. He also exchanged words with the woman who identified herself as Yaa Asantewaa, a student.
Some young men and women in the area claimed that Harrison was noted for his violent behaviour and stated that they were fed up with him.
They said Harrison claimed that where Ntiamoah parked his car was the entrance to his house and he had been assaulting any driver who parked a vehicle on that lane.
It took the timely intervention of a police patrol team from the Sowutuom District Police Command to restore calm in the area.
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Upon the instructions of the Odorkor District Police Command, Chief Superintendent of Police, Mr Abraham Aquaye, who had received a distress call, Harrison was taken to the Odorkor Police Station.
Later, the victim and two of the assaulted persons, in the company of some eye witnesses, filed a formal complaint at the Odorkor Police Station.
Ntiamoah, the one who was tortured with the electric shocker, later showed the Daily Graphic reporter his left red eye and a mark on his nose which he sustained as a result of slaps received from Harrison.
Victim’s story
Ntiamoah told the Daily Graphic that he lived at McCarthy Hill and had come to Odorkor to buy a mobile phone for his wife in the company of his brother and the brother’s girlfriend.
He said he parked his car by the road side and when he returned, he saw Harrison who asked him to move the car but before he could drive out of the place, Harrison slapped him on both cheeks and pointed the electric shocker at him.
Ntiamoah said he quickly drove ahead and parked the car properly before he got down to inquire from Harrison what he had done to warrant the slaps but Harrison got angry and assaulted him with the electric shocker.
At the Odorkor Police Station, Harrison said Ntiamoah had parked his car in front of his Toyota Land Cruiser, making it impossible for him to move his car. The white Toyota Land Cruiser, with registration number GS 9831-09, with a headlight mounted on top, is believed to be a National Security vehicle.
He said for more than an hour he saw Ntiamoah chatting with a woman and when he asked Ntiamoah to move his car, it resulted in an argument.
He claimed Ntiamoah hit him in the stomach with an object before he also used the electric shocker, an assertion Ntiamoah and other witnesses denied.
The victims were given medical forms after the police had taken their statements, while the suspect was cautioned and granted bail later.