Police investigate dispatch rider over ‘bribed’ escort

The Ghana Police Service is on the lookout for a driver whose video has gone viral, boasting he bribed a police dispatch rider to escort his team through traffic in Accra.

The Service has condemned the act and has served notice the officer in question is being investigated.

“The Police approved an official request for security escort from Gold Star Consult for national and international football stars, travelling to Kumasi for a Soccer Fiesta, an event in support of Kumasi Children’s Hospital,” a statement signed by Director-General, Public Affairs dept. Rev. David Ampah-Bennin said.

It added: “On Saturday, 19th June 2015, a convoy of the celebrities left the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange enroute to Kumasi, and in the course of the journey the video circulating on the social media was taken by persons now identified as associates of some of these stars, and part of the convoy.

“The conduct of the Police dispatch rider and the driver of the vehicle captured in the video is being investigated for the necessary action.”

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