Kumasi Krofrom residents protest police killing of young man

There was confusion at Krofuom, a suburb of Kumasi on Friday morning following police brutality that resulted in the death of one Osei Tawiah, a young man from the area.

The protestors who burned tyres, smashed bottles on the streets and brandished cutlasses and other weapons, threatened to revenge the death of their brother and colleague. 

Some of the protesters told Graphic Online’s Donald Ato Dapatem that, Osei Tawiah who was 22 years old left his bag behind a house and went to the public toilet only to be arrested by a police team.

The police were said to have, handcuffed and beat him up while his family members looked on since his house was close to where the incident happened.  

He was said to have been pushed to the ground and crashed his head.

All this was said to have happened within 30 minutes and that the police claimed they were chasing two robbers on a bike.

Below are photos from the scene of the protests.