Seven break cells in Denu; Escape with two rifles

Seven suspects have escaped from a Police cell in Denu in the Volta Region.

They are said to have stolen two of the riffles belonging to the Police personnel at the station.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Affairs Director, Superintendent Cephas Arthur, said they are currently hunting for the suspects but could not explain how it happened, adding that “we have started looking for them in earnest.”

“I can confirm to you that there has been a jailbreak at the Denu Police station involving some seven persons. As I speak we are yet to know the circumstances surrounding the jailbreak,” he told Citi FM.

Superintendent Arthur stated that “personnel of the Police have been deployed to all barriers and then the officers at the Ghana Togo border have been alerted to look for the persons and bring them back. Efforts are being made to ensure that the jail breakers are brought back to book.”

“It is early days yet to make any conclusions as to how they escaped. It happened only this dawn. We need a little time to come out with our investigations. We have started looking for them in earnest,” he said.