Police restore calm after youth attack Nsuaem Police Station

The Western Central Regional Police Command says it has restored calm at Nsuaem in the Western Region after an attack on the Nsuaem Police Station by an angry mob.

According to the Command, the incident happened on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, when about fifteen men brought a 25-year-old man, identified as Sulley Moses, to the station.

The men reportedly told police that they had seen him with two children, aged seven and five, near the Nivo Filling Station and suspected that he was attempting to lure them away.

The Command said the children later confirmed that the suspect had forcibly held the hand of one of them as they tried to leave. Based on that, officers detained him for questioning.

The police further explained that shortly after the arrest, a crowd of about 500 people, armed with stones and other weapons, besieged the station and demanded the suspect’s release.

The Command noted that the mob blocked the Takoradi–Tarkwa highway, burnt car tyres, and pelted officers with stones, damaging two police vehicles, parts of the station building, and several impounded motorbikes.

The Command added that a reinforcement team, supported by the military, was quickly deployed to disperse the crowd and restore order. It confirmed that three police officers and four civilians were injured in the process and received treatment at the Nsuaem Government Hospital. One of the injured civilians was later referred to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for further medical attention.

The police said the suspect, Sulley Moses, has since been transferred to the Tarkwa Regional Police Headquarters for further investigation.

It added that all officers stationed at Nsuaem have been relocated to a safe place and that the station has been temporarily closed for security reasons.

The Western Central Regional Police Command condemned the attack and assured the public that all those involved would be identified, arrested, and prosecuted.

By: Jacob Aggrey