Police officer commits suicide

A police officer interdicted for allegedly stealing high tension cables, fridges and other valuables items from the Osagyefo Power Barge at Effasu, near Half Assini in the Jomoro municipality of the Western Region last February has reportedly committed suicide.

Sgt Fuseini Mohamuda with badge no. 37400G “shot himself dead with an AK47” after he sent, CPL Iddrisu Kafando Muntari with badge no. 551484L, whom he was on duty with to buy him a shaving blade on Saturday 24 March.

The incident happened Sunday, March 24 in the morning at the police bungalow at Effasu near Half Assini, where officers on duty at the power barge lodge.

He was found “lying in a supine position in a pool of blood, dead, with the rifle by his legs” with a suicide note which reads: “I can not take this disgrace, something I don’t know about.”

Sergeant Fuseini Mohamuda is part of four policemen who was under probe for stealing pylon cables, fridges and other valuables on the power barge.

The interdicted policemen were deployed to protect the 77 meter-long Osagyefo Power Barge at Effasu, and confessed committing the crime.