A social worker, Kofi Amoah, has challenged the Ghana Police Service over the whereabouts of Bishop Salifu Amoako’s son, Elrad, the suspect driver in the East Legon accident that led to the death of two girls.
Mr. Amoah, whose Facebook username is EmpressPapa A-Amigos, alleged that the 16-year-old was not in custody as ordered by the Juvenile Court in Accra.
However, the Police have denied the claims, stating that Elrad has been in custody since the court order on Tuesday, November 1, 2024, and remains in custody as of Tuesday, November 8.
In a statement, the police labeled the claims as false and warned that publishing such misinformation violates Section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), which addresses the dissemination of false information.
In an interview on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Amoah stated that the police were misinforming the public.
According to him, he visited the facility on Saturday, November 2, 2024, and has evidence to back his claims.
He insisted that Elrad is supposed to be in remand since the case is still ongoing, not in a Correctional Centre.
“The remand wing had been non-operational for some time due to arson until some Ghanaians came to renovate the facility. Even when I went to the Osu facility on Saturday, the door was ajar, and there was nobody there,” he said.
“The Police are misinforming the public because they said the boy was at a correctional centre, which is vague. Even if it’s Osu, they need to be specific because there is no probation there at the moment. It is a lawful child custody, which is the Boys Remand Home, and that is where the boy is supposed to be. So why would you say Osu Correctional Centre?” he questioned.
With the Police currently searching for him to face justice, Mr. Amoah stated that Elrad is easy to find but expects that the Police will do the needful and clearly state where Elrad is.
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