Mumford (Central Region) 12 Aug. ?99

A Police Corporal at Apam, Mr Godwin Motey has been admitted at the Apam Catholic Hospital as a result of a mob attack on him and a bailiff of the Apam community tribunal, Mr Hans Appiah Adjei at Mumford.

Mr Adjei was treated and discharged.

The two had gone to the town to effect the arrest of some debtors.

Narrating the incident to newsmen at Apam, Mr Adjei said one Madam Adjoa Korkor filed a suit at Apam community tribunal claiming an amount of 4.5 million cedis owed her by Kweku Monyi, Kwame Kum and Kweku Bentum, all fishermen in Mumford.

The defendants, Monyi, Kum and Bentum failed to attend court although they had been served with a hearing notice.

The bailiff said the court issued a bench warrant for their arrest and Cpl Motey was delegated to assist in effecting the arrest.

He said the defendants resisted arrest and raised an alarm calling them armed robbers. This attracted a mob, which set upon them and beat them up.

He said Monyi, Kum and Bentum are helping the police in their investigations.