Rainstorm rips off roofing of police station at Okyereko

Rainstorm rips off roofing of police station at Okyereko

A devastating rainstorm has caused a huge damage to the Gomoa Okyereko Police Station in the Central Region.

Officers of the station are left with no option but to receive cases under a tree.

The entire roofing of the police station has been ripped off causing damage to the ceiling of the building.

Police officers working under tree

Electrical installations have also damaged partially.

Electrical gadgets such as television sets, computers, and printers belonging to the Gomoa Okyereko Police Station have all been destroyed.

Files and documents suck as dockets of various cases have all been soaked by rain.

Personnel at the station are trying to salvage some of these documents by drying them in the sun.

documents being dried in the sun.

No casualty was however recorded as a result of the disaster caused by the rainstorm that occurred at around 5pm on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

Personnel at the police station are left with no option but to receive cases under a tree.

Though the Gomoa Dominase District Police Commander, DSP Ebenezer Fofie would not speak on camera, he disclosed to Metro News that the disaster has impacted operations and looking forward to a quick restoration of the building.

The Central East Regional Commander COP David S. Eklu has visited the station to assess the situation.

There’s been a pledge by the Gomoa District Chief Executive Solomon Darko Quarm to urgently have the building quickly renovated.

By: Akwasi Addo | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana

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