Police Officer Assaults GhOne TV Reporter in Ablekuma North

A GhOne TV journalist was reportedly assaulted by a police officer on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the start of the Ablekuma North rerun elections.

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, reportedly witnessed the incident and called for the offending police officer to be replaced.

A video of the event was shared on social media by Adom 106.3 FM and showed the journalist surrounded by several police officers who were interrogating him.

While things were going on coolly, one officer peeled away from the others and shoved the journalist.

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He later landed a slap across the reporter’s face for no discernible reason.

The video has sparked outrage on social media, with calls for the Ghana Police Service to punish the offending officer.

Assaulted GhOne TV journalist speaks

Speaking following the incident, the journalist, Eric Banahene, said he was asked by police officers to leave where he was reporting from, which he refused to do.

He said that during this altercation, one officer slapped him.

Banahene was seen with a bruise on his face and looking visibly shaken from the assault.

“I was sitting there quietly watching what is going on there. I was there, and one Inspector came to approach me that I should leave the premises. I said, ‘no, I can’t go.’ Then he slapped me. It took another officer to separate him,” he said.

Watch Eric Banahene speaking about his ordeal below.

The disgraceful conduct by the Ghana Police officer must be punished to the full extent of the law.

Police officers are supposed to maintain law and order and not to break it, and whenever they do so, they must face full consequences.

The belief by some Ghana Police officers that they’re above the law must be fully uprooted to ensure that they understand their position in law enforcement does not mean they can do whatever they like, whenever they like!