Police foil takeover of Kasapa company * 19 persons arrested

Page 3: Daily Graphic, July 8, 2009.
Story: Albert K. Salia
NINETEEN persons were yesterday arrested, when their attempt to take over the head office of Kasapa Company was foiled by the timely response of the police.
The suspects were said to have entered the premises of the company and engaged in a scuffle with security officials of the company.
One Mr Kofi Kludjeson, a director of the company, who was alleged to have asked those arrested to take over the place, was later invited by the police and charged for abetment.
Some of the workers were alleged to have sustained injury during the confusion with the machete and club-wielding young men.
At the time of filing this report, the Accra Regional Police Command were taking the statements of the suspects including Mr Kludjeson.
Mr Kludjeson, however, told the police that there was no assault and that those persons being described as thugs were new security personnel he had asked to take over from personnel of InterCom Security on the premises of the company.
The Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Rose Bio Atinga, told newsmen that the police received a call at about 7 a.m. yesterday that some armed thugs had invaded the premises of Kasapa and assaulting workers on the compound.
She said the information also indicated that the attackers claimed that they had been asked to take over the company.
She said a police detachment sent to the scene resulted in the arrest of the 19 persons.
Investigations are continuing into the case.