The Inspector General Of Police Dr George Akuffo Dampare has promoted the police officer shot by Caprice armed robbers during a special operation.
The policeman who was shot during a shoot-out between the police and Caprice armed robbers has been promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant with immediate effect.
Hotfmghana cited a post by the Ghana Police Service on their official Facebook post stating the promotion of the said officer.
The officer, together with his team members, took part in a special operation to arrest the armed robbers who attacked, shot and robbed a woman at Caprice in Accra.
The injured officer suffered multi-fragmented fractures to the bone of his right thigh due to the gunshot and is billed for major surgery.
The IGP again applauded the officer and the team involved for their active role in policing.