Police in Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East District of the Western Region last week Friday had a tough time protecting some Chinese nationals, one of whom was alleged to have shot dead a local resident.
According to the youth, the police should have handed over the Chinese to them so they could treat him as he did to the Ghanaian.
The youth went on rampage, setting at least 25 vehicles, said to belong to Chinese nationals, on fire.
They also vandalised a casino building where the alleged shooter works, forcing a joint police and military team to be deployed to the area.
The incident happened after a resident, Nana Buah, was shot dead by the Chinese national who is also resident in the area.
According to the report, the Chinese hired a local hand for a job. And though the labourer had charged GH¢150 as fee, he was paid GH¢100 after he completed the job, sparking a war of words between the unnamed Chinese man and the labourer.
The verbal fight continued until the Chinese man pulled a gun and started firing shots.
Nana Buah, who is a friend to the labourer, and had been waiting for his friend, was hit by one of the random shots fired by the Chinese.
Police on Friday conveyed some of the Chinese who had been hiding in the casino building — and where the youth have massed up for the reprisal to Tarkwa, a city close to Wassa Akropong.
Last Saturday morning another report indicated that but for the timely intervention of the police, a Chinese woman would have been lynched.
Meanwhile, Wassa Akropong Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Kwesi Duku, promised to provide a round-the-clock protection to other Chinese in the area until the chaos settles down.
Story: News Desk
