Stephen Arthur, a 27 year old man while narrating an incident that changed his life for good in Adom TV has atated that, the promises he has received from the heads of the Ghana police Service for the past 8 years are yet to be fulfilled.

He narrated on the station how some eight years ago on a Christmas day, a police officer had requested from a taxi driver in which he was seated to grant him a gift and was given GHC 10.oo.

However, when the car was asked to move by the officer, another officer approached the car and demanded that the money should be increased for the first officer but upon being permitted by the initial officer to move saying he was grateful for the money, the second officer pointed a at the moving taxi and fired a shot hitting Stephen Arthur straight in the spine.

He recounted the event saying, “When he was told his brother (police) was given GHȻ 10.00, he insisted the amount was too small and demanded that the driver adds more money…”.

“Our driver heeded the command from the first officer and drove away. Some few meters from the spot, we heard a cry for the police officer not to do that probably asking him not to shoot] only for us to hear the sound of a gunshot…”.

“The bullet ran through the vehicle, hit my spine and then through my abdomen; all my intestines gushed out. They forced them inside and I was then rushed to the hospital by the driver and some passengers”.

“A careless bullet of a police officer ended my dreams and now I can’t even watch football again because it makes me cry…”.

“The current IGP saw me and promised that he will acquire a new wheelchair for me but that has not happened and I had to purchase a new wheelchair with donations I received from friends…”.

Arthur, who is currently paralysed as a result of the bullet that hit him from the shot of the officer said he loved watching football and aspired to become one of the greatest but due to the ordeal he passed through, he does not even have the desire to watch football anymore because he only weeps the more he watches the game and see how the stars display on the pitch.

He added that, he wanders about at the Police Hospital wearing a catheter and has also been denied of his GHC 800.00 compensation.

Ghanaguardian.com