President of Policy Think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe is preparing to take legal action against Midland Savings and Loans to court for allowing a police officer brutalize a nursing mother at one of their branches in Accra.
He said he’s dragging management of the Saving and Loans company to court because the police officer acted upon instructions given to him.
According to him, “Now that the bank has said they are investigating the matter, it shouldn’t actually end there. I’m likely to talk to a few lawyers to sue the bank so that the bank will pay substantial damages so that the lady is properly compensated…I don’t think the best thing to do is to ask the police or any security guard to walk the woman out. The policeman was acting on instruction.”
The victim, Patience Safo, was ruthlessly assaulted by a police officer who has been identified as Frederick Amanor while holding a baby.
She had insisted on withdrawing a sum of GH¢250 from the facility as her previous attempts to withdraw the money days back had failed due to a network challenge.
The police officer who was on duty at the financial institution was called to escort her out but ended up beating her in the process.
He punched her powerfully in the face after he was asked to drive her away.
Management of Midland Savings and Loans in a statement has rendered an apology to the customer. The police officer in question has also been arrested.
But Franklin Cudjoe said he’ll talk to his lawyers to drag the matter to the law court.
Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, he said “This is beyond asking for charity for her because this happened right under their nose and properly sue them out of existence…. Whatever the issue was, the fact of the matter is that did she have legitimate money with the bank? She had it, and to the extent that she could take her money, you cannot deny her.”