Unemployed man jailed 4 years for attacking senior police officer

A 21-year-old unemployed man, Rashid Cidi, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment in hard labour for causing unlawful harm to a senior police officer, ASP Samuel Assifuah Boah.

The sentence was handed down on Monday by the Circuit Court 11 in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah, after Cidi pleaded guilty simpliciter on his first appearance. The case was prosecuted by Chief Inspector Jonas Lawer.

According to the brief facts presented in court, both the complainant and the accused reside at McCarthy Hills in Accra. Prosecutors said Cidi was known in the neighbourhood for alleged involvement in prohibited drugs and for terrorising residents.

On July 7, 2025, the accused, fully aware that the complainant was a police officer, attempted to attack him without provocation. In an effort to ward off the attack, ASP Assifuah discharged a shot from his service pistol, causing Cidi to flee.

The following morning, while the officer was escorting his children to school, Cidi allegedly ambushed him armed with a jackknife. The officer again fired warning shots in an attempt to deter him, but Cidi overpowered him. A struggle ensued during which Cidi stabbed the officer multiple times in the back.

ASP Assifuah sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the Police Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Police later retrieved the jackknife used in the attack. Cidi went into hiding after the incident but was arrested on November 17, 2024, to assist with investigations. During interrogation, he identified the recovered weapon as the same knife used in stabbing the officer.

He was subsequently cautioned, charged, and arraigned before the court, where he admitted responsibility for the offence.

Cidi will now serve a four-year custodial sentence for causing harm.

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