The Police in the Gomoa Adeantem in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region have confirmed the arrest of 14 herdsmen over alleged defilement of a 13-year-old girl.

According to a statement from the Police, the arrest was carried out by the Formed Police Unit (FPU) together with personnel from the Central East Regional Command in a Special Police Operation on Friday.

“14 herdsmen have been arrested in a Special Police Operation carried out by the Formed Police Unit (FPU) together with personnel from Central East Regional Command in a manhunt for suspected herdsmen alleged to have defiled a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem in the Central Region.”

The statement added that weapons including 2 single barrel and 2 pump action guns and 49 AA ammunition were also retrieved in the operation.

Meanwhile the Police assured the the people of Gomoa Adeantem that “identification parade will be conducted in the community to identify the real suspects in the dastardly act on the teenager to face justice.”