Two police officers were physically assaulted by angry residents of Likpe Nkwanta near Hohoe in the Oti Region while on a COVID-19 operation.
The officers who suffered a machete wound and the other who suffered a gunshot wound are currently admitted at the hospital receiving treatment.
The police Hohoe Divisional Command received a distress call from Likpe Bala station indicating that Chief inspector Atigah the station officer of Likpe Bala police station and his men went to Likpe Nkwanta to disperse a social gathering.
A rescue team was deployed from the Hohoe Division to the area but upon arrival at the scene, the residents became more furious and begun to stone them.
The team managed to arrest one Raphael Sabo who is believed to be part of the angry mob.