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  • BoG and police detain over 70 “Black Market” traders

    Over 70 people and businesses engaged in the business of purchasing and selling foreign currency without a license from the apex bank have been detained by Bank of Ghana employees working in conjunction with the Ghana Police Service.

    The decision was made in response to a special operation the two institutions undertook on foreign exchange parallel market operators, also known as black market operators.

    The offenders who were found in the Rawlings Park, Makola, and Tudu hotspots in Accra’s Central Business District are anticipated to be prosecuted.

    The local currency has fallen sharply against the dollar and other important foreign currencies, according to claims made by “Black Market” sellers.

    Speaking to Citi News after the exercise, Head of Forex Exchange Bureau at the Bank of Ghana, Adjoa Konadu Torto, noted that the move is part of measures to check the free fall of the local currency.

    “This special operation was part of the Bank’s overall strategy to sanitize the foreign exchange market. Other measures being put in place include enforcement of compliance from licensed foreign exchange bureaux particularly with the taking of customer identification (Ghana card) and issuance of electronic receipt for every forex transaction; intensified public sensitization and media engagements to educate the general public on forex rules and regulations, including the need to avoid the black market,” she said.

    She indicated that the exercise will continue in other parts of the country in the coming days.

    The Bank further issued a strong caution to the general public to desist from engaging in the services of foreign exchange businesses operating without a licence.

    “The Bank cautions the general public to desist from engaging in foreign exchange business without a licence. Members of the public who patronise the activities of black market operators are equally guilty before the law. The general public must always trade with the Bank of Ghana licensed foreign exchange (forex) bureaux,” she noted.

  • Wa Killings:-Aid the police in putting an end to this menace-Nana Akomea tells residents

    Intercity STC Managing Director, Nana Akomea, has lauded the Ghana Police Service for their arrest of a suspect in connection with recent killings in Wa municipality in the Upper West Region.

    Fear has gripped residents at Wa following serial killings and kidnapping in the municipality.

    The suspect, Kankani Adongo, was arrested at Bamahu, a suburb of Wa after extensive collaboration between the Police and community search parties.

    The suspect is in custody and will be arraigned to face justice.

     

    The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has also assured the community that the Police will arrest all the perpetrators as they don’t believe the crimes were committed by one suspect.

    “Be assured that we will keep improving on the security situation because we are there for you,” IGP assured the residents.

    Speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” show with Nana Yaw Kesseh, Nana Akomea bemoaned the shocking incident but strongly believed the Police will find all the accomplices.

    He asked the residents to assist the Police to bring closure to the murders in the Region saying, “let us all support the Police to ensure these killings at Wa come to an end and the suspects arrested . . . even if it’s in Accra that about 10 people have been killed in three weeks – one month – there will be fears, not to talk of Wa. So, we commend the Police for taking swift steps and pray for a way forward so that our people in Wa will have peace”.

    Source: peacefmonline

  • They are ritual killings – Wa West MP on murders in Wa

    The recent strange killings of security personnel in the Upper West Regional Capital, Wa, is alleged to be ritual killings, according to Peter Lanchene Toobu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wa West.

    The MP added that the killings had to be ritualistic because all the victims had body parts are taken, especially their internal and sensory organs, in an interview with Neat FM that GhanaWeb was listening to.

    Lanchene Toobu added that the regional capital has so far recorded at least five such ritual killings.

    “What is happening in Wa now is that people keep going missing daily, people are being killed, dead bodies are being found in shallow graves. This is what is happening in Wa now but we don’t know where the killings are done, we only find the bodies.

    “Also, the victims that have been found so far have some part of their bodies cut off which in police terms is referred to as ritual killing. Some of the victims have their genitals cut off, their eyes removed and their chest and abdomen dissected. They are being killed for ritual purposes,” he said in Twi.

    He added that “As we speak, I can tell you that five people have been killed. A lot of people have been called but the ones connected to the ritual killings are five.”

    Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has arrested one suspect who is alleged to be involved in the series of murders of security men in Wa.

    According to the police, the suspect, Kankani Adongo, is allegedly involved in at least the recent murder of a 58-year-old security man.

    In a post shared on Facebook, Monday, the police said that Adongo was arrested with the help of some community search parties.

    “The Police have arrested one person believed to be the prime suspect behind the Wa murder case.

    “Suspect Kankani Adongo was arrested on 19th September 2022 at Bamahu, a suburb of Wa after extensive collaboration between the Police and community search parties.

    “(The) suspect is in custody and will be arraigned before the court to face justice,” parts of the post shared by the police read.

  • NPA and security organizations in Accra crack down on an illegal cylinder repair facility

    In Makola, Accra, the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), and Ghana Police Service conducted a search on an illegal cylinder refurbishing factory and detained seven people.

    The accused were engaged in repairing damaged cylinders and reselling them when they were apprehended after receiving a tip.

    During the operation on September 16, 2022, three-cylinder trucks weighing between 5 and 14.5 kg, wielding tools, cutting and grinding equipment, paints, and accessories were all seized from the suspects.

    Director of Gas at NPA, Mrs. Akua Ntiwaa Kwakye speaking with journalists explained that “upon the Authority’s investigations, we found out that the suspects were operating at this yard without permit and certification from the appropriate authorities.”

    “It is obvious they are compromising on quality for their parochial interest at the detriment of the unsuspecting consumers of gas,” she added.

    Mrs. Kwakye further added that these refurbished cylinders form part of the major causes of fire outbreaks that take place in various marketplaces, workplaces, and households.

    She pointed out that the high number of household fires that had lost lives and property had made the NPA’s action crucial, and she said that it was essential for everyone to denounce these bad deeds.

    In the meantime, Mr. M. A. Korsah, Assistant Director of Safety at GNFS, asked all LPG users to be vigilant for some of these subpar cylinders that have been reintroduced into the system.

  • 212 female police officers pass out at Pwalugu Training School

    Some 212 female police recruits passed out at a colourful ceremony held at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) in Pwalugu in the Upper East Region.

    The all-female recruits, who formed the second batch of recruits from the school this year, were admitted to the Ghana Police Service as General Constables.

    The passing out parade coincided with the 70th-anniversary celebrations of Women Policing in the Ghana Police Service.

    During the six months of training, the recruits acquired skills in driving, riding, swimming, crowd control, incident and disaster.

    The rest were crime scene and traffic management, radio communication, intelligence gathering, and community-based patrols, among others.

    Dignitaries

    In attendance were the Director General, National Protection Directorate, Commissioner of Police (COP) Francis Ebenezer Doku and Director General, Research and Planning, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Dr Ernest Owusu.

    Also in attendance were the Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, Commanding Officer, 11 Mechanised Batallion of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF)in the region, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Mintah-Agyemang, Director of the PPSTS, Chief Superintendent Wilson Aniagyei as well as the Upper East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Daro Offei Lomotey.

    The recruits carried out drills in women in policing formation as well as adinkra symbols of loyalty and unity.

    Constable Jajing Emma Yenumah was adjudged as the best recruit in the nationwide Police recruits standardised examinations.

    For her prize, she received a baton of honour, cash worth GHC1,000 jointly sponsored by the Ghana Police Service and the State Insurance Company (SIC), Cover and an evidence decree book from the reviewing officer.

    Source: GNA

     

  • Police arrest chief of Sefwi Elubo and brother over ‘galamsey’ activities

    The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested the chief of Sefwi Elubo and his brother “in connection with illegal mining”.

    In a statement dated September 17, the Police said, the arrest was made on Friday, September 16, in the Sefwi Elubo township in the Western Region.

    According to the Police, it is also pursuing six other people in connection with illegal mining activities in the area.

    “The suspects, Nana Anini Baffour and his brother Kwadwo Affi were arrested following Police investigation of a video circulating on social media showing illegal mining activities in some compound houses of the town.

    Investigation has so far discovered dug-out pits from the compound leading to the bedroom of the chief’s brother”, the statement added.

    Police arrest chief of Sefwi Elubo and brother over 'galamsey' activities
    The statement from the Ghana Police Service on the arrest of the chief of Sefwi Elubo and his brother

    In the release, which was signed by Director of Public Affairs, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the Police further indicated that, “Four other deep dug-out pits have also been uncovered by the Police in other houses in the same vicinity”.

    The arrest of the traditional leader comes at a time when there are widespread concerns about the involvement of chiefs in the illicit act.

    Following the re-emergence of galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, some citizens have accused traditional leaders of being complicit in the act.

    According to them, some traditional leaders conspire with illegal miners and give them lands to facilitate their mining activities.

    In the wake of these developments, government has reaffirmed its commitment to dealing with the menace,and bringing all perpetrators to book.

    Meanwhile, regarding the arrest of the chief of Sefwi Elubo, the Police said, “Investigation has further revealed that the chief, his brother and six other suspects who are on the run are the main people behind the illegal mining activities”

    “As investigation continues, we would like to assure the public that all those involved will be brought to face justice”, the statement concluded.

    Source:myjoyonline

     

  • We found weapons from suspects arrested at ‘Ashiaman To The World’ concert – Police

    The Ghana Police Service retrieved weapons from some suspected armed robbers who attacked patrons at Stonebwoy‘s ‘Ashaiman To The World Concert‘ on September 4th 2022.

    The event took place on Saturday, September 3 at Ashaiman Saka Saka Park.

    In a Twitter post sighted by GhanaWeb, the Ghana Police Service wrote: “The suspects who are being held for various offences attacked some of the funs with toy guns, cutlasses, knives, scissors and other offensive weapons at different locations towards the end of the concert.”

    In a separate tweet, they added: “The Police arrested 42 suspects during the Ashiaman to the World concert held on 3rd August, 2022 at the Saka Saka park in Ashiaman in the Greater Accra Region.”

    Meanwhile, veteran broadcaster, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, popularly known as KKD, has disclosed that police personnel narrated how robbers outnumber them despite efforts to prevent casualties this year.

    “The police told me that this wasn’t the first time robberies had taken place at the concert. It happens yearly when armed robbers intentionally storm the place. An official told me that his regional command deployed more police personnel, but the armed robbers outnumbered them. They were more than the police. I will plead with the organizers to maybe change the venue because that same Ashiaman route was where I was robbed. They took away all my phones and dollars,” KKD disclosed in an interview on Onua Maakye on Monday, September 5.

    He added that a woman who was rushed to the Tema General Hospital sustained knife injuries.

    “Police personnel were deployed to the concert however the thieves outnumbered them. I witnessed a fair lady whose thigh had been slashed with a knife. She was rushed to Tema General Hospital. Also, a young man was cut with a sharp object, his shirt had been cut open with scissors.”

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  • Deputy Lands Minister inspects ongoing housing projects for Ghana Police Service, DVLA and others

    The Deputy Minister in charge of lands and forestry Mr. Benito Owusu-Bio, has toured a housing development for employees of the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Meteorological Service, and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).

    The site visit was to assess the progress of work and to ensure that the project will be delivered on time.

    The Deputy Minister stated that a community police station would also provide services to residents of the nearby districts.

    The project, which is a land swap deal between the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources; the Ministry of the Interior, the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and a private developer, is situated in Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra.

    It includes 504 housing units, a clinic, a school block, a police maintenance unit, a police barrack, a police station, a fuel depot and a garage.

    The Technical Director at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Maxwell Adu-Nsarfoa, who accompanied the Deputy Minister, disclosed that the project involves moving the inhabitants of the Ghana Airport Company and the Meteorological Service to the Jubilee Enclave to make room for the construction of the Jubilee City Project.

     

  • Police Service launches enhanced visibility policing strategy

    The Ghana Police Service has launched a community-based policing strategy that will foster collaboration between personnel of the service and local authorities to enforce law, order and security in metropolises, municipalities and districts across the country.

    Such collaboration will also enable the public to identify, prioritise and address pertinent issues of crime in their various communities.

    Dubbed: “Enhanced visibility and community policing strategy”, the plan will build on past community policing experiences to enhance police operations.

    The police will also intensify day and night patrols within small defined areas in various police districts and establish good relations, rapport and trust with residents of those areas.

    Also, district police commanders, who will be the main drivers of the strategy, will be required to develop security and crime prevention plans with stakeholders in their respective jurisdictions.

    Visibility

    The Director-General of the National Patrol Department of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Paul Manly Awini, who launched the strategy document in Accra yesterday, said the plan would not only increase police visibility in communities but also ensure that personnel worked more in collaboration with opinion leaders and state agencies to sustain law and order in those areas.

    He said over the past decade, the community policing concept had made a significant contribution to the fight against crime in the country, hence the need to further enrich the concept and make it more effective.

    “It has become necessary to increase police visibility in zones where the fear of crime still exists and where crime and anti-social behaviour affect the daily lives of members of the public,” COP Awini said.

    The strategy, he said, integrated key elements of a community crime fighting and removal of fear of crime initiative, adding: “The launch of this strategy comes at a time when the Police Administration is making efforts to transform the law enforcement agency and make communities safer for the people.”

    It would also enhance crime prevention campaigns, in partnership with neighbourhood watch committees, residents associations, community protection assistants and other stakeholders, he said.

    COP Awini further said strategies developed by stakeholders at MMDAs would become their road map, an important element of local police accountability.

    Commendation

    The D-G commended consultants and the technical working group for their efforts at producing the final document for the implementation of the strategy.

    He also expressed gratitude to the German Development Agency (GIZ) for providing support and expertise for the Police Service for the development of the strategy.

    COP Awini urged the public to support the police in making the strategy effective, saying: “Security is a shared responsibility between the police and members of the public.”

    Source: Graphiconline

  • Police Service launches enhanced visibility policing strategy

    The Ghana Police Service has launched a community-based policing strategy that will foster collaboration between personnel of the service and local authorities to enforce law, order and security in metropolises, municipalities and districts across the country.

    Such collaboration will also enable the public to identify, prioritise and address pertinent issues of crime in their various communities.

    Dubbed: “Enhanced visibility and community policing strategy”, the plan will build on past community policing experiences to enhance police operations.

    The police will also intensify day and night patrols within small defined areas in various police districts and establish good relations, rapport and trust with residents of those areas.

    Also, district police commanders, who will be the main drivers of the strategy, will be required to develop security and crime prevention plans with stakeholders in their respective jurisdictions.

    Visibility

    The Director-General of the National Patrol Department of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Paul Manly Awini, who launched the strategy document in Accra yesterday, said the plan would not only increase police visibility in communities but also ensure that personnel worked more in collaboration with opinion leaders and state agencies to sustain law and order in those areas.

    He said over the past decade, the community policing concept had made a significant contribution to the fight against crime in the country, hence the need to further enrich the concept and make it more effective.

    “It has become necessary to increase police visibility in zones where the fear of crime still exists and where crime and anti-social behaviour affect the daily lives of members of the public,” COP Awini said.

    The strategy, he said, integrated key elements of a community crime fighting and removal of fear of crime initiative, adding: “The launch of this strategy comes at a time when the Police Administration is making efforts to transform the law enforcement agency and make communities safer for the people.”

    It would also enhance crime prevention campaigns, in partnership with neighbourhood watch committees, residents associations, community protection assistants and other stakeholders, he said.

    COP Awini further said strategies developed by stakeholders at MMDAs would become their road map, an important element of local police accountability.

    Commendation

    The D-G commended consultants and the technical working group for their efforts at producing the final document for the implementation of the strategy.

    He also expressed gratitude to the German Development Agency (GIZ) for providing support and expertise for the Police Service for the development of the strategy.

    COP Awini urged the public to support the police in making the strategy effective, saying: “Security is a shared responsibility between the police and members of the public.”


    Source: Graphiconline

  • Conti-Katanga clash: KNUST student remanded for threatening to kill fellow student to pacify gods

    The Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court has remanded Elvis Nsiah, a Level 200 student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), into police custody for threatening to kill a fellow student to pacify gods.

    According to a tweet from the Ghana Police Service, his detention is related to the recent altercation on August 18 between students from Unity Hall, also known as Conti, and University Hall, also known as Katanga Hall.

    The police explained that, Elvis Nsiah allegedly threatened to stab five Conti Hall students and kill one other student in order to appease the gods.

    He is set to reappear before the court on August 30 while investigations continue into the distances on the KNUST campus

    “As part of the investigation into the rioting that occurred on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, the Police have arrested suspect Elvis Nsiah, a level-200 student of university for the offence of threat of death.

    “The suspect is alleged to have threatened to stab five students of the Continental Hall of the university and kill one other student of the same hall to pacify what he refers to as the gods. The accused person was put before the Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court and has been remanded into police custody to reappear on 30th August, 2022. Meanwhile, the investigation is still ongoing to get all others involved in the rioting arrested to face justice,” the police tweeted.

    Background

    On the evening of August 18, there were violent scenes on the campus of KNUST as students of Unity Hall popularly known as Conti and University Hall popularly known as Katanga hall clashed.

    In an interview with Accra-based Asaase Radio, the University’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe, explained that the attack was occasioned by a procession by Katanga Hall boys to mark their hall week celebration.

    According to him, when they got to Conti, the Katanga boys together with colleagues from Casely Hayford, Casford, from the University of Cape Coast; launched unprovoked attacks on the Conti hall residents.

    He narrated that the Conti Hall residents retreated, however, the Katangese continued their onslaught leading to the destruction of several properties.

    “Around 6:15 thereabout, the fellows of Katanga Hall including some alumni of the hall and their colleagues from Casely Hayford [Casford hall] in the University of Cape Coast were processing as part of the Katanga Hall week celebration. As part of the marching, they got to Unity Hall and then decided to launch an unprovoked attack on the fellows of Unity Hall. The students in Unity Hall decided to retreat and went into the hall and locked the gate but they decided to throw stones and ended up destroying 9 vehicles belonging to the hall fellows…(and) some staff of the hall,” Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe said.

  • Death rates associated with road crashes reduce by 15% for first seven months of 2022

    The number of commuters died in traffic accidents during the first seven months of 2022 decreased by 15.42% as compared to the same period of 2021, according to preliminary statistics gathered by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS).

    The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) and the MTTD have improved enforcement, and they have increased awareness-raising.

    The Provisional data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) shows that there was also a drop in the rate of fatalities from 1,706 fatalities between January and July last year to 1,443 during the same period this year.

    There was also an increase in the rate of motor cycle deaths. Motorcycles killed the highest number of commuters totaling 596, representing 41.3%t. Out of the 1,443 fatalities, 412 representing 28.5% resulted from pedestrian knockdowns.

    Pedestrians killed in the seven months of this year recorded 9.20% decline to 412 compared to the 502 killed during the same period last year.

    Similarly, the number of persons injured also recorded 0.87% drop from 9,299 last year to 9,218 during the same period this year.

    The data also shows that 1,144 males made up of 128 below the ages of 18 and 1,016 who are 18 years and above were killed. Similarly, 299 females comprising 65 who are 18 years and below, as well as 234 aged 18 years and above, also died from road crashes.

    Source:gbcghanaonline.com

  • Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    President Akufo-Addo has on Monday, 15th August 2022, presented 1,500 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service.

    The presentation, according to the President is affirmation of his commitment to provide the Ghana Police Service with the necessary logistics it requires, to help the Service continue to effect its mandate of maintaining law and order, and protecting lives and property.

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

     

    Speaking at the event at the Police Headquarters, Presidemt Akufo-Addo stated that the vision of the of the police service which seeks to regain the confidence, trust and respect of the public, and deepen police legitimacy, has the full backing of Government.

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    “An institution, such as the Police Service, needs to renew constantly itself in order to respond adequately to the security needs of the country, and I believe Ghanaians are witnesses to the pragmatic steps being taken by the Service in this regard,” he said.

    The President continued, “Government is very much aware of the efforts being put in place by personnel of the Service, under the dynamic leadership of the Inspector-General of Police and members of the Police Management Board, to intensify targeted operations in communities which, hitherto, were notorious for violent crimes.”

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    He noted that the ongoing programme to boost the manpower needs of the Service is necessary for the effective implementation of the bold, strategic interventions launched by the Service to improve its service delivery to Ghanaians.

    “Government, last year, gave approval for the police to recruit 5,000 officers. Some 3,000 of those recruited have passed out, with the remaining still under training. These officers are the first batch of men and women to benefit from the modified police training curricular, which is focused on equipping the police officers with skills in driving, swimming and motorbike riding in addition to other tactical and soft skills,” he said.

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    It is for this reason that the President was delighted to hand over the 1,500 motorbikes to the Police Service, and further urged the Service to continue doing the good work it is doing to keep all of us safe.

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    “I am confident that these bikes will be put to very good use, as they will reach the communities who need them the most. I assure the Police Administration that this is just the beginning. More and more motorbikes will come in soon, to help ensure that every single community in the country benefits from the enhanced community policing model. Government will increase the number of motorbikes presented by Government to five thousand (5,000) by the end of next year,” he said.

    Akufo-Addo presents 1,500 motorbikes to Police Service

    The President urged the Police to show presence, improve their response time, and patrol the streets and the inner cities, after taking over the motorbikes.

    “I urge you to help ensure that no community is left out in the distribution of these bikes, even as you prioritise the areas that are most critical. I entreat officers who will use these bikes to take good care of them but, more importantly, to pay particular attention to their safety and the safety of other road users while on the road,” he stressed.

    Meanwhile, The Police Service, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has embarked on a transformation agenda, aimed at positioning the Service to become one of the best institutions in the country, and a model institution for the rest of the world.

     

     

     

  • Police will work knowing their families are covered Adib Saani on qualified relatives replacing cops

    Security Analyst, Adib Saani, has stated that the Ghana Police Service’s intention to replace who die in line personnel with competent relatives is apt.

    According to him, the move will ensure that personnel of the Ghana Police Service give their best while in the line of duty because they know that even if they die on duty, their families will be taken care of.

    In an exclusive interview, the security expert explained to GhanaWeb that even in the United States, the families of police and military personnel who passed away in the line of duty are referred to as Gold Star Families and are accorded special consideration.

    “Usually, it is only proper that such families (the family who lose relations in the line of duty) are given priority because they have lost a very important person they relied on. When the person dies, things become very difficult, particularly for the spouse and the children, so there is a need for that social cover.

    “However, there is a caveat; it has to still be on merit. And I am excited that he (the IGP) added the word qualified. When you go to countries such as the US, for example, military families who have lost their loved ones are termed as Gold Star Families, and they are given preferential treatment wherever they find themselves because they have relatives who have submitted to the state and died for the state.

    “The same can be said for officers of the Ghana Police Service. And (this measure) will send the right signal to the police officers that whatever they do for the good of the country is for their own good as well. And they will be assured that there is enough social cover for their family in case anything happens. So, they are able to work with all their hearts, and they will be happy to do so every day,” he said.

    At a public lecture held on Thursday at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare revealed that qualified relatives would take the position of police officers killed in the line of duty.

    Dr. Dampare said that the move is part of initiatives being taken by the leadership of the police to encourage officers to give their best.

    “When a police officer dies on duty, we have put new measures in place to ensure that a relative of the deceased officer who is qualified is recruited into the service as part of efforts to urge our officers to do their best in protecting the public,” he said.

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • Two including minor stab 16-year-old SHS student to death in robbery attack

    The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the death of a 16-year-old final-year student of the Tweneboah Kuduah SHS who was stabbed to death last week.

    Daniel Osei Mensah met his untimely death when two suspected robbers including a minor pounced on him at Benebene near Fiankoma in the Ashanti Region.

    Eric Anning and the minor, whose age hasn’t been disclosed, buried the final year student in a cocoa farm near Benebene, according to the Police in a report released on Monday, August 8.

    Due to assistance from some members of the Fiankoma community, the two suspects have been arrested.

    One of the suspects, Eric Anning sustained a deep cut on his right hand during the robbery and was taken to the hospital for medical attention.

    Following their arrest, Eric Anning together with his minor accomplice are said to have led Police to the scene where they buried Daniel Osei Mensah.

    “The body was removed and deposited at the St Peter’s Catholic Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy,” the Police report added. 

    The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Akuffo Dampare, has reached out to the family of Daniel Osei Mensah.

    Meanwhile, the two suspects will be arraigned today, August 9, 2022.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Police commence investigations into alleged attack on Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii

    The Ghana Police Service has stated that it has launched investigations into the alleged assassin attack on the host of Angel FM Morning Show, Kofi Adoma Nwanwanii.

    According to a communique by the law enforcement agency on the matter, investigations kick-started immediately after the notice of the attack came to their attention.

    “The Police are investigating alleged attacks by some unknown persons on Stephen Kofi Adomah, a staff of Angel Broadcasting Network on August 6, 2022, at Old Ashongman Village in Accra.

    “Investigation into the alleged incident commenced immediately the matter came to the attention of the Police,” the statement said.

    GhanaWeb had reported earlier that Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii, the host of Angel FM’s morning show, was allegedly attacked by some unknown men on Saturday, August 6, 2022.

    Sources say that the broadcaster was returning from DAMAX Estate, Kuntunse, a suburb of Accra when he was crossed by these alleged assassins who were riding a motorbike and attacked him around Old Ashongman.

    The unknown men used a sharp object to injure the journalist and later tried to set him ablaze.

    “Kofi Adomah visited his House at DAMAX estate at Kuntunse, on his way back he was attacked around old Ashongman. He was crossed by the guys on Motorcycle.

    “They targeted his face with sharp objects but he used his hands and shoulders to avoid many wounds on his face.

    “They poured inflammable substance believed to be petrol and tried setting him on fire,” the source narrated to GhanaWeb.

    Kofi Adomah Nwanwanii has since been on admission at the Legon Hospital.

     

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • Two robbers get 30 years imprisonment in hard labour

    Two robbers who were arrested by the Police at Abesewa, a suburb of Dunkwa-On-Offin in the Central Region have been slapped with a 20-year and 10-year jail term (respectively) in hard labour.

    The convicts, Sumaila Nketia alias Last Two and Kwabena Nyameke alias Kalilu were arrested following a police intelligence-driven investigation and operation. These convicts have been on the police wanted list for multiple robberies in the Dunkwa-on-offin municipality and its environs.

    Victims of five separate robbery attacks came forward to identify them and some stolen properties of the victims have been retrieved.

    There are several robbery cases currently against them before the court. One such case was decided on August 3, 2022, leading to their conviction and subsequent sentencing.

    “We commend the Central Regional Police Commander and his team for the investigation, arrest and successful prosecution of this case.”

    “In line with our new standard operating procedure, the faces of these persons have been shown since they are now convicts and no longer suspects.” Police said

    The service also assured the public that they will continue to fight crime and bring criminals to justice.

    Source: Peacefmonline.com

  • Need to tackle terrorism threat, cybercrime confronting police

    Commissioner of Police (COP) Francis Ebenezer Doku, Director General of National Protection Department, has reiterated the need to tackle terrorism threat, cyber crime and new policing challenges confronting the Ghana Police Service.

    He stated that “these translate into increased demand on personnel of the Ghana Police Service to deliver services that are more diverse, complex, skilled and specialised in order to deal with current crime trends”.

    DCOP Doku made the call at the passing out parade of police recruits at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS), in Pwalugu in the Upper East Region, at the weekend.

    He said the police in Ghana were duty bound to prepare themselves adequately as the country risked being attacked by the terrorists, who had killed tens of thousands in neighbouring countries.

    According to COP Doku“the police and other security agencies in the country would never play down the likelihood of the spillover of the Islamist-linked attacks in the country.”

    He said terrorism had become a global threat, and security agencies should be put on high alert to avert any attacks by the deadly armed groups and militants.

    COP Doku said the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, had introduced a paradigm shift in recruit training modules and reforms in policing to assist the police to combat crime.

    He mentioned the modules, which had been incorporated into the recruit training as weapon handling and high risk operation, jumping from moving vehicles, firing from moving vehicles to suppress target or take over, tactical progressing, arrest and search procedures and intelligence gathering.

    COP Doku said “these are to equip the trainees with the requisite skills to be able to respond to emergency cases and any eventuality.”

    He reminded the police that they had a core mandate to serve Ghanaians, and urged the recruits to uphold professional standards so as to win the trust and confidence of the citizenry.

    COP Doku warned that any police personnel caught indulging in bribery, corruption and robbery would face outright dismissal to serve as deterrent to others.

    A total of 725 recruits, comprising 397 males and 328 females, passed out after six months training at PPSTS.

    Sergeant Naomi Bless Mensah emerged as the overall best Under Cadet Officer, the overall best recruit went to General Recruit (G/R) Eunice Agyapong, with the PPSTS being crowned the best performing school in the National Recruits Standardised Examination.

    Ernest Owusu Oseiwas best in Musketry, Kingsley Gyau, best in Physical Training,  Leticia Tetteh, best in Drill, and Abene Frimpomaa Agrippa, best in Conduct.

     Source: Ghanaian Times

  • Police initiates probe into alleged misconduct of some officers in the Ashanti Region

    The Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into an alleged misconduct involving some police officers in the Ashanti Region.

    This is after the officers were seen in a viral video engaged in a heated argument.

    Reports indicate that the incident happened on July 20, 2022, after the Foase District Police Commander saw three FPU officers conducting a traffic check on the Atwima Yabi-Dida stretch and cautioned them against the exercise. Cpl Boakye was offended by the directive and refused to comply.

    This triggered the heated exchange between the two.

    In the course of the argument, Cpl Boakye was asked by the District Commander to provide his Service Number, but he refused and asked Supt Albert Quansah to meet him at the FPU.

    “Meet me there,” he stressed. “You are not the one who brought me here,” he added.

    “I should meet you at FPU?, I will not come there but you will get me” Commander Quansah retorted.

    The Ghana Police Service has acknowledged receipt of the video. In a statement issued on July 26, 2022, the service indicated that it has initiated a probe into the matter.

    “We would like to assure the public that the due internal disciplinary process of the service is being applied in dealing with the matter,” the statement said.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Junior police officer challenges District Police Commander

    Some police officer have been sighted in a viral video engaged in what the Ghana Police Service has described as a “misconduct.”

    In the video sighted by The Independent Ghana, a Formed Police Unit (FPU) officer identified as Cpl Boakye is seen engaged in an heated argument with Foase District Police Commander, Supt Albert Quansah.

    According to the service, the incident occurred in the Ashanti Region on July 20, 2022.

    Reports indicate that the incident happened after the Foase District Police Commander saw three FPU officers conducting a traffic check on the Atwima Yabi-Dida stretch. Supt. Albert Quansah cautioned the officers against the exercise but it appears Cpl Boakye was offended by the directive and refused to comply.

    This triggered the heated exchange between the two.

    In the course of the argument, Cpl Boakye was asked by the District Commander to provide his Service Number, but he refused and asked Supt Albert Quansah to meet him at the FPU.

    “Meet me there,” he stressed. “You are not the one who brought me here,” he added.

    “I should meet you at FPU?, I will not come there but you will get me” Commander Quansah retorted.

    The Ghana Police Service has reacted to the video. In a statement issued on July 26, 2022, the service indicated that investigations have already begun into the matter.

    “We would like to assure the public that the due internal disciplinary process of the service is being applied in dealing with the matter,” the statement said.

  • 5,000 officers recruited into Ghana Police Service – Ken Ofori-Atta

    The Ghana Police Service has recruited and trained 5,000 additional officers, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed.

    According to him, this is part of efforts to beef up security and combat crime, in the wake of terrorism attacks in neighbouring countries.

    “To further improve internal security, the Ghana Police Service has recruited and trained 5,000 additional officers to put more police in our streets and communities,” he said while delivering the 2022 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 25, 2022.

    Addressing the House, Mr Ofori reiterated government’s commitment to clamp down on crime and ensure the safety of the citizenry.

    “Mr. Speaker, the safety of Ghanaians in the face of complex security threats is a major concern to Government,” he stressed.

    “We are using a significant amount of resources to ensure that we keep our people and country safe. Considering what is happening in the West African region, it is important that we prioritise national security, and we have.

    “Whilst it will not be prudent to disclose the full cost of ensuring the security of this state, let me emphasise that it is significant,” he maintained.

    As part of efforts to clamp down on terrorism, government has introduced the “See something, Say something” campaign to sensitise the public on activities of terrorists.

    To complement this effort, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is implementing an enhanced surveillance programme for the country’s air space and international borders through collaboration with other domestic security agencies, Mr Ofori-Atta added.

    “We are also aggressively pursuing the Forward Operating Bases (FOB) programme to improve response time and prevent cross border crimes as well as terrorist infiltration,” he said.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • 70-year-old arrested for allegedly defiling an 8-year-old girl

    A 70-year-old man is in the grips of the Ghana Police Service for defiling an eight years old girl.

    Bolgatanga-based Dreamz FM reports that the man whose name is given as Bukari Baba alias Charles lives in the same neighbourhood in Kumbosgo as the girl.

    He is said to have lured her into his room and slept with her after which he threatened her not to make what they have done known to anybody.

    However, the young girl after the act could not stand the pain which in turn affected the way she walks.

    When confronted by her parents when they noticed changes in her walking, she confessed that Charles had slept with her.

    The family reported the to the Bolgatanga East District police and the girl was taken to the Upper East Regional Hospital for medical care.

    The suspect has since been arrested and is assisting the Police with their investigation.

     Source:ghanaweb.com

  • Police hunts for robbers who killed 1, left 2 injured in attack at Achiaman

    A company at Achiaman-Amasaman in the Ga East District of the Greater Accra Region has been attacked by armed robbers leaving one person dead.

    According to the Ghana Police Service, the suspects attacked a company in the area and in the process killed one person while others sustained injuries.

    The Ghana Police Service in a statement said its men are bent on arresting the suspects so they to face justice.

    The Police are therefore on a manhunt to arrest the robbers.

    In a post on Facebook, on Thursday, 21 July 2022, the Police said: “In the process, one person died and two others sustained injuries.”

    It added: “We wish to assure the public that we will surely get the robbers arrested to face justice.”

     Source:ghanaweb.com

  • Six armed robbers arrested for terrorising people of Bono East Region

    The Ghana Police Service has arrested six armed robbers terrorising the people of Bono East Region.

    The six, part of a gang, were arrested through an intelligence-led operation on July 17, 2022, at their hideouts within the Techiman Municipality.

    Announcing the apprehension, the Police in a Facebook post on July 18, said the group admitted to their involvement in “a series of both residential and highway robberies within the region and beyond.”

    The suspects are Issa Mohammed, Reagan Kwaku Boakye, Kweku Boateng, Kelvin Antwi, Elija Osei and Gyimah Sadique.

    Sadiq Gyimah, aged 33, works as an estate agent, while Osei Elijah, 24, is a cashew farmer. Issah Mohammed is a 23-year-old businessman, 22-year-old Regan Boakye is a driver, Kelvin Antwi, 21, is a tiler and Kweku Boateng, an 18-year-old, who is also a tiler.

    Following the arrest, the Police undertook a search at the hideouts and claimed weapons used by the robbers for their criminal activities.

    They include a locally made pistol with four live AAA cartridges, toy pistol, a cutlass, hammer and three pairs of scissors.

    Two motorbikes used to facilitate the robberies were also taken by the Service.

    Items stolen and subsequently retrieved included GH₵2,500, €50, 22 mobile phones, a flashlight, cutter and a pepper spray.

    According to the Police, a victim, who was robbed on July 17, at Nkwaeso on Sunyani Road “identified iPhone 11 pro max among the phones retrieved from the gang.”

    It is reported that the said victim identified Issa Mohammed among the group that robbed him.

    Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has pledged to continue its intelligence-led operations to rid the country of criminals.

    “We want to reassure the public that the Police are determined to fight crime and weed out criminal elements in our society,” the Police wrote.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • 6 arrested for beating a 28-year-old mechanic to death

    Ghana Police Service have arrested six people suspected to be involved in the lynching of a 28-year-old mechanic in Aburansa in the Central Region.

    According to adomonline.com, the 28-year-old mechanic, Festus Eduafo, was lynched because some residents claimed he looked like a murderer.

    The report indicated that the victim was on his way to Aborbeano to visit his son.

    In an interview with Adom News, personnel of the Central Region Police Command, who confirmed the arrest, said that the six suspects will assist with the investigation into the matter.

    The police source said that it will do all it can to bring all the perpetrators to book.

    Also, the Assemblyman for Ekumfi Asaasa Electoral Area, Prince Dankwa, urged the community members to assist the police with the investigation and commended the police for the work they had done so far.

    Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, Joseph Amakye, has said that he is utterly dismayed by the death of his son, adding that he is yet to come to terms with it.

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • 6 arrested for beating a 28-year-old mechanic to death

    Ghana Police Service have arrested six people suspected to be involved in the lynching of a 28-year-old mechanic in Aburansa in the Central Region.

    According to adomonline.com, the 28-year-old mechanic, Festus Eduafo, was lynched because some residents claimed he looked like a murderer.

    The report indicated that the victim was on his way to Aborbeano to visit his son.

    In an interview with Adom News, personnel of the Central Region Police Command, who confirmed the arrest, said that the six suspects will assist with the investigation into the matter.

    The police source said that it will do all it can to bring all the perpetrators to book.

    Also, the Assemblyman for Ekumfi Asaasa Electoral Area, Prince Dankwa, urged the community members to assist the police with the investigation and commended the police for the work they had done so far.

    Meanwhile, the father of the deceased, Joseph Amakye, has said that he is utterly dismayed by the death of his son, adding that he is yet to come to terms with it.

    Source:ghanaweb.com

  • Arise Ghana appeals High Court ruling on protest

    A pressure group, Arise Ghana, has filed a suit at the Court of Appeal to set aside a ruling by the High Court on their intended demonstration.

    The Accra High Court on Monday ruled that the protest by Arise Ghana on June 28 and 29 could only be staged between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm.

    The court additionally directed that the protest should commence at the Obra Spot here in Accra and end at the Independence Square.

    But the group is unsatisfied with the ruling of the High Court.

    In a suit filed by the group sighted by myjoyonline.com, Arise Ghana is seeking an “order reversing the ruling of the High Court.”

    The service filed the case seeking to halt the two-day protest set to commence on Tuesday.

    This was after it alleged in a statement that the group, Arise Ghana, had refused to begin and end the demonstration before nightfall.

    The group, however, contends it reached an agreement with the police and is therefore surprised at the turn of events.

    DSP Sylvester Asare urged the court to adjourn the matter since the Ghana Police Service had yet to receive documents filed by the protestors. He asked for a two-day adjournment.

    But the lawyer for the protestors, Godwin Tameklo accused the Police of bad faith; adding that the protest was to take place on Tuesday.

    He told the court that granting an adjournment will effectively mean putting the protest on hold. The group, he continued, informed the Police of the demonstration as far back as June 2.

    The Court presided over by Justice Comfort Tasiame adjourned proceedings to 11:30 am to enable the Police to study the documents.

    At 11:30 am on Monday, DSP Asare once again asked for an adjournment. He explained that the Police needed more time to study the documents.

    On his part, Mr. Tameklo urged the court to dismiss the application, arguing that granting this request will empower the Police to use such processes to frustrate the rights of citizens to protest.

    Justice Comfort Tasiame subsequently dismissed the request by the Police and directed that lawyers for the Service justify why the protest should be halted.

    DSP Asare then told the court, the proposed timelines as put forward by the protestors have the potential to affect effective policing.

    He explained that it is on this basis that the Police was asking for a restraining order. Lawyer for Arise Ghana, Godwin Tameklo disagreed.

    He insisted the Police have no power under the law to determine at which time a protest should take place.

    He accused the Police yet again of acting in bad faith and going against its arrangement with the group. He said the organizers had initially wanted to stage a 48hour non-stop protest but later conceded to end at 3pm and 5pm on day one and two respectively.

    The Court presided over by Justice Tasiame decided to grant the request by the Police partially by fixing the said timelines and routes.

     

    Source: Myjoyonline

  • Police seeks court ruling on time and location of Arise Ghana protest

    The Police are seeking a court ruling on the time and location of an intended protest by a group, Arise Ghana.

    This, the Service said has become necessary “due to the lack of agreement between the Police and the organisers on the time for the demonstration and location for their planned picketing.”

    The Court is expected to hear the case on June 27. The Police in a statement on Sunday said it informed Arise Ghana on June 22 of its intention to proceed to court on the time and location of their demonstration.

    Arise Ghana had earlier informed the Police of its intention to demonstrate and picket in front of the Jubilee House on the night of June 28 and 29.

    The purpose of the protest is to demonstrate against worsening economic conditions in the country.

    The Police subsequently invited the group to a meeting to discuss the time and location of the planned demonstration.

    At the meeting, the Police urged the Group to conclude its protest by nightfall to ensure the safety of the demonstrators.

    But the Group on June 22 responded to the Police that “they are unable to change the time of the demonstration.”

    This compelled the Police to head to court for a resolution on the matter.

    “The police have had no option but to submit the process to the court for a determination,” the Police statement read.

    The Service assured the organisers of the protest and Ghanaians of its readiness to “provide security for demonstration once the matters are determined by the court.”

    Source: Myjoyonline

  • Over 30 Islamic SHS students hospitalized after police allegedly fired at them during protest

    Over 30 students of the Islamic Senior High School at Abrepo in the Ashanti Region have been hospitalized after an alleged clash with the police on Monday, June 13.

    This comes after some students took to the streets to register their displeasure over the increase in pedestrian knockdowns involving students and teachers of the school.

    The protesting students who were demanding the construction of speed rumps blocked the Abrepo Junction-Barekese, thereby causing vehicular and human traffic for more than an hour.

    With the massive roadblocks, residents who ply the road called the police service to clear the roadblock and maintain law and order.

    In their quest to disperse the demonstrating students, the Police allegedly opened tear gas on the protesting students.

    Some of the students were said to have gone unconscious and others injured as a result of gas.

    Ambulances have been procured to transport the injured students to the hospital, while police presence in the school has intensified.

    Meanwhile, the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mrs Mary Owusu Afriyie has refuted the alleged casualties among some students.

    According to her, no casualties have been recorded following the clash between students of Islamic SHS in Kumasi and the Police.

     

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Police secure injunction against #FixTheCountry movement demo

    An Accra  High Court has granted the Ghana Police Service an injunction to stop the June 4 demonstration by the #FixTheCountry Movement.

    The protesters while notifying the police of their intended demonstration requested to be allowed to contract a private security company to provide protection for the demonstrators.

    They also requested to contract a private security personnel to be armed with weapons.

    One of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah, Indicated that the group cannot trust the Ghana Police Service to oversee their demonstration on June 4, hence their request to use arms and private security.

    According to him, the country has witnessed several unarmed demonstrators been shot and killed by the Police, therefore, their request is to avert similar occurances on June 4

    The police on the other hand declined their request.

    In a press statement dated June 1, the Police explained that the nature and character of the intended demonstration contravenes the Public Order Act, 1994 (Act 49).

    The Service, therefore, suggested to the group to  reschedule the date for its protest while working with the Police to organise a “lawful, peaceful and successful demonstration.”

    What does PUBLIC ORDER ACT, 1994 ACT 491 say:

    Section 4 notes that “Where a police officer notified of a special event under subsection (1) has reasonable grounds to believe that the special event if held may lead to violence or endanger public defence, public order, public safety, public health or the running of essential services or violate the rights and freedoms of any other  persons, the police officer may request the organiser to postpone the special event to any other date or to relocate the special event.”

    Per Section 5, an organiser requested to postpone or relocate the holding of a special event shall “within forty-eight hours of the request, notify the police officer in writing of the willingness to comply.”

    Section 6 adds that Where the organiser refuses to comply with the request or fails to notify the police officer, “the police officer may apply to a Justice or the chairman of a Regional Tribunal for an order to prohibit the holding of the special event on the proposed date or at the proposed location.

    However, the group refused to reschedule their protest as suggested by the police.

    With the resistant to comply with the directive from the Ghana police service, they filed a motion asking the high court to restrain the protestors from embarking on their armed demonstration.

    Although the representatives of the #FixTheCountry Movement were served, neither they nor their lawyers were present in court.

    Giving her verdict, the Judge, Comfort Kwasiwoo Tsiawoo granted the police service an injection to restrain the FixTheCountry Movement from demonstrating.

    She explained that the way the protesters intend to carry out the demonstration poses a security threat.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Police caution commuters, school authorities over recent floods in Accra

    The police have urged the persons living in Accra and Tema, to be cautious during their commute to and from work.

    The caution follows the downpour in Accra.

    In a public alert, the Police said: “School authorities and parents are also advised to pay extra attention to school children who are already in school and those who are still trying to make their way to school.

    “Police patrol teams have been deployed and are on the ground to ensure the safety of all.”

    It added: “We remain committed to working with other safety stakeholders to offer the needed assistance.”

    Some trees in Accra got downed by the rains that fell on Monday night into Tuesday morning in some parts of the national capital.

    Trees within the Achimota Forest, North Kansehie, Abelenkpe, Rawlings Park, and North Industrial Area, among others, fell on some streets, thus, blocking them.

    Floods also ravaged some parts of the city.

    Areas like Kaneshie, WestHills mall, Adabraka, Dansoman, and Pamprom among others, were taken over by floodwaters.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Police patrol university campuses

    The Ghana Police Service has begun policing some universities in the country.

    On Saturday, May 14, the Police Mounted Squadron together with some Police Divisional and District Commanders visited the campuses of the University of Ghana, University of Professional Studies and the Valley View University in the Greater Accra Region.

    This forms part of efforts to show police visibility, gather intelligence, engage communities and bring the police to the doorstep of the public.

    During the visit, the officers engaged the university community and listened to their security concerns.

    They answered some questions on basic policing issues and also gathered some intelligence on the security situations on the various campuses.

    Credit: Ghana Police Service

    The team also shared some insights about the Police Service and the need to work together with the communities. 

    Credit: Ghana Police Service

    In a Facebook post, the Police thanked the various institutions for the warm welcome and assured that the exercise will be extended to other universities across the country.

    “We are grateful to the academic staff, the  student body, and all other members of the university community for their cooperation during our interactions with them.”

    “We wish to assure the public that we will continue to sustain this and other operational interventions and also work in partnership with you for safer and more secure communities.”

    Credit: Ghana Police Service

    Following the visit, the Police Service has begun operationalizing some of the intelligence picked during the exercise and putting in strategies to improve security at the universities.

    Credit: Ghana Police Service
    Credit: Ghana Police Service
    Credit: Ghana Police Service

     

    Credit: Ghana Police Service
    Credit: Ghana Police Service

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Ashaiman: Suspect dies in police cells; 4 policemen interdicted

    Four policemen have been interdicted after a suspect died in police cells at Ashaiman, in the Tema Police Regional Command last week.

    The reason for arresting the suspect, and placing him in police cells was reportedly not recorded in the station diary.

    Besides, other inmates who noticed the suspect needed medical attention at night and drew the attention of the police man on duty to it, were ignored until the suspect reportedly died the following day on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

    The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

    Those interdicted

    Those interdicted are the Station officer, two counter NCOs [non commissioned officers] and the arresting officer.

    The suspect who is now deceased is Ebenezer Dosu, a 35-year-old man, Graphic Online has gathered from police sources.

    He reportedly died on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at about 2:30pm.

    He was taken to the Tema General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

    The body has since been deposited at the morgue.

    Graphic Online also gathers that the police officers have been interdicted pending investigations because there is no record in the station diary or entry as to what led to the arrest of the suspect now deceased, and he was put in cells.

    While in cells, other inmates drew the attention of the counter policeman to the fact that the suspect needed medical attention but the policeman did not reportedly act.

    The case has since been referred to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for investigations following which the said officers have been interdicted, including the station officer.

    Arrest last week

    Some reports last week suggested Ebenezer Dosu was arrested for an alleged road traffic offence.

    But the police has said he was arrested for an offence, conducive to the breach of peace.

    The interdicted officers, Graphic Online understands are Chief Inspector Bismark Adongo, the station officer, the two counter NCOs, Sgt Eric Kumi Ansah, Sgt Lasiru Mustapha and the arresting officer, Lance Corporal Prince Ofosuhene of the Ashaiman Divisional Visibility Unit.

    Lance Corporal Prince Ofosuhene after arresting the suspect for the said offensive conduct, conducive to the breach of the peace took the suspect to the Ashaiman police station to be detained.

    The suspect reportedly vomited while in cells and complained to the counter NCO, Sgt Eric Kumi Ansah, who reportedly ignored him and did not act even after the cell mates also drew his attention to the condition of the suspect.

    Sgt Kumi reportedly did not make any entry into the station diary on when the suspect was handed over to him until about 5:15am on May 4, 2022 when he was about to end his duty.

    Sgt Kumi ended his duty at 6am May 4, 2022 and handed over to Sgt Lasiru Mustapha and reportedly did not disclose the condition of the suspect to Mustapha about what had happened the previous night.

    Preliminary police investigations Graphic Online gathers is that, the two NCOs claim they alerted the station officer about the condition of the suspect, but the station officer has denied their claim.

    Death

    It was about 2:30pm on May 4, 2022 that the NCO, Sgt Lasiru Mustapha informed the station officer, Chief Inspector Bismark Adongo that Dosu was unconscious in the cell with “yellowish” fluid from his nose.

    They therefore took him to the Tema General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

    Source: Graphic Online

  • Two fake police officers arrested during NPP primaries – Police

    The Ghana Police Service has arrested two men from the Okaikoi South Constituency during the governing New Patriotic Party’s Constituency executive elections.

    DCOP Kwesi Ofori, Director-General of Public Relations, in a statement issued on Thursday, April 28, 2022; explained that the suspects, John Essel Baah and Enoch Kwame Bosompem, were in some police apparel, which created an impression that they were security personnel.

    The suspects, the police said, “were spotted at the Okaikoi South Constituency where the voting was taking place.”

    “We would like to emphatically state that the two suspects are not Police Officers. Meanwhile, they are in custody as the investigation continues.

    “We wish to assure the public that they will be taken through the due process of the law,” the statement from the Police concluded.

    There were agitations at the voting centre in the constituency during after some members protested allegations that about 400 names had been removed from the register.

    Also, there were allegations that some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been added to the register to increase the fortunes of some aspirants.

    However, the police managed to restore calm for the exercise to commence.

    Four delegates were reported to have been arrested for obstructing the elections in Okaikwei South.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Police commence manhunt for person behind illegal demolishing at Pampaso No. 1

    The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that preliminary investigations on the illegal demolishing of homes in Pampaso Number 1, a suburb of Nsawam in the Eastern Region point to one Kofi Acquah, as being the mastermind.

    The police said that Kofi Acquah will soon be arrested and duly prosecuted for the illegal destruction of homes that affected 11 houses in Pampaso, citinewroom.com reports.

    In an interview with Citi News, the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, urged the affected residents who have blocked the Accra-Kumasi highway in protest of the demolishing to leave the road as it works to resolve the situation.

    “Police received information on the illegal demolition. Based on that, we proceeded quickly to the scene. Officers saw agitated people blocking the main Accra-Kumasi Highway. We pleaded with them to rescind the decision because of its repercussions.

    “Investigations so far point to the fact that one Kofi Acquah is behind the illegal demolition and as soon as he is arrested, he will be taken through due processes of the law. We want to appeal to agitated residents not to take the law into their hands. They should remain calm because we will make sure we will get to the bottom of this matter,” he said.

    Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam Adoagyiri Constituency, Frank Annoh Dompreh, who is the MP responsible for the area, has urged the affected persons to stay calm.

    He has also indicated that the affected person will be given some relief while the police work to resolve the matter.

    Residents of Pampaso Number 1, a suburb of Nsawam in the Eastern Region, on April 18, 2022, blocked the Accra-Kumasi Highway in protest of their houses being demolished.

    According to the residents, gunmen, who they claim were land guards, attacked them while they were sleeping, threw them out and demolished their buildings, reports myjoyonline.com.

    The residents also alleged that some Chinese nationals, who claim that they have bought Pampaso, sent the land guards to evict them and destroy their homes.

     

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • All we know about the ‘gunman’ identified as police sergeant, who has been interdicted

    The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the identity of a man who was captured in a viral video brandishing a pistol while physically assaulting another on the shoulders of a road believed to be the Accra-Cape Coast Road.

    The man, identified as a sergeant with the Central Region office of the Ghana Police Service, has, according to an April 4, 2022, statement, been interdicted in line with standard procedure.

    This will also pave the way for a full investigation to be conducted into the case, the statement said.

    Here is all we know about the matter from when the news broke on Saturday, April 2, 2022:

    – Viral amateur video showed a man and another in a disagreement. One of the men was brandishing a pistol while intermittently assaulting the other man

    – Unsure what led to the two getting into such a confrontation, the tall lankier-looking man, wielding his gun in his right hand, more than once gets slaps to the face of the other man

    – At the next opportunity, the man who was on the receiving side of all the abuse, rushes to his car and quickly prepares to drive away but is again chased down by the man wielding the gun

    – With no access to the man now because he is in his car, the man with the gun turns on his anger to the car, smashing the side mirrors and the windshields of the car before the car finally makes it onto the road and the driver speeds off

    – In the evening of Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Ghana Police Service issued a statement to the effect that the unidentified man who was seen in a viral video brandishing a pistol while physically assaulting another motorist had been arrested and the weapon he was brandishing retrieved

    – The following day, Sunday, April 3, an audio emerged of the suspected gunman

    – In the audio shared on a Ghana Police Service Press Corp WhatsApp platform, the man identified himself as the policeman

    – While blaming whoever shared the video and the media for not carrying the full details of the story, he went on to give his narration of things, emphasizing that he only acted the way he did because his life was threatened by the civilian

    – In an April 4, 2022, update, the police stated the man in the video is a police officer is with the Central Region office of the Service

    – The statement detailed that the police sergeant had lodged a complaint of assault alleging that he was attacked by a group of people, one of whom was wielding a cutlass

    – Preliminary investigations required that the police sergeant is interdicted

    – The Police statement also mentioned that it has launched an investigation into the conduct of the unidentified officer, adding that both criminal investigation and the professional standards investigation will run concurrently.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Police Service regaining trust and confidence of the public under Dampare Akufo-Addo

    President Akufo-Addo says the Police Administration under new IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is gaining the confidence and trust of the public in the discharge of their duties.

    According to him, the Inspector General of Police has instilled law and order after assuming office which has seen improvement in the service.

    The President made the observation while delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA), on the floor of Parliament, Wednesday, March 29, 2022.

    “The morale of police officers has received a considerable boost and today public focused interventions instituted by the Inspector General of police have resulted in a better police public relationship.

    “The police service is gradually regaining the trust and confidence of the public under the leadership of its new Inspector General of Police,” he stated.

    He added: “I believe we can all testify that our police service is undergoing a great improvement and a change of image before our very eyes during times of anxiety.”

    Commenting on the need for a responsive policing to boost the Police Service, the ECOWAS Chairman observed that law and order have no respect of persons in the country.

    “We need a responsive police service to boost the confidence of the population and it is good to see the police rise up to the challenge. Gradually the police are bringing order to the rules and we all know that the law is no respecter of persons or vehicle types,” President Akufo-Addo noted.

    He called on the general public to cooperate with the police to perform their duties to enable the country go about the lives of Ghanaians in peace.

    Source: angelonline.com.gh

  • Two policemen involved in bullion van robberies killed after intel-led raid at Borteyman

    Two Policemen who were among the officers allegedly involved in bullion van robberies have been killed during exchange of fire with the Police at Ashaiman in Accra.

    Four other officers have also been arrested and will be appearing before court on Wednesday March 9, a Police statement said on Tuesday March 8.

    “The police have carried out an intelligence-led field raid at a hideout of the gang connected with the investigation into the bullion van robberies.

    “During the raid at Borteyman near Ashaiman there was an exchange of gunshot and two policemen, Constable Reindolph Gyimah Ansah and Cpl Stephan Kwaku Nyame who had been arrested in connection with the bullion van robberies were shot and were pronounced dead on arrival at the Police hospital for treatment.

    “Further investigations have led to the arrest of five other suspects, four of whom are policemen. We are pursuing five other civilian suspects who have gone into hiding.

    “The Policemen involved have been interdicted and all the suspects will be arraigned before court tomorrow Wednesday 9th March 2022,” the statement said.

    Source: 3news.com

  • 2 cops were among suspects in bullion van robberies Police

    The Police Service says its preliminary investigations have established the involvement of two of its officers in some of the cases of bullion van attacks.

    In a statement on Monday signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Superintendent Alexander Kwaku Obeng, disclosed that they have made a breakthrough in the investigations into the multiple bullion van robberies in the Greater Accra Region.

    These bullion van robberies occurred in the first half of 2021.

    They occurred at Kingsway in February 2021, Baatsona Spintex in March 2021, Jamestown Adedemkpo in June 2021, and the attempted robbery incident at Kaneshie Industrial Area in February 2022.

    “Preliminary investigations have established the involvement of two policemen among a number of other suspects. The investigations are continuing, and we expect to bring all culpable people to justice soon,” the statement added.

    The Police said the public will be given further details as soon as possible without compromising the ongoing investigations.

    “We wish to assure the general public that the Ghana Police Service will continue to work hard to rid our country of criminal activities that disrupt the peace and stability of the nation. We, therefore, call on all to support us in this endeavour,” the statement said.

    2 cops were among suspects in bullion van robberies - Police

    This update comes after bullion van attacks became rampant these past few months.

    The last attempted attack occurred at North Kaneshie around Industrial Area last month, but the police intervened to foil it.

    Source: Myjoyonline.com

  • Officers implicated in bullion van robberies wont be shielded Police administration

    The Ghana Police Service administration has reiterated its commitment to rooting out bad nuts within the service.

    Speaking on the back of the arrest of two police officers in connection with recent robbery attacks on bullion vans across the country, the Director-General in charge of Police Public Affairs, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, assured that the administration is bent on conducting thorough investigations into the matter.

    “The police administration will not protect anyone who does wrong in the service. We have got two of our own, and investigations are ongoing seriously. At the appropriate time, we will come out clearly with the information. The public should see this as a plan of policing ourselves and dealing with our own in such unfortunate situations. We will ensure that we will carry the spirit and aspirations in terms of protection and better security,” DCOP Kwesi Ofori stated in an interview with Citi News.

    Between February 2021 and February 2022, four bullion van attacks were recorded in the country.

    In an announcement on Sunday, March 7, 2022, the Ghana Police Service announced a breakthrough in its investigations on the attacks.

    “The Ghana Police Service, after several months of painstaking intelligence-led operations at the highest level, has made a major breakthrough in the investigations into multiple Van robberies recorded in Greater Accra.”

    “Preliminary investigations have been able to establish the involvement of two policemen and some other suspects,” the police said in its statement.

    The series of robberies which, according to the police, were all linked include one at Kingsway in Accra in February 2021 and another at Baatsona on the Spintex Road in March 2021.

    The rest occurred at Jamestown (Adedemkpo) in June 2022, and another attempted incident was recorded at North Kaneshie in February 2022.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Police in Tamale declare manhunt for 15 suspects in attempted murder of chief, four others

    The Northern Regional Police Command has declared a manhunt for fifteen persons suspected to be involved in the Monday shooting incident that led to the hospitalisation of a chief and four people.

    On Monday, March 7, the chief of Dakpemfong, Naa Bawa Fuseini, and four others sustained gunshot wounds after his palace (Dakpemyili) was attacked by unknown gunmen.

    Sources who narrated what happened to GhanaWeb said the house was attacked on Monday dawn.

    According to a source, the gunmen boarded a Toyota Hilux pick up and shot indiscriminately which resulted in the chief and the other four sustaining various degrees of injuries.

    In an interview with  GhanaWeb, the Northern regional police crime officer, Superintendent Bernard Baaba Ananga, confirmed the incident and said the police was yet to make an arrest

    He said the police command has declared a manhunt for the fifteen persons who are suspected to be involved in the matter

    “The police have declared a manhunt for the 15 persons on board of the Toyota Hilux, we are in search of them, and wherever they are, we will get them,” he said

    He noted that the chief and the other four, were at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) responding to treatment, and urged residents not to take the law into their own hands as police work towards unraveling the cause of the matter.

    For about two months now, there has been an uneasy tension between the Dakpema and other chiefs in the Metropolis over who rightfully owns Tamale.

    The Dagbon Traditional Council (DTC) in its efforts to find a lasting solution to the matter, recently directed the Dakpema, to stop using all traditional materials he was not supposed to use.

    The Chiefs in the Metropolis, earlier last week, also petitioned the Northern Regional Security Council(REGSEC), and the Metropolitan Security Council(METSEC) to intervene in the matter within 3 days by ensuring that the Dakpema complies with the DTC and the overlord of Dagbon

    Meanwhile, calm has returned to the area and businesses have started their operations.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Do not attack Police, and Police property — N/R Police Commander appeals

    The Northern Regional Police Command has appealed to the public, especially residents of Tamale, not to attack Police officers or Police property when misconduct occurs in the course of duty.

         Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Timothy Yoosa Bonga, Northern Regional Police Commander, who made the plea, said, “The Police property you attack and destroy is your own property. We do not even have enough. So, do not attack us and destroy your own property.”

         COP Mr Bonga said the Police Administration had channels to discipline its officers and urged members of the public to report any misconduct on the parts of Police officers so that the officers involved would be appropriately sanctioned.

         He was speaking at a forum organised in Tamale on Wednesday by the Northern Regional Security Council for various stakeholders to engage with the security agencies in the region to reach a common ground to foster collaboration towards enhanced security and peace in the region, especially Tamale.

         Participants included the Paramount Chiefs of Nanton, Tamale, and Sagnarigu, the Chiefs of Lamashegu, and Banvim, religious leaders, representatives of the Regional Peace Council, Political Parties, Dagbon Forum and some teacher unions and members of the Regional Security Council.

          The recent shooting incident at Lamashegu, a suburb of Tamale, that involved some Police officers and some members of the public necessitated the meeting.

         COP Bonga cited several incidences of Police misconduct in Tamale and instances where the Police also came under unprovoked attacks from some residents of Tamale, saying this was not healthy for effective policing.

         He touched on the Lamashegu shooting incident, which occurred on February 13, and said it left one person dead, and eight others injured, adding six of the injured had been treated and discharged while two remained on admission.

         He reiterated that the Police Administration did not condone misconduct and would not shield any officers, who misconducted themselves and indicated that all Police officers alleged to have misconducted themselves in the region were facing disciplinary proceedings while others were also being prosecuted.

         Nanton-Naa Bawa, the Paramount Chief of Nanton Traditional Area, who represented Ya-Na Abukari (II), Overlord of Dagbon, expressed hope that the engagement would lead to lasting peace between the security agencies and the people in Tamale for enhanced collaboration to fight crime.

         He advised the Police to always liaise with the chiefs whenever suspects resisted arrest.

         Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, Northern Regional Minister, expressed the need for members of the public to work together with the security agencies to ensure peace and security in the region.

    Source: GNA

  • Police are to serve, not lord over or scare people IGP Dampare

    George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has cautioned his men to recommit to the value of service to the populace.

    Dampare who is continuing with his national tour with some high-ranking officers stressed on his stop in the Oti region that the job of the police was to serve “and not to lord over and scare the people.”

    He further underlined the importance of commitment and respect for human rights in whatever tasks police officers are undertaking whenever and wherever they find themselves.

    Dampare interacted with a range of officers and community players during his three-day official tour of the Oti region.

    The tour, like previous regional engagements, was for him to experience the general security situation in the region and also encourage the personnel to be dedicated to the service and the country in the maintenance of law and order, a Daily Graphic report noted.

    The Police chief and his entourage were welcomed by the Oti Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Charles Dormamban.

    Aside from meetings with traditional leaders, he also visited some schools and offices of sister security agencies in the region, at every stop buttressing the resolve of Police to maintain peace and calling for increased cooperation.

    He reiterated a recent promise to grow the Service into a world-class institution that will better serve the security and overall social development needs of the country.

    The Police have in recent times come under attack by a section of Civil Society, accusing them of using archaic laws of ‘spreading false news’ to arrest, detain and charge journalists and activists who are critical of the government.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Robbery suspect shot dead at Nyariga Forest Police


    The Ghana Police Service has said that its officers in the Upper East Region have shot and killed a suspected robber during a shootout at Nyariga Forest, near Bolgatanga.

    According to the Police, the suspected robbers, three in number, were engaged by its officers on patrol, in a shootout, after intelligence gathered showed that the robbers were attacking market women from the Nyariga market.

    It, however, indicated that two of the suspected robbers who were engaged in the shootout managed to escape.

    “The robbers engaged the Police in a shootout, and one was gunned down in the process, but the two others managed to escape. The injured suspect was rushed to the Regional Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival by the medical officer. Meanwhile, his body has been deposited at the Regional Hospital Morgue for preservation.

    “Items retrieved from him (the dead suspect) include the pump-action gun with serial No MVS4951A loaded with five (5) rounds of BB cartridge ammunition he was using. Also, a backpack containing eleven rounds of the same BB cartridge ammunition was retrieved from the scene,” a statement on the Facebook page of the Police said.

    The Police also urged members of the Nyariga community and its environs to help provide information that will lead to the arrest of the two suspect robbers who managed to escape.

    Read the full statement of the Police below

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Our duty is to serve not lord over or scare people IGP to police personnel

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has told Police personnel that they are servants who are to serve the community they are posted to and not to lord over and scare the people.

    He noted that the Police is poised to protect lives and property and enhance the citizenry’s safety and security.

    He further called for support from all and sundry to help the Police to deliver on its mandate since security is a shared responsibility.

    The IGP also assured the citizenry that the Police Administration is relentless in changing the face of the service to meet international standards.

    Dr Dampare said these when he paid a three-day working visit to the Oti Region to experience the region’s general security situations and encourage personnel to be dedicated to Service and Ghana in the maintenance of law and order.

    Further, the IGP outlined some of the policies being pursued by the Police Administration to make the Ghana Police Service a world-class Police institution. Notable among the policies is the implementation of the new holistic training programmes at the various Police Training Schools to produce all-around effective and efficient Policemen and women who are proficient in driving, riding and swimming and Police officers who respect the fundamental human rights of the citizenry to harness the human resource base.

    While on tour, the IGP and his entourage seized the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on the Regional Minister of Oti Region, Dr. Joshua Makubu.

    The team also visited the various paramountcies in the region.

    The IGP also used the occasion to interact with students and pupils of Dambai College of Education and St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Basic School in Dambai, where he encouraged them to be committed to their education which is the bedrock of success. He also encouraged them to see challenges as opportunities to achieve future goals.

    Accompanying the IGP were Director-General (DG) National Patrol Department, COP Mr. Paul Manly Awini; DG/MTTD, COP Mr. Francis Aboagye Nyarko and DG/Welfare, DCOP Mrs Habiba Twumasi Sarpong, Others include Deputy-Chief Staff Officer, C/Supt Grace Ansah-Akrofi; Director, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU); C/Supt/Mr A. Abass and Director, Public Affairs Directorate, Supt/Mr Alexander K. Obeng.

    The team was welcomed by the Oti Regional Police Commander, DCOP/Mr Charles Dormamban, together with other Senior Police officers with the Regional Headquarters formation.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Police arrest 3 notorious criminals in Western North Region

    The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested three armed robbers in Kwawu in the Enchi District of the Western North Region.

    According to the police, the three criminals were arrested in their hideout while they were in the process of fortifying themselves with black magic for another operation.

    In a statement on its Facebook page, the police said, 

    “The Western North Police Command on Friday, February 18, 2022, through intelligence operation, arrested three notorious armed robbers, Abiaw Reuben alias Ayile Baako, Kwabena Brentu and Isaac Arhin at Kwawu in the Enchi District of the Western North Region.”

    “A search conducted on them at their hideout led to the retrieval of 2 pump action guns, 18 live AAA cartridges, 1 sharpened machete, 1 knife and 1 cleaver.”

    The police also stated that the three suspects will be prosecuted as soon as possible for crimes they have committed.

    It also commended persons of the Enchi District Command for the arrest of these robbers, adding that it will continue to work to curb crime and also protect lives and properties.

    Read full statement by the Police below:

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Police chase woman for allegedly pouring hot water on 2 teenagers

    Police in the Upper West Region has launched a manhunt for Sylvia Suwiee, for allegedly pouring hot water on two teenagers, on Monday, at Sombo in the Nadowli-Kaleo District.

    The suspect, who is believed to be in her 40s, was said to have poured hot water on Charlotte Sampah,18, Afisata Musah, 15, and bolted, following a misunderstanding between the victims and suspect.

    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Upper West Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, confirmed the incident to the Ghanaian Times.

    He said the suspect accused the victims of stealing cashew fruits from her farm, resulting in a misunderstanding between the victims and the suspect.

    Chief Insp Boateng said the victims denied the accusation by Ms Suwiee, maternal aunt of the teenagers, saying a neighbor hired them to work on his tiger nuts farm for a fee.

    The Police PRO said, “The explanation of the two, did not go down well with the suspect, who went to her house, boiled water, which she poured on the unsuspecting victims.”

    Chief Insp Boateng said the hot water scalded the bodies of the victims, who were rushed to the Upper West Regional Hospital.

    He said when the police went to the scene, the suspect had absconded, adding that the case was being investigated.

    The Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCOP) Peter Ndekugri appealed to the public to assist the police in arresting the suspect.

    He lamented that some people shielded suspects and criminals, which was an affront to justice.

    Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh

  • Two cops, four civilians dead in head-on collision

    Two Police officers, three male civilians and a female passenger on Sunday, 13 January 2022, died on the spot in a fatal accident on the Asikuma-Kpeve highway.

    On Sunday at about 8:15 am, Mr Asupah Kwame, 25, driver of a Ford transit bus with registration No. GJ 729-21 with 17 passengers on board travelling from Accra to Kpassa on reaching a section of the road between Asikuma and Peki on the Asikuma -Kpeve highway burst a tyre.

    The vehicle veered into the opposite lane and crashed head-on with an Apsonic motorbike with registration No. M-22 VR 4 ridden by General Constable Richard Dadzie with pillion rider G/Cpl. Evans Quansah, all of Peki Police Station who were on their way to the Police checkpoint at Opokuase near Asikuma junction.

    The vehicle and the motorbike somersaulted and landed in the offside bush when facing Peki direction.

    The two Police officers, three male and one female passenger on board the ford transit bus, died on the spot.

    The injured passengers on board the vehicle, including the driver, were rushed to the Peki Government Hospital for medical attention.

    Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the same hospital morgue for identification, preservation and autopsy.

    Source: classfmonline.com

  • Bobie Ansah to be put before court Police


    The Ghana Police Service says it will be putting Kwabena Bobie Ansah before a court today, Friday, February 11, 2022.

    The Accra FM late-night political talk show host was arrested on Thursday and passed the night at the Nima Police Station in Accra.

    In a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Police Command, DSP Juliana Obeng, the police said the arrest of the journalist was in connection with his failure to “honour police invitations following a case of publication of false news reported against him.”

    The police noted that the suspect “on January 11, 2022, while hosting the Citizen Show on Accra FM, together with three others, allegedly made several statements against some individuals.” 

    According to the police, while its investigations into the said allegations made by Bobie Ansah and his guests established same to be false, several attempts to get the journalist and his guests to honour an invitation to assist in investigations failed, hence his arrest.

    “The suspect will be put before court today. Meanwhile, efforts are being made to arrest the other suspects,” the police added.

    Meanwhile, a video of the January 11, 2022 show hosted by Bobie Ansah as sighted by GhanaWeb indicates the said allegations by the journalist and his guests were made against the first lady of the Republic, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo.

    Bobie Ansah, during the show, accused the first lady of appropriating state lands to herself for the use of her private foundation.

    “Do you know that Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira have appropriated for themselves the aviation lands?” he questioned in a short video of the programme obtained by GhanaWeb.

    “As I speak to you today, there are Chinese nationals working on the aviation lands that were acquired by Kwame Nkrumah for the state for the expansion of the aviation sector for its growth. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has had the guts to apportion the state land to herself and is putting up a project in the name of her foundation an NGO,” he added

    While raving about the allegations, Bobie Ansah, who is known to be an ardent critic of President Akufo-Addo, further accused the first lady of joining the president in what he described as thievery and corruption.

    “I used to think it was Akufo-Addo and his family members alone who were doing evil to the nation, but the woman has also joined. Per documents I have received… the bad and evil she wants to do to the nation.. the thing is Rebecca is a thief,” his rant was interrupted by one of the guests on the show who was prompting him to exercise restraint in his comment.

    While Bobie Ansah was being prompted by one of the guests, the remaining two of the three guests urged him on.

    The show then continued with the host showing a video of the supposed project site of the alleged Rebecca Foundation construction.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Bobie Ansah refused to honour several invitations – Police clarifies after arrest


    The Ghana Police Service has clarified the circumstances under which a presenter with Accra-based Accra FM, Kwabena Bobbie Ansah, was arrested on Thursday, February 10, 2022. 

    According to a statement from the Police Service, the presenter was arrested in connection with an alleged case of publication of false news and offensive conduct. 

    The statement further said that the arrest only became necessary after the presenter refused to honour invitations from them. 

    “Mr Kwabena Bobie Ansah of Accra FM was arrested yesterday, February 10, 2022, by the Accra Regional Police Command in connection with an alleged case of publication of false news and offensive conduct.

    “His arrest became necessary after he turned down several invitations from the Police to him and others involved in the case to assist with investigations,” the statement said. 

    It further stated that a full statement on the case would be communicated in due course. 

    Earlier, GhanaWeb reported that Kwabena Bobie Ansah, host of ‘The Citizen Show’ on Accra FM, had reportedly been arrested by persons purported to be National Security operatives after his show on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

    According to Kwame Kwakye, the producer of the show, he cannot really tell what occasioned the incident that happened close to the station’s premises at around 10.00 pm.

    “We have no idea of where he has been sent to,” Kwame Kwakye said in a Facebook live stream after the incident.

    “As a journalist, he’s done with his job and on his way home to rest, but he has been picked up by some unknown officers. Kwabena Bobie Ansah has been arrested; his phone is off. Before we signed out of the show, his phone was on, but when he was arrested and was put in a vehicle, being taken to some unknown destination, his phone has been switched off. Where they are taking him, we don’t know, but we can say on authority that he has been arrested…,” Kwakye added.

    “We finished the show at 10.00 pm, and he [Bobie Ansah] stepped out, so I followed him to pick his car and hand it over to him in order for him to go home. Because when we close, he exercises around the junction before he goes home, but as of now, we don’t know where Bobie Ansah is.

    “…when I was approaching the junction with Bobie Ansah’s car and looking at the scene were the police and National Security [with] about four cars, where they arrested him, put him in their vehicle [sic] and drove off. If he was a criminal who had killed someone, would he be arrested this way? It is very sad!” he stressed.

    Odansini Odilia, another presenter of the station, described the incident as a ‘horror’ movie.

    “I call the whole scenario an ambush,” Odilia said.

    She explained she was on her way to the station to prepare for her show, which is after the Citizen show when she “saw one black car drive past. A second car, ash in colour, stopped by me and looked at me suspiciously. The last car is the one we met at the gate. That was when I asked passers-by why the cars were moving around in such fashion, only to find out that he [Kwabena Bobie Ansah] had been arrested.

    “It wasn’t the right procedure to arrest him. He was not rightfully arrested,” she added. “I didn’t see any policeman around; I didn’t see any police car around, so, if my colleague was arrested, he was arrested through one of the National Security whatever, whatever…”

    Although there has not been any official communication about his arrest, an Accra-based Citi FM reports that the presenter may have been picked up over a post he made on his Facebook timeline.

    In the said post, Ansah alleged, the “current judiciary is corrupt and made up of crooks and criminals led by a corrupt Chief Justice who’s struggling to purge himself of a $5 million thievery allegation.”

    Meanwhile, Joy News sources indicate that the journalist has been sent to the Nima Police Station after he was picked up from the premises of Accra FM.

    This brings to three the number of journalists arrested by security officials this year.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com