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  • Ghana Police releases list of election 2020 hotspots

    As part of preparations toward the upcoming December polls, the Ghana Police Service has released a list of some constituencies across the country which are prone to various levels of violence and discrepancies.

    Per details of a statement released by the Ghana Police Service, the areas have been grouped according to districts and the number of probable hotspots in the specific area.

    According to the Police, the areas listed are to be keenly monitored in order to prevent or foil any attempts to cause tension ahead, during, and post elections.

    The areas were also selected in all the 16 regions in the country.

    Ashanti Region came top with 635 identified hotspots including; Offinso North, Asawase, Effiduase/Asokore, Ejura/Sekyedumase, and Bantama as top five.

    In Bono Region, 192 hotspots have been identified with Tain, Jaman South, Banda, and Wenchi as top four.

    Other areas like Bono East and Ahafo regions have been noted to have 118 and 80 hotspots, respectively.

    Meanwhile, leadership of the Ghana Police Service has already given indications that they are up and ready to defend the peace during and after the elections.

    Below is a copy of the statement 

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YhLDSLytgSG3q2hS_mWDgxMixjA2IyM9/view

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • E/R: Worshippers trapped as three-storey church building collapses

    Rescue operations are underway by personnel from the Akim Oda Divisional Police Command, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Ambulance Service, and National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) to save lives of about 20 persons trapped after the collapse of a 3-storey building at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region.

    The storey building Church of Prosperity which belongs to Prophet Akoa Isaac came down around 2pm on Tuesday afternoon when some members of the church were resting in the building after a prayer session.

    Citi News sources noted that about 30 people have so far escaped with one person confirmed dead while several others are till trapped in the debris.

    One of the survivors said, “My father called me to come and pray here through his friend. After the prayers, the rest said they are having fasting. So I went there to inform him that I am about to leave. So when I got there, all of a sudden, the building started falling down so everyone around started running from there. I almost got trapped in but I had to run as fast I could.”

    “We were resting in the church so whilst resting there, we heard portions of the building coming down. We were over 60 in the building. 12 of the persons are currently trapped in it,” another survivor said.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Dec polls: Live up to expectation IGP to Police

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has urged Police Officers and officers from other security services who will partake in election security for December 2020 to live up to the expectation of Ghanaians and the global community.

    “Ladies and gentlemen we are duty bearers. Our duties are governed by law. When discharged effectively, the people we serve would definitely be happy with us. Let us live up to the expectation of the people,” Mr Oppong-Boanuh said.

    The IGP made this counsel when he met with Police Officers in the Ahafo region, on 14th October 2020 when he inspected the operational capability of the Ahafo Regional Police Command, and their readiness for the upcoming elections.

    The Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP Mr Ernest Kwabena Owusu briefed the IGP on the state of capability of the Police.

    Simulations exercises were also undertaken to demonstrate preparedness of the officers.

    Source: Class FM

  • V/R: Gbefi residents allegedly attack Kpando police officers; free suspect

    Residents of Gbefi in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region have allegedly attacked police officers from the Kpando Command and freed a suspect who was arrested to assist in investigations in a threat of murder case.

    The incident according to Citi News sources allegedly occurred in the presence of the Chief of the area, DSP Hilarious Avornyo who doubles as the Commander of the Anfoega District of the Ghana Police Service.

    According to Citi News Sources in the area, an indigene of Gbefi who is a resident abroad reported to the police on Sunday morning about a threat of murder made on his life by the Asafoatse [Asafoatse Agulo] of Gbefi over a piece of land which the complainant claimed was being used for the cultivation of marijuana.

    Eight police officers from the Kpando command who managed to arrest the suspect after giving him a hot chase were allegedly attacked by residents numbering about 400.

    The mob allegedly attacked the police officers and seized a Tecno phone belonging to one of the officers.

    The residents also forcefully took custody of the suspect who was handcuffed by the police officers.

    DSP Avornyo told Citi News he was at the scene but will only speak to the media with authorization from the Volta Regional Police Command.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Robbers attack bank – Unspecified amount stolen

    A group of armed robbers stormed a bank at Lashibi near Accra at dawn yesterday, cut through the wall to gain access to the vault and made away with an unspecified amount of money.

    Two suspects identified by the police as Prince Ankrah and Albert Buckson, who were found in a parked taxi with the engine running few metres from the scene, were arrested and are assisting the police in their investigations.

    Three private security details who were on duty at the time of the robbery were also picked up by the police, and had been in custody assisting in investigations.

    The Accra Regional Police Command also retrieved two pump action guns with 100 rounds of AK 47 ammunition.

    Attack

    According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Accra Regional Police Command, Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Mrs Effia Tenge, around 2 a.m. yesterday, some unidentified armed men numbering about six attacked and robbed the bank.

    The regional police PRO said the robbers fired into the vault lock, chiselled the wall to the vault to gain access and stole an unspecified amount of money.

    DSP Tenge said the gunshots attracted the attention of a police patrol team which quickly moved in that direction.
    The robbers, realising the police were fast approaching the scene, managed to escape amid firing.

    A search conducted at the scene by the police led to the retrieval of an electric cutter, a chisel, a harmer, 11 live 9mm ammunition, and 1 round of spent ammunition.

    The PRO said an extension of the police search within the enclave led to the arrest of Ankrah and Buckson who were suspected to be on surveillance linked to the robbery.

    Patrol teams

    She said reinforcement patrol teams to the robbery scene also intercepted an Uranus bus suspected to be linked to the same robbery but its occupants, on seeing the police, managed to escape.

    DSP Tenge said it was in the Uranus bus that the police retrieved the two pump action guns and the 100 rounds of live AK47 ammunition.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • 13 Arrested over Saboba killing

    The police in the Northern Region have arrested 13 persons over disturbances, including the killing of one person, during a peace mediation committee meeting at Sanguli-Labaldo in the Saboba District on October 8, 2020.

    They include Danaa Nyogma, 25, described as the key suspect who shot and killed Francis Nyaful when some gunmen attacked the mediation meeting at the EP Church at Sanguli-Labaldo.

    Others are James Bafii Kojo, 81; Kpawui Namparibu, 41; Ntedo Unadum,37; Tiyajawam Kolatim, 57; Kanabe Npuan, 27; Waajah Maakpen, 55, and John Ntiche, 50.

    The rest are Nakojah Nampari, 17; Simon Kpawul, 29; Ngbayorin Gnakpuri, 66; Kanabi Njobi, 20, and Nakoja Naja, 25.

    Police confirm

    The Northern Regional Police Crime Officer, Superintendent Bernard Baba Ananga, told the Daily Graphic that the suspects had been put before the Yendi Circuit Court.

    He said their pleas were not taken, and were remanded into police custody to reappear on October 28, 2020.

    Supt Ananga said investigations were ongoing, and upon conclusion, the docket would be forwarded to the Attorney- General’s (A-G) Department for advice and prosecution.

    Background

    On Saturday, October 9, 2020, the Daily Graphic reported that the Northern Regional Police Command was on the heels of gunmen who stormed a peace and mediation committee meeting at Sanguli-Labaldo, killing one person and injuring another.

    The meeting was to foster peace in hotspots in the Saboba District.

    The men, who were armed with guns, bows and arrows, attacked members of the mediation committee, and in the process Nyaful sustained gunshot wounds.

    Francis, however, passed away while on admission, and his body was deposited at the Yendi Government Hospital morgue for autopsy.

    Supt Ananga said Nyogma was identified as the one who allegedly shot Nyaful during the attack.

    He said a police patrol team was deployed to the community to ensure that there was law and order, while efforts were made to arrest the perpetrators.

    Source: Grapic.com.gh

  • Policeman arrested for acquiring gun license for suspected thief in custody

    A policeman who allegedly aided a suspected thief currently standing trial for stealing and possessing fire arms to illegally acquire a gun license has been arrested.

    Inspector Felix Gbekle, who is the station officer of the Nalerigu Police Station has since been interdicted by the North East Regional Police Command.

    He is said to have facilitated the registration process of a firearm which was an exhibit in police custody for the suspected thief whose case is still on trial at the Nalerigu District Court.

    Graphic Online’s Mohammed Fugu reported that the North East Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Mr Kwadwo Antwi Tabi briefed the media about the incident.

    He said the police inspector has been charged with abetment of crime and would be prosecuted.

    Inspector Gbeklee was currently in police custody.

    He was interrogated last month [September] at the Regional Police Command where he admitted to helping the suspect to procure the license at the Tesano Divisional Police Command where he was formerly stationed.

    He explained that one Adam Musah was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorbike in August this year.

    Upon a search in his house, the police found an unregistered pump action gun.

    Musah was then charged with possession of an unregistered firearm and stealing, and was subsequently arraigned before the Nalerigu District Court.

    During trial, Musah produced a license for the gun, but the police prosecutors became suspicious and prayed the court for more time to enable them examine the license and conduct further investigations.

    DCOP Tabi added that it was during the investigations that the prosecutors discovered that Inspector Gbekle facilitated the gun license process for Adam Musah.

    He explained further that Inspector  Gbekle allegedly  took pictures of the gun and sent it to his colleague at the Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the Tesano Divisional Police Command in Accra where he worked previously to facilitate the process.

    When this act was detected and he was further interrogated, Inspector Felix Gbekle admitted doing that.

    He was subsequently interdicted and arrested under regulation 105 of the Police Service Regulations, 2012 C.I. 76, while a criminal charge has been leveled against him.

    The police commander assured the public that the accused Inspector Felix Gbekle would not be shielded, but would be prosecuted to serve as deterrent to others and restore public confidence in the police.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Murder of Ekow Quansah Hayford: Late MP’s mobile phone found

    Information rife indicates that five people have been arrested in connection with the killing of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford.

    In a post on Twitter, the Ghana Police Service said, those arrested are being taken through lawful police procedures.

    “…They are being taken through lawful Police procedures. Further updates will be given in due time,” the post indicated.

    Late MP’s mobile phone found:

    Further information gathered by Peace FM Ashanti Regional correspondent, Samson K. Nyamekye indicates that three of the suspects were arrested in the Central Region and two in the Ashanti Region.

    One of the suspects according to the report, had in his possession the mobile phone of the deceased MP.

    Listen to the report in the video below:

    Background

    The Member of Parliament was shot dead by alleged armed robbers on the Abeadze DominaseAbeadze DuadziMankessim Road while returning from a campaign trip.

    Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh has placed a ¢20,000 bounty on the killers of the incumbent MP for Mfantseman Constituency.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Boy, 14, cooked kidnap story to avoid punishment Police

    On October 12, 2020, it was reported that a 14-year-old teenager was allegedly kidnapped by some unidentified men in Area 52 in Ho on Friday.

    The victim, (name withheld) narrated that he was kidnapped when he stepped out of his house to pass urine.

    He claimed that when he was taken to an unknown location, because he was blindfolded, he only heard a voice rejecting his gender.

    According to him, it was for this reason he was abandoned in a sack around a popular pub called Mirage in Ho.

    However, this story turned out to be false.

    According to the police, the 14-year-old cooked up the story to avoid punishment from his parents for staying out long to play.

    Ho Municipal Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Alexander Yeboah, said the boy confessed to the police that he connived with his friend to avoid punishment at home after he left home at about 9:30 am and returned after 4:30 pm.

    According to the GNA report, the police said the victims in the matter were juveniles thus the Police would review a corresponding punishment for such incidents.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Mfantseman shooting: Akufo-Addo charges IGP to apprehend killers of MP at all cost

    President Akufo-Addo has charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure that the killers of late Mfantseman MP are apprehended.

    He said the murder of Ekow Quansah Hayford, “is a big blow to me and this is why I have made it known to the IGP that if nothing is done about this particular matter, what will happen will happen.”

    The President said this during his visit to the bereaved family where he noted that the unfortunate occurrence is a test case for IGP, James Oppong-Boanuh.https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/GOnvR46E-bOZsmy48.html

    Mr Quansah Hayford was shot by persons believed to be highway robbers in the early hours of October 9, on the Abeadze Dominase Abeadze Duadzi Mankessim Road on his return from a campaign trip.

    Nana Akufo-Addo announced that government will assume the responsibility of catering for the widow and her children.

    He added that the family will also be supported in giving the late MP a befitting burial.

    Meanwhile, the IGP has placed a ¢20,000 bounty on the heads of the killers of the late MP.

    In a statement issued by the Public Relations Directorate of the Police Service and signed by Supt. of Police, Sheila Kesse Abayie-Buckman, the Service said the money will only be given for credible information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Missing police officer dies in motor accident at Adenta

    A police officer who reportedly got missing late last week has been declared dead after he got involved in an accident, the Ghana Police Service has said.

    This comes after images of the late G/Cpl Emmanuel Ashinyo were widely shared online by his family and friends who had launched a desperate appeal to find him.

    Director of the Public Affairs Unit of the Greater Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Effia Tenge tells Dailymailgh.com that investigations started after an official complaint was filed by the family of the late officer.

    She confirmed that Ashinyo was among victims of an accident that occurred at RITZ Junction, near Adenta in Accra, involving a taxi cab and a motorbike he was riding on Friday, October 2.

    The deceased was rushed to 37 Military Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival, DSP Tenge told Dailymailgh.com in a terse message.

    His body had been deposited at the same hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy after his father readily identified his son, who until his death, was stationed at NPD Headquarters in Accra.

    It still remains unclear whether the officer was on duty when the incident occurred.

    Source: Daily Mail

  • Remain calm – Police to family and constituents of Ekow Quansah

    The Ghana Police Service has called on the family of the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford, to remain calm as some specialized investigators from the Homicide unit and Anti-armed robbery units of the CID Headquarters have been dispatched to probe the case.

    In a statement signed by the Director of Police Public Affairs, Superintendent Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman, the service called on the general public and constituents to support the police in the investigations while they remain calm.

    The IGP has also offered an amount of GH¢20,000 as reward to any person who “gives credible information that will lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.”

    The Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford, was shot by suspected armed robbers on the Abeadze DominaseAbeadze DuadziMankessim road when returning from a campaign trip on Friday October 9, 2020 around 1:00 am.

    Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed utter shock at the murder of the MP.

    “I am shocked and saddened by the news of the murder of the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Hon. Ekow Kwansa Hayford, by suspected armed robbers in the early hours of this morning…,” he stated in a Facebook post barely 24hours after the incident.

    The president, while consoling the bereaved family and constituents called on the appropriate security agencies to, as a matter of urgency, see to the arrest of the perpetrator of the gruesome murder.

    Below is the statement of the Ghana Police Service;

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • 59 suspected Volta secessionists remanded, one arrested

    The Ghana Police Service says 59 suspects including two females have been remanded by the court since the first attacks in the Volta Region on Friday, September 25, by secessionists.

    Additionally, one person who was on the police wanted list for attacking the Aveyime Police Station has also been arrested.

    According to the police, he was arrested at Adzasika near Mafi Kumase in the Volta Region on October 5.

    The suspect led police to a bush where he dug out firearms and ammunition he stole during the attack on the police station.How police retrieved firearms from Western Togoland secessionists”https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.415.1_en.html#goog_108591774Volume 90% 

    This follows a simultaneous attack was launched by a secessionist group on two Police stations in Aveyime and Mepe as part of their activities to claim parts of the Volta Region as Western Togoland.

    Subsequently, another group attacked the Ho STC yard and burnt two out of 11 buses parked in the yard.

    The police have urged calm and have assured Ghanaians that they have the situation under control.

    Meanwhile, government says secessionist groups and their activities will not be tolerated in the country despite suggestions to deal amicably with them.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • How police guns were retrieved from ‘Western Togolanders’ [VIDEO]

    A video of how the police retrieved weapons stolen by some suspected Western Togoland secession campaigners in a recent attack has emerged.

    The weapons were stolen by some men believed to be members of the Western Togoland secession group during an attack on the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region.

    The armed men, simultaneously took over both police stations, overpowered the police officers, and and stole the weapons which were in the armory.

    The Ghana Police Service, in giving an update on the matter indicated that the stolen weapons were retrieved on Friday, September 25, 2020.

    “The vehicles, weapons and other items seized or stolen by the “elements” on Friday 25th September 2020 have also been retrieved.”

    The Police reiterated that they were in control of the situation and that life had returned to normal in the affected regions.

    “Security agencies wish to reiterate that adequate security is on the ground in the affected areas in the Volta, Oti and Eastern regions and all other parts of the country. Life has returned to normal as residents are going about their daily activities without fear of insecurity,” part of the statement reads.

    They also indicated that thirty-one persons in connection to the disturbances have been arrested have been provisionally charged and presented in court for allocation.

    “The general public is being assured to remain calm as security agencies will continue to count on their assistance to arrest all perpetrators to face the law,” the statement added.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Youll be kicked out if your aim is to make quick cash – COP Kofi Boakye warns recruits

    The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution of the Ghana Police Service, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye, has cautioned newly-recruited police personnel against seeking to use the service as a moneymaking opportunity, stressing that the police system will expose and cast them out if they do so.

    COP Boakye told them that rather than engage in conduct that opens the service to ridicule and dishonour, they must endeavour to comport themselves well so as to gain the respect and trust of the public.

    Speaking at the passing out of newly recruited police officers in Accra recently, COP Boakye likened the police service to a money counting machine that automatically rejects bad notes and cast them out.

    “Within these months of training, I have no doubt that you have been thought, coached and mentored with all that can make you efficient police officers and you cannot afford to deviate from it.

    “The police systems work like the money counting machine, it accepts grooms and maintains you if you are genuine and rejects and casts you off if you are a counterfeit. It would expose you if you allow personal feelings, animosity or friendship and political affiliation to affect your official conduct. The system will reject you if you dare desire for instant gratification,” he emphasized.

    The training of the new recruits, he noted, was timely given that the nation is preparing for the December 7, 2020 elections, which will require the deployment of police personnel across the country.

    He then used the opportunity to advise the youth against allowing themselves to be used as agents of violence in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

    The Police Academy for the first time in history successfully trained and graduated recruits from three cadet officers courses within two and half years.

    Many in-service training courses have also been organised for personnel in the Service.

    In all, 1, 183 recruits would pass out: 352 from Accra; 372 from Pwalugu; 158 from Ho; 188 from Kumasi and 113 from Koforidua.

    Source: My News GH

  • Police Inspector arrested for seeking to cover up crime

    A station officer, at Nalerigu Police Station in the North East Region, has been apprehended and detained, for allegedly “abetting a criminal offence” of an accused person.

    The suspect, Inspector Felix Gbekle, formerly with Formed Police Unit (FPU) was said to have secretly and illegally took photographs of a firearm, whilst still an exhibit in police custody and then facilitated registration licence of the firearm for an accused currently undergoing trial for stealing.

    His action, according to the police was to consolidate the accused defence against the State, so that the accused can win the case and free himself from the criminal charges leveled against him.

    A cable message by the police, intercepted by The Herald, said, “on 28/09/20 at about 1800hrs, the North East Regional Police Command ordered the arrest of the Nalerigu Station Officer, Inspr. Felix Gbekle, for the offence of aiding and abetting a criminal offence namely illegal possession of firearm.”

    According to the police, “On 03/08/2020, the Nalerigu Police started investigations on one Adam Musah (accused) for the offence of stealing. In the course of the investigations, an unlicensed 12 Bore SB Automatic gun(pump action) with ID No. Huglu GX-812-18A4277, was retrieved from accused’s place of abode and he was charged accordingly and put before the Nalerigu District Court for possessing firearm without lawful authority and also for stealing which trial is ongoing.”

    It said, “During the trial, the accused sprung a surprise by pulling out a photocopied document dated 17/08/20 purporting same to be his licence to bear same firearm which he claimed to have obtained from the Tesano Divisional Police. Prosecution therefore asked for time to run checks on the said document.”

    However, it explained that, “The checks from the Tesano Police indicated that indeed, the said licence emanated from the said outfit and it was documented on 17 &18/08/2020 for and on behalf of Accused Adam Musah. Further checks revealed that obtaining the said licence was facilitated by the station officer Inspr. Felix Gbekle for the accused whilst the firearm was still in the custody of the Police to consolidate the accused’s defence against the Police/The State so he can free himself from the charges leveled against him.”

    It further added that, “The Inspector took photographs of the firearm whilst it was still an exhibit in police custody, forwarded same to a colleague of his at his former Unit- FPU and pushed for the registration of same for and on behalf of the accused person”.

    “On 28/09/2020, Inspr. Felix Gbekle, was interrogated by the Regional Police Command and he admitted having taken the photographs and forwarded same to his colleague one Amoah, in order to know the name of the weapon. His arrest was subsequently directed and he is presently being detained,” the cable message concluded.

    Source: The Herald

  • Secessionists attacks: 5 more arrested for invading Police stations, stealing AK47 rifles

    The police have picked up five more persons who allegedly invaded two police stations in the Volta Region.

    They are; Bright Sosu, Desmond Sosu, Richard Doglo Ametefe, Benjamin Kpelive and Raphael Tettevi.

    The accused, who have no legal representation, have since been charged with three counts of conspiracy, stealing, participation in the campaign of a prohibited organization namely Western Togoland, and causing unlawful damage.

    Their charges were read out and explained to them.

    The court presided over by Mrs Rosemary Baah Torsu however preserved their pleas and remanded to police custody to reappear on October 13.

    Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare prayed the court to remand the accused pending further investigations.

    Prosecution led by ASP Asare said the accused persons were residents and natives of Apepe, Battor and Volo in the Volta region and they are also members of a prohibited organization namely Western Togoland also in the Volta region

    ASP Asare said on September 25, this year, the accused together with others numbering over 20, armed themselves with offensive weapons such as cutlasses and guns and besieged the Aveyime and Mepe Police stations respectively.

    According to the prosecutor, the accused persons attacked the charge offices of these stations, overpowered a few personnel on duty and thus vandalised property such as police vehicles, computers, office furniture worth GH¢50,000.00.

    Prosecution said they further broke into the armoury of the Police Stations and made away with 10 AK47 rifles.

    The accused fled from the scene on board a police vehicle amidst firing to ward off the community members.

    Prosecution said later, the accused abandoned the police vehicle.

    According to prosecution, on September 29 and 30, this year, the accused persons were arrested based on Police intelligence at Volo, Apepe, and Battor in the Volta Region.

    Prosecution said efforts were underway to arrest more accused persons and accomplices to help retrieve the stolen AK 47 rifles.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Tension in Kumasi as military, police storm Central Mosque

    Tension is mounting at the Ashanti Regional Central Mosque, after armed police and military personnel are deployed there to maintain law and order.

    It follows a misunderstanding between some Muslims Youth and Ashanti Regional Chief Imam Sheikh Abdul Mumin Harun.

    Personnel of Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service were at the Kumasi Central Mosque to protect the Regional Chief Imam and ensure peace.

    Some aggrieved Muslim youth threatened to force the Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Harun, to resign over his alleged political pronouncements.

    The aggrieved youth have accused the Imam of been bias against the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama.

    Muslims were having Jumma (Friday prayers) at the Central Mosque in the Ashanti Region when the security officers stormed the place.

    The Executive Secretary of Office of Regional Chief Imam, Ustaz Ahmed Seidu speaking in an interview stated that youth had planned to cause mayhem at the place of worship.

    According to him “the military and the police are not at the Central Mosque to intimidate anyone but those who will make an attempt to cause confusion will not find it easy.”

    “If anyone dare messes up with the peace we are enjoying at the Kumasi Central Mosque , believe you me , that person will regret it. The police and the military will deal drastically with that person,” he added.

    Source: angelonline.com.gh

  • Police Inspector arrested for helping suspected robber to illegally acquire gun

    A police officer in the North East Region, Inspector Felix Gbekle, has been arrested for allegedly assisting a robbery suspect to acquire an illegal firearm.

    Preliminary investigation into the case showed that the Inspector allegedly used his position as a police officer to facilitate the licensing of a pump-action gun found in the possession of the robbery suspect, Adam Musah, while the gun was still in the custody of the Police.

    According to a police statement from the North East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kwadwo Antwi, the arrested officer has also been interdicted under regulation 105 of the Police Service Regulations, 2012 C.I. 76, while the criminal matter continues.

    The police officer is being held for aiding and abetting.

    Citi News gathers that disciplinary proceedings have started against him.

    Meanwhile, the North East region police commander says the public must be assured that the police administration will not shield any of its officers who are found to be engaged in any illegality.

    “I want to use this to assure the public that Police Commanders and the Administration take any case of wrongdoing against a police officer seriously so that the few who can tarnish our image are disciplined accordingly, for the majority of professional police officers to serve our communities,” he said.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Police probes arson at Ho STC yard by alleged separatist group

    The police has begun a probe into the arson that took place at the State Transport Corporation (STC) yard in Ho, Volta region on Tuesday dawn by a separatist group.

    According to the police, at about 02:00 am, four armed men, stormed the Ho STC yard demanding the keys to all the vehicles parked and set two of the minibuses ablaze when the drivers did not produce the keys.

    The arrival of police and fire service personnel saved the situation.

    The police says its preliminary investigation shows that there were eleven vehicles parked at the time of the attack.

    One bus was completely burnt and another slightly burnt.

    A flag of the group, which calls itself “Western Togoland”, was found at the scene, the police noted in a statement.

    The security agency has urged the public to remain calm and volunteer information for the arrest of the perpetrators.

    There are several separatist groups in the Volta region advocating independence.

    They say the Volta Region of Ghana is independent and autonomous Western Togoland.

    It is unclear which of the groups attacks the transport yard.

    The Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), one of the separatist groups, on Friday, 25 September 2020, blocked all entries and exits to and from the region, seized two police stations, took some officers hostage and exchanged gunfire with others wounding a police commander in the process.

    The police has, so far, arrested 31 people suspected to be members of the group.

    Traditional leaders including Togbui Sri III, the Awomefia of the Anlo state, leaders of Gbi-Hohoe, as well as members of the National Houses of Chiefs, have all condemned the actions of the separatist groups.

    Source: Class FM

  • Western Togoland: Vehicles, weapons stolen by separatists retrieved Ghana Police

    The Ghana Police Service has announced that it has taken possession of items such as weapons and vehicles stolen by members of the Western Togoland secessionist group who launched a simultaneous attack on the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations as well as various parts of the Volta Region on Friday, September 25, 2020.

    The armed men who attacked the police stations are reported to have broken into armories and made away with all the weapons in storage.

    In some videos from the attacks sighted by GhanaWeb, some of the bandits are seen parading themselves in a police car which was stolen during their operation.

    However, the Ghana Police Service, having launched a counter attack on Friday and having commenced investigations into the matter in an update on Monday, September 28, 2020, has said among other things it has retrieved the weapons and cars which were stolen by the group.

    The police say it has also made fresh arrests of persons who are believed to have taken a key part in the attacks while some thirty-one persons it initially arrested have been provisionally charged and presented in court for allocation.

    The police have indicated it has provided adequate security on the grounds in the affected areas as well as other parts of the country and added that life in the affected areas has returned to normalcy.

    Meanwhile, the police noted that “the general public is being assured to remain calm as security agencies will continue to count on their assistance to arrest all perpetrators to face the law.”

    Read the update on the Western Togoland Attack issued by the Ghana Police Service below:

    Update on “Western Togoland Attack”.

    Security agencies wish to reiterate that adequate security is on the ground in the affected areas in the Volta, Oti and Eastern regions and all other parts of the country. Life has returned to normal as residents are going about their daily activities without fear of insecurity.

    The vehicles, weapons and other items seized or stolen by the “elements” on Friday 25th September 2020 have also been retrieved.

    Some persons believed to be key in the attack on the North Tong District Assembly, Police Stations and Officers have also been arrested and undergoing interrogation. The thirty-one (31) persons earlier arrested have provisionally been charged and presented in Court for allocation.

    The general public is being assured to remain calm as security agencies will continue to count on their assistance to arrest all perpetrators to face the law.

    Periodic update will be given on the issue.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Police arrest 3 ‘deadly’ armed robbers

    The Ashanti Regional Police Command on Thursday, September 24, 2020, announced the arrest of three “deadly” armed robbers in the Kumasi Metropolis in connection with some robbery cases.

    The three, Jamal Mohamed, Dignanti alias Kobolo and Kofi Ketewa were arrested in connection series of robberies that took place in some parts of the region.

    Addressing the media in a press conference the Ashanti Regional Police Commander COP Kwasi Mensah Duku said the suspects on February 10, 2017, robbed and killed one Mr Elijah at Breman a suburb of Kumasi, who was an official of the Volta River Authority.

    The robbers who were described as deadly by COP Duku are in police custody assisting investigations.

    He added that Police have also arrested car fraud syndicate who have for the past months terrorized residents of Atasemanso, Santasi and its surrounding areas.

    The suspects of the car syndicate a Mobile Money Vendor at Santasi, Micheal Kwame alias America and Kwadwo Korankye, a taxi driver at Santasi Roundabout were busted for snatching cars.

    The two according to COP Duku were busted at Oduom after stealing a Toyota Hilux with the registration number GN- 526- 19.

    He added that the suspects would be put before a law court to face the full rigours of the law.

    Source: otecfmghana.com

  • Adib Saani: National Security Minister must resign for failure to heed warning signs

    When this Togoland issue started, some of us within the security space did not spare any moment or mince words, raising serious concerns about their activities and the existential threat they posed to the security of Ghana.

    Unfortunately, over the past few years, they have become more audacious and brazen and we can only expect more. They are able to make strong political statements and control the narrative.

    They seem to be succeeding in bullying the government into submission. They have succeeded in disrupting lives and holding the nation hostage. Soon, we might go beyond condemning their actions by asking them what their demands are. With a heavy heart, I predict they might start targeting critical infrastructure.

    They have the capacity and geographical advantage (forest cover and international border) to engage in an assymetrical warfare that could be hard to win.

    We ignored the early warning signs and thought this was all a joke. We arrest and release, re-arrest and release again. Despite the presence of intelligence officers, they have largely failed to gather actionable intel in real-time.

    Going forward, the over 100 kilometer Accra Atimpoku Juapong stretch is very crucial and needs permanent detachment stationed within that enclave. The Adome bridge and the dam are high-value targets that we cannot trade-off.

    Let us invest in human security because largely, these secessionists have some level of Community support.

    Let us collaborate more effectively with Togolese authorities so the group doesnt engage in cross border activities and the trafficking of weapons to oil their seeming war machine.

    Adib Saani
    Security Analyst/Executive Director
    Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building
    0244985099

    Source: Adib Saani

  • Exercise caution Ghana Police alerts public after Western Togoland takeover

    The Ghana Police Service has cautioned people travelling to the Volta Region and Eastern Region to be wary of the activities of separatist group, Homeland Study Foundation, also known as Western Togoland group.

    According to reports reaching GhanaWeb, Friday, September 25, members of secessionist group have blocked major entries into the Volta Region. They are said to have executed their activities at dawn.

    The group are said to have attacked a police station and disarmed some security personnel in the region.

    Three people have also sustained gunshot wounds whiles motorists travelling along the route have been left stranded.

    The Ghana Police Service has, therefore, cautioned people travelling the route to exercise caution since they are likely to experience traffic.

    A statement posted on the verified account of the Ghana Police Service on Facebook said;

    “Good morning Ghana, commuters to and from Accra – Ho – Aveyime – Adidome – Mepe – Akuse – Sogakope – Aflao are likely to experience traffic due to security operations within those areas. Anybody travelling on any of these roads should exercise caution.”

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Surrender and stay away from Western Togoland within 24-hours Ghana Police, military warned

    Masterminds of the Western Togoland independence have issued a warning to the Ghana Police Service and the military to stay indoors till further notice or surrender peacefully to the Western Togoland Security forces.

    This is coming after the people behind the Western Togoland agenda succeeded in blocking major roads leading to the Volta region-Kpong, Juapong and Sogakope-burning vehicle tyres and demonstrating for its independence this morning.

    The statement pointed out that the restoration to Western Togoland statehood, under the leadership of Togbe Yesu Kwabla Edudzi I, is being consolidated.

    As such Togbe Yesu is the Chairman of Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF), the political wing of the Western Togoland independence struggle.

    “Roadblocks to assert its sovereignty are all over the Southern sector. Vehicular and passenger movements have come to a standstill”, the statement sighted by MyNewsGh.com which did not have a signatory said.

    It continued saying “for how long? Until Ghana agrees to come to the negotiation table, with expected UNO facilitation. All political activities within the new State are banned with immediate effect”

    The statement also emphasised that certain radio stations are temporarily designated Western Togoland (WTL) state radios till further notice, and all media houses within WTL are to focus their programming predominantly on WTL issues until further notice.

    “All Ghanaian security forces are ordered out of WTL within 24 hours and MUST NOT to take any weapons or ammunitions along with them.

    “All detainees of Western Togoland independence struggle are ordered released immediately and all court proceedings relating to that are ordered terminated with immediate effect,” it added.

    Source: My News GH

  • 3 policemen interdicted for aiding and abetting in a GH¢163,850 scam

    Three police officers are facing interdiction, whiles three other persons have been arraigned before a court on offenses of conspiring to commit crime and defrauding by false pretenses.

    The officers have been charged over their involvement with Owen Kwame Frimpong, a 46-year-old Shipping Consultant, and Evans Owuraku Amofa, 39, who defrauded a businessman of US$29,000 equivalent to GH? 163,850.

    The report according to Myjoyonline stated the complainant and his boss in the month of April 2020, needed a specified quantity of Carbomer, a chemical used in the preparation of hand sanitizers.

    The complainant through the help of a witness in the case is said to have reached out to Evans who promised to help them acquire the chemical.

    The witness introduced Evans to the complainant at his office, at which point Evans suggested bringing on board his other accomplice, Owen.

    The prosecution Officer, Inspector Pobee told the court during hearing that, “Evans left and later called the complainant to inform him that Owen was ready with the chemical, so they should meet him at Prampram to pay and collect it”.

    The court further heard that the complainant and his boss accompanied by others met the accused persons on May 5, 2020, at Prampram for payment and collection of the chemical.

    The merchandise is said to have been delivered by a lady instead of Owen in an ice chest.

    According to the Prosecutor, the complainant, his boss, and others on their return to Accra with the Carbomer, “the complainant and the witness were arrested by Police with the ice chest and its content seized from them. They were later released by the police.”

    The complainant who became suspicious of the event that unfolded reported the matter to the Accra Regional Command, leading to the arrest of the accused persons.

    The prosecution said the chemical given to the complainants after investigations was found to be fake.

    It was further explained that the arrest of the complainant and those accompanying him was staged by the accused persons to avoid detection.

    “The accused persons arranged with 3 police officers, who were their friends, to seize the fake chemicals from the complainant to avoid detection,” the court was told.

    The accused persons in their caution statements are said to have admitted to the whole event as being a scam and made a promise of refunding the amount but failed to do so.

    Whiles Owen and Evans are facing charges of conspiring to commit a crime and defrauding by false pretenses, the three police officers involved in the matter have been interdicted with formal proceedings instituted against them for their conduct.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Create database for convicted criminals Security analyst urges Ghana Police Service

    Security analyst, Vladimir Antwi Danso, has called on the Ghana Police Service to intensify their methodology for prevention, arrest, and prosecution of criminals.

    Mr. Danso mentioned that the laws governing the possession of arms is not being enforced thus the increase in the proliferation of illicit firearms in the country.

    He, however, opined that the Ghana Police Service (GPS) needs to develop and adopt a database for convicted criminals in order to make criminal investigations faster and convenient.

    The Security Analyst made these comments on the back of recent reports of murder and theft cases such as the hijacking of a bullion van consisting of money meant for distribution to banks around Kumasi and the murder of the University of Ghana law school professor at his mansion.

    “But for us in the field, it is a one-stop-shop for criminal investigation because with the law lecturer for example, if we get a small fingerprint in the area and subject it to the database, we will get the person within 3 or 4 minutes,” He said

    Furthermore, Mr. Danso expressed his worry over the increasing cases of crime in Ghana following these occurring incidence.

    According to him, frequent security lapses in the country could be attributed to indiscipline, lack of resources, and personnel in the police service in the country.

    “But it is a very worrisome situation. And I have countless occasions spoken about indiscipline in our society. I have spoken also about the fact that we are not very security conscious and so when something is even going on we are unable to observe and call the police etc. The very fact that we are not security conscious, the very fact that we are is so much indiscipline in our society creates a security siege for the country. And again, we have a police force which is less than what we should normally have. There are training and resource, so we are now getting to the situation where very soon it is like we will become a country of heinous crimes like South Africa, the US, and so we need to be worried.” he added.

    Source: universnewsroom.com

  • Prof. Benneh’s murder: Police appeal to public for more information

    The Police are appealing to the general public to provide more information about the murder of the former University of Ghana Senior law lecturer, Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh.

    According to them, though 4 suspects have been picked up concerning the murder, they still need more information to enable them to put their leads together.

    Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ program, Greater Accra Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Police Service, DSP Afia Tenge added that the police are on a manhunt for more suspects.

    Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh was a Senior law lecturer at the University of Ghana Law Faculty.

    He was found dead in a pool of blood at his Agyiriganor home, a suburb of Accra.

    DSP Afia Tenge said on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at about 0730 hours, a report was received by the East Legon Police that Professor Benneh had been found dead at his residence and the Police Crime Scene Investigation Team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) proceeded to his residence, where they found him lying in a pool of blood with some cuts on the body.

    The body, she added had been deposited at the Police Hospital Morgue pending further investigations.

    Source: Peace FM

  • Tension at Akyem Muoso over rampaging gunmen ,IGP petitioned

    Chiefs of Akyem Muoso in the Atiwa West Municipality of the Eastern Region have petitioned Inspector General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh over rampaging gunmen terrorising residents in the community. 

    At a press conference addressed by Secretary to the Chief of Akyem Muoso Barima Ofori Afam Kyekyeku on Friday, the Chiefs stated that, there have been countless gun and machete attacks on residents of Akyem Muoso.

    They say the gunmen continue to unleash terror on the community members despite declaration by a Koforidua High Court on November 30, 2020 affirming the legitimacy of Barima Ofori Afam as Chief of Akyem Muoso.

    “What has aggravated the situation is the recent shooting which occurred on 26th July ,2020 at Akyem Muoso led by Ahenkan Boateng, Kofi Anoma, Kwasi Amoah, and Kwame Dankwa in full glare of the public where a resident of Akyem Muoso -Daniel Okyere was shot in the abdomen, the Barima Ofori said.

    They further explained that, the Chief of Muoso Barima Ofori Affam Kyekeku through his Lawyer has petitioned the IGP James Oppong- Boanuh, the Regional Police Commander, the BNI, Eastern Regional Minister, MP for Atiwa West, DCE among other top security officials but the perpetrators of the heinous crime have not been arrested .

    “We are appealing to the President of the Republic of Ghana H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, the IGP and the Member of Parliament -Kwasi Amoako -Atta, to intervene and instruct the Police to arrest and Prosecute  Ahenkan Boateng, Kofi Anomah, Kwasi Amoah, Kwame Dankwa and Yaw Anomah to all face the full rigorous of the law in other to bring peace to the people of Akyem Muoso”.

    The Chiefs accused the Kyebi Divisional Crime Officer who is in charge of the case for unprofessional conduct stating that he failed to visit the crime scene rather went for a bench warrant to arrest the victim who was shot by the gunmen .

    The Assembly Member for Muoso Kwame Nyarko accused some top party officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party of being behind the violence unleashed on the residents and preventing the Police from discharging their professional duties in seeking Justice for the victims .

    According to him, the community has prevented the director of operation of Galampstop Kingston Okomeng Kisi who is also the Eastern Regional Chairman of NPP from mining in the community again after he failed to reclaim abandoned pits he mined  around the Community which continue to claim lives of residents.

    He further alleged that the gun wielding thugs, are working under the guise of members of Galampstop but invade the community to brutalize innocent residents in chieftaincy impasse which Ahenkan Boateng has an interest in.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Eight persons arraigned for obstructing police operation at Ritz Junction

    The Greater Accra Command of the Ghana Police Service has arraigned eight out of the 109 persons who were arrested for allegedly attacking a team of police officers.

    This comes on the back of an attack by some residents of Ritz Junction on a team of police personnel providing security to a bailiff executing a court order.

    After investigations by the police, eight out of the 109 arrested persons were alleged to have been part of those who disrupted the work of the police.

    Speaking to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Police, DSP Efia Tenge, said the eight persons were put before court for obstructing the work of the police.

    “On the back of some obstructions which took place at Ritz junction on Monday. So on Wednesday, the Regional Command mobilised again and went to the place where 109 persons were arrested for their involvement in obstructing the police in the said operation.”

    “Eight of them were found to have been involved in the said action. So they have been put before court this morning and the rest of them have been released. They were held for assault on a public officer and also obstructing the police officers in the discharge of their lawful duties.”

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Family appeal for help to find missing 16-year-old Judith Bataribah

    The family of 16-year-old Judith Bataribah are pleading with the public to help find their relative who has gone missing.

    Judith Bataribah lived with her aunt, Francisca Daah, at Abafum Avenue, Adentan East in the Greater Accra Region.

    According to a police report, her aunt reported the issue to the police on Monday, September 7, 2020, after Miss Bataribah left the house on Saturday, 5th September 2020 at 5 pm to an unknown destination but never returned.

    Judith Bataribah is dark in complexion and 5.4 feet tall.

    Aside from contacting the police, persons with any leads to her whereabouts can contact her relatives on 0208178737 or 0244539261.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Police secure injunction against Menzgold customers anniversary demo

    Police have secured an interim injunction against a planned demonstration to commemorate the second anniversary of the collapse of gold dealership company, Menzgold Ghana Limited.

    Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh filed an injunction to prevent the event which is being championed by the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold, Ghana, from being held.

    “It is hereby ordered that the respondents, the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold Ghana, Isaac Nyarko and Fred Forson are hereby restrained from the intended demonstration to commemorate two years of the collapse of Menzgold Company,” the injunction document signed by Justice of the High Court, Stephen Oppong directed.

    The Coalition announced a wreath-laying ceremony in commemoration of customers who lost their lives as a result of the locking up of their investments.

    Leaders of the Coalition wrote a letter to the IGP requesting for security during demonstration exercise slated for September 12, 2020.

    “Since the collapse of the company, we have lost over 60 members and many have become bed-ridden due to the continued lock-up of our investment in Menzgold. It is our expectation that your outfit will provide security to help bring the programme to a successful because it will be highly-violent free. The programme is expected to last for two hours with an expected attendance of more than 200 people,” the Coalition said in a statement to the IGP.

    Menzgold collapse

    Menzgold was asked to suspend its gold trading operations with the public by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2018.

    According to the SEC, Menzgold had been dealing in the purchase and deposit of gold collectables from the public and issuing contracts with guaranteed returns with clients, without a valid license from the Commission.

    This, the SEC said was in contravention of “section 109 of Act 929 with consequences under section 2016 (I) of the same Act.”

    The company was however cleared to continue its “other businesses of assaying, purchasing gold from small-scale miners and export of gold.”

    Despite initial protests, Menzgold complied with the directive.

    Two years on, the company has failed to fully pay its numerous aggrieved customers the value on their gold deposits as well as their entire investments.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • 109 arrested for stopping bailiff, police from executing eviction, demolition order at Madina

    The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 109 people at Riis Junction, Madina, in connection with the obstruction of a bailiff from executing a court order to evict squatters from a disputed land.

    The property is being claimed by two people.

    However, following a court ruling on the disputed land, the bailiff, in the company of some armed police officers, attempted executing the court order but was prevented from doing so on Monday by the squatters.

    The police had to prevent the squatters from beating up the bailiff.

    The armed officers and the bailiff then retreated but regrouped with reinforcement on Wednesday, 9 September 2020 to enforce the court order and also arrest the squatters that obstructed them from carrying out the order on Monday.

    DSP Effia Tenge, Public Relations Officers of the Accra Regional Police Command, told Kwabena Prah Jr on Accra100.5FM’s morning show Ghana Yensom that out of the 109 arrested in the swoop, eight have been identified as being part of the gang that prevented the eviction of the squatters and demolition of kiosks and containers on the property.

    The suspects will be processed and arraigned, the police said.

    Source: Class FM

  • Ghana police dismiss 28 personnel over misconduct

    The Ghana Police Service has dismissed 28 personnel for showing unprofessionalism.

    This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they were found culpable.

    The total of 181 cases of unprofessional conduct that was recorded, was from January to August 2020.

    The Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman said some of the misconducts as insubordination, drunk whilst on duty and engaging in part-time business outside the Service without permission.

    Others were negligent, which resulted in a prisoner escaping from lawful custody, failure to make entry in official documents, misuse of firearm, and absent from duty without permission.

    Mrs Abayie-Buckman said the affected officers were from the ranks of Constable to Assistant Commissioner of Police that is; “Constable, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent and Assistant Commissioner of Police”.

    During investigations, 151 of the cases reported were found to be partially true, and aside from the 28 officers who were dismissed, some had their ranks reduced, she said.

    Mrs Abayie-Buckman said in 2019, out of the 291 complaints made against police officers, 191 were proven guilty.

    She said the disciplinary actions were taken to maintain high standards of professionalism in the Service.

    Meanwhile, a number of personnel, including 43 from the Headquarters, were commended for exemplary conduct between January and August, 2020, she said.

    “The Police Administration is making efforts to educate the men and women on the need to exhibit professionalism at all times,” Mrs Abayie-Buckman said.

    “The Service will not shield any personnel who misconducts himself or herself in the course of duty to bring the name of the Service into disrepute.”

    She urged the public not to hesitate to bring to light the misconduct of any police personnel by reporting to the appropriate quarters adding that they must not only condemn the police when they miss the mark but also praise those that conducted their duties in a professional manner.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Police patrol team allegedly shoot civilian in mob attack at Akontombra, victim in critical condition

    The Akontombra Police patrol team has allegedly shot a civilian during a mob attack on them at Sefwi Asantekrom, a farming community in the Sefwi Akontombra district of the Western North Region.

    Confirming the incident to Adom News, the Regional Crime Officer, Nana Kwaku Duah (ASP) said due to the crime rate in the area police normally go on day and night patrols.

    He narrated that in the course of the patrol, two men were seen holding bags and were alerted to stop for a check. However, they refused and decided to run.

    This raised suspicion among the police who following them while running into the bush.

    Later, many other young men emerged from the bush to attack the four policemen.

    According to the crime officer, the police fired warning shots but the suspects were attempting to disarm one officer.

    This eventually led to the shooting of one of the group members in the hand.

    Bullet from the scene

    The victim, Ernest Arthur, 29, was rushed to Wiawso Government Hospital but has transferred to Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi for further treatment.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Police arrest 93 suspected criminals in dawn swoop, slabs of wee seized

    The Greater Accra Regional Police Command in a dawn swoop on Friday arrested 93 suspected criminals from separate operations within Tesano, Jamestown and Odorkor Divisions.

    According to the Police, the suspects who are between 18-60 years were arrested at notorious drug peddling joints and areas noted for criminal activities in the capital, including Tesano, Jamestown and Odorkor Divisions.

    The Police during raid picked up quantities of wrapped dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

    The Police have screened to ascertain whether they are involved in any criminal case the Police is investigating to enable them assist with investigations.

    The Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, said the operation forms part of Police outlined strategies to frustrate and weed out criminal elements within the metropolis and create the enabling environment for the upcoming general elections and the exercise would be sustained throughout the period.

    Source: My News GH

  • Police retrieves 9 stolen vehicles from unsuspected buyers

    The Ashanti Regional Police Command has retrieved about nine vehicles from some unsuspecting buyers at various locations that were sold to them by a notorious member of car syndicate Alex Owusu.

    This was disclosed at a press conference held on Thursday, 3 September 2020 in Kumasi to give updates on crime situations in the region.

    The 37-year old suspect was arrested by the Suntreso District Police Command on Tuesday, 11 August 2020.

    Regional Police Commander COP Akwasi Duku noted that: “The modus operandi of the suspect is that he hires the services of taxi drivers from neighbouring towns such as Obuasi, Bekwai, Nkawkaw etc. to Kumasi under the pretense of coming to buy excavator parts at Suame magazine or visit his sick mother. The suspect on arrival in Kumasi will convince the taxi driver to have the cab washed at the washing bay and then persuade them to leave the car with the bay attendant. He then asks the driver to accompany him to Suame magazine to buy the supposed excavator parts.

    “The suspect later takes leave of the victim with the excuse that he is going to withdraw money from the bank, only for him to return to the washing bay and take the ignition key from the attendants and drive the car away.”

    The Regional Command revealed that with the assistance of the Kasoa District Police Command, it has “been able to apprehend him and through investigations, he has led Police to retrieve nine (9) of such vehicles. The cars have since been retrieved from its unsuspecting buyers at Nsawam, Adeiso and Kade in the Eastern Region and Kasoa and Akoti in the Central Region of Ghana.”

    The retrieved car include: “Two Toyota Corolla LE Taxi cab, Two Hyundai Atos Prime Taxi cab, Two Daewoo Matiz Super Taxi cab, Two Toyota Vitz Taxi cab, Two Chevrolet Matiz Taxi cab, a Hyundai Getz Taxi cab and a Toyota Vitz Taxi cab.”

    Also, the suspect was arraigned on 17 August 2020, before a Magistrate Court at Twedea and was remanded in lawful custody to assist with the investigation.

    “All the retrieved taxi cabs have been identified by the rightful owners who presented documents to prove ownership.”

    The Police added that it has “sought the assistance of DVLA to authenticate the genuineness of the documents presented before the vehicle would be released to the rightful owners” and the “suspect would be arraigned before Circuit court in Kumasi for proper trial when investigations were completed.”

    Source: Class FM

  • Police chase mobile money vendor killers

    The Ashanti Regional Police have confirmed that they are on the heels of a number of suspects over the gruesome murder of a mobile money vendor in the region.

    Twenty-eight-year old, Owusu Agyekum, a mobile money merchant at Onwe, in the Ejisu Municipality, was shot dead in his metal container around 8:30 PM on Wednesday.

    The police managed to apprehend one key suspect, identified as Martin Agyei, who was wielding an AK47 assault rifle, barely four hours after the shooting incident.

    ASP Godwin Ahianyo, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO, explained to the media that Agyei, was in a taxi cab, around 12 midnight on Thursday when he was nabbed at Kodie, a town in the region.

    The Police PRO stated that four hours earlier, Owusu Agyekum, 32, was in his yellow metal container working at Onwe, when some suspected robbers, attacked and shot him dead.

    According to the Police, the robbers then snatched the money bag of the deceased and started to shoot indiscriminately, whilst they fled from the crime scene on foot.

    ASP Ahianyo, who was addressing the media, said the police suspect that Agyei had a hand in the murder of the mobile money merchant.

    He disclosed that the police are convinced that Agyei did not kill the mobile money merchant alone, so they are doing their best to arrest his runaway accomplices.

    Source: thepublisheronline.com

  • Police on manhunt for two suspects after Abossey Okai shooting incident

    The Greater Accra Regional Police Command is searching for two persons believed to be associated with the killing of two celebrants during the Homowo festivities at Abossey Okai in Accra.

    The two persons shot into a crowd while firing muskets at the event, killing two persons.

    In an interview with Citi News, Greater Accra Regional Police PRO, DSP Efia Tenge, said the offenders who were identified in the course of investigations are yet to be apprehended.

    “The Police began investigations into the shooting incident and we have been able to identify those who went to shoot. We are on a manhunt for them. Initially, we did not know who they were but the fact that we have been able to identify them alone is a good step. We are still hunting for them.”

    The incident occurred after the chief and residents of Abossey Okai organised their Homowo festival without notifying the Police.

    Gunshots were heard outside while some customary rites were being performed as part of the celebration.

    Three persons were also left injured.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Police arrest 30 suspected criminals, slabs of narcotics seized

    Police at Batsona on the Spintex Road in a dawn swoop last Friday arrested 30 suspected criminals at Cambodia, a suburb of Spintex in the Greater Accra Region.

    According to the Police, the criminals who are aged between 18-23 were arrested together with their kingpin Isaac Nkrumah from drug peddling ghettos on the Spintex road.

    The Police upon arrested them collected both compressed slabs and wrapped dried narcotic substances. Other items retrieved were sharp objects and monies believed to have been proceeds from the narcotics.

    The Police said after screening, the Kingpin Isaac Nkrumah and Enoch Tettey were arraigned before court and were remanded into Police custody to assist the Police in its investigations whiles the others are also supporting police in its investigation.

    Source: My News GH

  • Police gun down two carjackers in shootout at Asamankese

    The Greater Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has gunned down two carjackers at Asamankese.

    According to a press statement issued on Thursday, August 27, 2020, the two died from a dawn shootout with the police

    “The two, whose actual identities are yet to be established, died from gunshot wounds they sustained in a dawn shootout with the police.”

    The statement further added that the two had “earlier snatched a Nissan Murano vehicle at gunpoint earlier this week in Accra.”

    The car has however been retrieved by police.

    Meanwhile, another accomplice, Erasmus Somuah Sekyie, was arrested during the operation and is currently in police custody assisting in the investigation.

    The bodies of the two have been deposited at the Police hospital mortuary awaiting pathological examination.

    Below is the press statement from the police

    Source: citinewsroom

  • Police investigate final year student of St. Louis SHS reportedly raped by an unknown man

    Police in the Ashanti Region have begun investigations into the alleged rape of a final year student of St. Louis Senior High School in Kumasi is by an unknown man on campus over the weekend.
    Reports stated that the sexual assault occurred Saturday night when the victim was studying at about 10:30 pm in one of the classrooms.

    The Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Godwin Ahianyo confirmed the incident and said the police have launched an investigation into the matter.

    He said the rapist might have scaled the wall of the school to commit the crime adding that the rapist might have dragged the victim from the classroom to the bush where he raped her and bolted.

    According to him, the victim was found with severe bruises and bloodstains and has been admitted at the KNUST Hospital for treatment.

    Authorities and students have called on the police for maximum protection.

    Source: Pulse Ghana

  • Policeman crushed under falling cargo truck

    A 42-year-old policeman who was trapped under a falling DAF cargo truck on the Kintampo-Tamale road, has died while receiving treatment.

    Sergeant Solomon Amuure was returning from work on August 23, 2020 at about 2030 hours when the truck veered off its lane and fell on him.

    Zakaria Kagambega, the suspect driver, aged about 37 years, has since escaped.

    He was in charge of the Ouagadougou (Burkina Fasso) bound Daf xf cargo truck with registration No.11 JP 9534 loaded with goods from Tema.

    On reaching a section of the road at Kadelso barrier on the Kintampo-Tamale highway, it veered from its lane to the nearside when facing Tamale direction and fell on Amure.

    The victim was rescued and rushed to Buipe polyclinic for treatment but died while receiving treatment.

    Meanwhile, the body had been deposited at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital Morgue for preservation and autopsy.

    The vehicle was yet to be towed to the police station.

    The Police confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency.

    Source: GNA

  • Security services to remain on existing pension programmes Oppong Nkrumah

    The government has excluded security services in the country from the unification of pensions.

    The security services would remain on their already-existing pension programmes.

    This was disclosed by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, 20 August 2020.

    Mr Nkrumah noted that the decision was reached to exclude security services such as the Police, Immigration, Prisons, Fire and all other such services and intelligence agencies after it examined a report on the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766),

    This, he said, prompted the government to direct the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations to have the law amended to make room for the changes.

    “Cabinet considered the recommendations of the report seeking the following actions for the completion of the unification process;

    “One, the exclusion of the security services that is the Police Service, the Immigration Service, the National Fire Service, the Prisons Service, as well as other security and intelligence agencies”.

    “Two, the amendment of Act 766 to exclude the security services from the unification of pensions”.

    “Cabinet granted approval for the above actions and directed the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations to commence processes to have the law amended to reflect this decision.

    “The decision, therefore, is that the security services will not be subject to the unification of pensions and will remain on their old pension programmes.

    “The security services will not be subjected or included in the programmed to unify pensions. They will instead remain on their already existent pension programmes like the Cap 30 and the other pension programmes that exist,” he said.

    The Minister explained that the reason for the exclusion of the security services from the unification process is because of the peculiar nature of their task and the risks they face in their line of duty.

    Ghana began processes to unify its pension regime in 2018.

    With an approval from Cabinet to develop a roadmap toward the unification of the regime by 2021, the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has engaged stakeholders within the sector in a bid to unify all parallel pension schemes and incorporate them under the three-tier system as stipulated in the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766).

    Source: Class FM

  • Voter registration violence: Peace Council urges more transparency from police probes

    The National Peace Council is asking the Police Service to be more transparent with investigations into the incidents of violence recorded during the voter registration exercise.

    The National Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Prof Emmanuel Asante, told Citi News the police needed to “institute a platform that will regularly inform the public about the progress of such ongoing investigations.”

    He stressed that it was important to influence the perception of the Ghanaians because “people think that when people do these things, they get away with it.”

    “They should ensure that people who flouted the law and did what was wrong must be brought to book… It is their responsibility. It is the responsibility of the law enforcement agencies to crack the whip when these things do happen,” the Peace Council Chairman added.

    Some of the high profile incidents of violence during the voter registration included the Awutu Senya East Constituency  Member of Parliament, Mavis Hawa Koomson, firing a gun at a registration centre during a clash between National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party members.

    The MP was invited for interrogation in July but there has been no update on the case in recent times.

    Mrs. Koomson claimed that she fired the weapon in self-defence and has received backing from NPP executives and government appointees.

    The Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region also recorded scuffle between supposed national security personnel and a police officer.

    In Banda, Silas Wulochamey, a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death at a registration centre at Banda in the Bono Region during an altercation between some NDC and NPP supporters.

    Similar call from CODEO

    The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) earlier called on the Inspector-General of Police to fast track investigations and prosecution of persons who perpetrated violence during the voter registration exercise.

    CODEO also asked the IGP to make available findings of its investigations public to foster confidence in the security agencies.

    It cited the incidents at Banda and Dormaa West all in the Bono Region and Awutu Senya East in the Central Region in a report.

    “CODEO urges the Police administration to share updates of these investigations with the Ghanaian public to foster confidence in the security agencies and to also serve as a deterrent against future incidents of this nature. Failure to enforce the rule of law will erode confidence in the security agencies and the rule of law,” it said.

    Source: citinewsroom

  • We are counting on their professionalism and fairness Pius Hadzide charges Police

    The Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide says government is counting on the professionalism and fairness in the investigations being carried out by the security personnel.

    According to him, the government is relying on the proficiency and equity of the Police Personnel with regards to the on going investigation on the numerous violence that happened during the voters registration exercise. Speaking in an interview on Joynews which was monitored by GhanaCrusader he said “We are counting on their professionalism and their fairness in the conduct of this investigation and the performance of their duty”.

    The Deputy Minister then urged the general public to assist the Police in carrying out their duties with this investigation without panic or kindness

    “We should empower and support the law enforcements to do their job without fear or favor”.

    Hon. Pius Hadzide explained further that after the police is done with the investigation, results of the investigation will be made public.

    “When the police finish with the investigation, the outcome of it will be made public”. He said.

    President Akufo-Addo in his 15th COVID-19 address to the nation, tasked the Security Personnel to conduct an investigation on the violence that took place during the voters registration exercise.

    Source: Ghana Crusader

  • Police officer accidentally kills colleague in Bono Region

    A member of the Rapid Deployment Force2 (RDF) of the Bono Regional Police Command, Corporal Rexford Amoako has allegedly been shot and killed by one of his colleagues.

    According to the police, the RDF was deployed from Sunyani last Monday for highway patrol duties within Dormaa.

    However, during the operation, a member of the team allegedly fired his gun accidentally which killed Corporal Amoako in the Diabaa Forest in the Dormaa West District.

    The Bono Regional Public Relations Officer, Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, confirmed the incident to the Adom News.

    He said an investigation had begun to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic incident.

    “An investigation has begun to establish what actually took place and further developments shall be communicated to the public,” Chief Inspector Oppong stated.

    Source: myjoyonline

  • Cop accidentally killed by colleague in Bono Region

    Tragedy hit the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) of the Bono Regional Police Command when a member of the team, Corporal Rexford Amoako, was allegedly shot and killed accidentally by one of his colleagues.

    According to the police, the RDF was deployed from Sunyani last Monday for highway patrol duties within Dormaa.

    However, during the operation, a member of the team allegedly fired his gun accidentally which killed Corporal Amoako in the Diabaa Forest in the Dormaa West District.

    The Bono Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, confirmed the incident to the Daily Graphic.

    He said investigation had begun to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic incident.

    “An investigation has begun to establish what actually took place and further developments shall be communicated to the public,” Chief Inspector Oppong stated.

    Suspects rearrested

    Meanwhile, eight suspects arrested for their involvement in the clash between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District last Saturday were today put before a Sunyani Circuit Court.

    They are Ali Musah, alias Buge; Lonfintey Sansah, Mohammed Osman, alias Mba, and Kwasi Sam.

    The rest are Oppong Johnson, Abubakar Sulemana, Fuseini Mohammed and Musah Sule.

    While Musah was charged with an attempt to commit murder contrary to Section 48 of the Criminal Act, 1960 (Act 29), the others were charged with causing unlawful damage.

    Discharge, rearrest

    The clash between the supporters of the two political parties resulted in the death of one person while two others were injured.

    The court, presided over by Justice Sylvester Nii Okine Ablorh, however, discharged the suspects for lack of jurisdiction.

    Justice Ablorh explained that since one of the charges bordered on attempted murder, the prosecution should have separated the charges on different charge sheets and sent the attempted murder charge to the district court for committal.

    However, soon after their discharge, the police rearrested them.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Ho police launch hunt for swindler

    Michael Brako Danso, described by the police as a self-styled job recruitment agent in the Agotime-Ziope District of the Volta Region is on the run, following allegations that he swindled at least two job seekers of more than GHC60,000 under the pretext of finding them jobs.

    Danso, 35, was said to have been operating his scam since June, 2017.

    A source close to the Volta Regional Police Headquarters in Ho, disclosed these to the Ghanaian Times last Friday.

    It said that in one instance, Danso took an amount of GHC14, 500 from one woman, Cynthia Dufe, a casual cleaner in Kpando, with the assurance to secure her a job in any government institution of her choice.

    However, after obtaining the amount from the woman, Danso went into hiding, said the source.

    Danso, in another instance, was said to have succeeded in obtaining GHC50,000 from a victim in Ho under the pretext of finding a job for him.

    He was also said to have duped another person of a large amount of money at Kpetoe with a similar promise.

    Several attempts by the police to trace the fugitive since last year have turned futile.

    Subsequently, the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has declared him wanted and gazetted for him to be arrested to assist in investigations into the cases.

    Meanwhile, the Kpetoe District Magistrate Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Danso in connection with one case of defrauding by false pretence.

    The police believe that Danso could be hiding in Tema or Achiase, and appealed to the public to assist with information on Danso.

    Source: Ghanaian Times

  • Be wary of strange objects Police safety alert

    The Ghana Police Service is warning the general public to be wary of strange objects they chance upon and immediately draw the attention of the police for appropriate response.

    The public safety alert has become necessary following an explosion which caused injuries to four children who were playing along the La Beach on 5 August 2020.

    All four children according to the Police have been treated and discharged.

    The Police, however, in a statement is advising parents not to leave children without the needed parental guide especially now that they are home due to COVID-19.

    The Police also urged parents to discourage their children from handling unfamiliar objects.

    The peace officers said the public should notify them when they come across any strange objects by calling 191, 18555 or 112.

     

    Source: Class FM