Tag Archives: GAF

2024 polls: GAF will provide background support to the Police – CDS

The Chief of Defense Staff Vice Admiral Seth Amoama says the Ghana Armed Forces will be on hand to provide background support to the Police and other security agencies who will provide security for the 2024 elections. According to the CDS, even though the army will not play frontal role …

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No order has been issued for soldiers to withdraw rescue operation – GAF responds to Ablakwa’s claims

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has strongly refuted reports suggesting that an order has been issued for the withdrawal of soldiers assigned to relief and rescue operations in areas affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage. In a statement dated October 22, 2023, GAF asserted its unwavering commitment to delivering the …

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GAF arrests imposter at Burma Camp

Military Police personnel have arrested one Rufai Abubakar for posing as a Senior Military Officer and trying to access a military installation inside Burma Camp. The suspect who was dressed in a military camouflage uniform, decorated with fake Lieutenant Colonel ranks, claimed he was stationed at Northern Command Headquarters and …

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Don’t recruit ’political’ soldiers – Agyinasare to GAF top guns

Archbishop Charles Agyinasare has admonished Ghanaian peacekeepers in Lebanon not to abuse their authority but use it for good while eschewing political influence in enlisting new recruits. “Having authority is more than an opportunity; it is a great responsibility. It is not superiority, but servitude”, Archbishop Agyinasare noted in an …

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GAF confirms military truck accident, says 16 soldiers injured

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have confirmed that its officers were involved in an accident along the Suhum-Anum Apapam Road after viral pictures on social media showed a crashed military track with injured soldiers. According to GAF, the soldiers were embarking on an operation, dubbed Operation Halt II, to stop …

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GAF Brigadier General is the father of lady stabbed to death in USA by her brother – Report

The General Officer Commanding of the Central Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Joseph Aphour, is reported to be the father of the Ghanaian woman, Karen Aphour, who was stabbed to death in the USA. According to a Mynewsgh.com report, Brigadier General Joseph Aphour, who is mourning the …

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We’re for death penalty abolishment – GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially opposed the death penalty in all circumstances, declaring its support to any move to abolish capital punishment in the country. Director of Legal Service at GAF, Brig. General Benjamin Amoah-Boakye, who made the declaration on behalf of the Chief of the Defence Staff, said the …

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GAF helicopter makes emergency landing on school field in Accra

An helicopter belonging to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) reportedly made an emergency landing at an elementary school just outside of central business district of Accra on Thiurdday. There were no injuries and the military colour and symbols helicopter did not crash, according to report but it landed on a …

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GAF dismisses allegations of running riot in Bawku

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “false and diversionary” claims on social media that its personnel are on rampage in Bawku and killing civilians. It said in a statement on Thursday, March 17 that its personnel at 11 Mechanised Battalion with the support of the police conducted a …

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Miners sue GAF after soldiers burnt house and mining equipment

The Ghana Armed Forces(GAF) have become the subject of multiple lawsuits following weeks of a clampdown on small scale mining activities in some districts of the Ashanti region, sanctioned by the Central Command as part of Operation Halt II. Several mining equipment, some parked several kilometres away from any mine …

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