President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an instruction to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong Boanuh, to immediately offer 24-hour security protection to the immediate past Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. This follows claims of threats made against Martin Amidu after he resigned as Special Prosecutor on Monday, November 16, 2020. Eugene Arhin, …
Read More »IGP to address Ghana today on police’s preparedness for December polls
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, will today, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, brief the public about police preparedness for the December 7 polls. The press conference will address security concerns that have cropped up in the lead up to the general elections. “The address comes after a nationwide tour …
Read More »Oti to have more police personnel – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, has assured the chiefs and people of the Oti Region of an increase in police strength in the region. He said this when he paid separate visits to the chief of Dambai and Nifahene of Choke Traditional Area, Nana Kwaku Beyennor II, and …
Read More »[VIDEO]: IGP orders investigation into police car used for NPP campaign
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh, has ordered for investigations to be conducted into a video, currently circulating on social media, in which some supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party are seen rallying in a police vehicle as well as any of such videos and photos. A recent …
Read More »Sekou Nkrumah petitions IGP over ‘fraudster’ Onzy Anwar
Sekou Nkrumah, a son Kwame Nkrumah, has through his lawyers Onyame Ye Chambers, petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest and prosecute one Onzy Anwar for alleged impersonation. According to the petition sighted online by GhanaWeb, Dr Sekou Nkrumah indicated that he is the last born of his late parents, …
Read More »ACP Kwesi Ofori and IGP sued for trespassing on Pantang lands
An Estate Developer, Jeleel Company Ghana Limited has filed a Writ at the High Court for an Interlocutory Injunction against ACP Samuel Kwesi Ofori, Greater Accra Regional Police Commander in Charge of Operations, from entering into the company’s land in Pantang. The Company in its Suit No, CI/128/20 filed on …
Read More »Your Job is to Work hard for peaceful election and Not to determine who is a foreigner or not – Akamba schools the IGP
In the past few days, there has been some reports of how the Inspector General of Police, Mr. James Oppong Boanuh indicated that the police will ensure that no foreigner vote in the upcoming General Election. Contrary to the above, the National organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, …
Read More »Desist from mob justice – IGP cautions as he visits Kafaba
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has cautioned citizens of the Savannah Region to desist from mob justice. He made this remark on Wednesday, August 5, when he paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of the Gonja Kingdom, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa. The IGP also appealed to the …
Read More »IGP despatches homicide experts to hunt for killers of 90-year-old ‘witch’
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, has despatched homicide experts from the National Police headquarters to the Savannah region, to help search for the murderers of Madam Akua Denteh, the 90-year-old woman who was beaten to death at Kafaba near Salaga for allegedly being a witch. The move …
Read More »IGP Places GHC2,000 Bounty On Killers Of 90-Yr Old Woman
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has placed a GHC2,000 bounty on the head of the alleged soothsayer who led the murder of 90-year-old Ekua Denteh in the Savannah Region. The soothsayer and her accomplice stormed the East Gonja Municipality of the region to drive out witches, accused of …
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