Tag Archives: IGP

ACP Agordzo sues IGP, AG over his interdiction

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo, the Senior Police Officer who has been interdicted for his alleged involvement in a coup plot has sued the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Dr Agordzo, the applicant was interdicted on November 19, 2019, but efforts to have it revoked have yielded no …

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IGP tops trends on Twitter

• Twitter fans commend IGP for arrest of Shatta wale, others • Shatta Wale and three accomplishes remanded for one week • Citizens optimistic sanity will prevail because of new IGP The Inspector-General of Police(IGP), George Akuffo Dampare is currently number one on Twitter trends after the arrest of some individuals including Dancehall artiste Shatta …

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IGP saluted after Shatta Wale arrest

George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector-General of Police is being hailed by some social media users following the arrest of dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale. The IGP’s popularity has received another boost after Shatta Wale turned himself in and was subsequently held in custody by the police. The police had been combing for Shatta Walesince late …

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Give us a police station – Chief of Gyakiti to IGP, government

Chief of Gyakiti and Assemblymen in communities along the Akosombo-Adjena-Adumasa-Gyakiti stretch in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region are calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to come to their rescue as a matter of urgency. They want a police station along the stretch …

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Akufo-Addo to confirm Dr. Dampare as IGP today

A little over two months after he took office as the acting Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare will today, October 8, 2021, be named as substantive head of the Ghana Police Service. The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will swear him in today, making him the country’s …

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Fighting robbery: Ag. IGP directs increased Police presence around Financial institutions

The Acting Inspector General of Police, COP Dr. Akuffo Dampare has directed all Regional Police Commanders to increase police presence in areas around financial institutions to curb robbery. The move is to deal with the emerging trend where criminals on motorbikes trail persons who have withdrawn monies from the bank …

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You have fourteen days to arrest Captain Smart – IGP told

• Ernest Owusu Bempah wants Captain Smart arrested for allegedly keeping a vehicle owned by Kwaku Oteng • He claims a court has issued a bench warrant for Captain Smart’s arrest • He reckons the IGP is dragging his feet on the issue The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo …

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IGP calls Bridget Otoo over robbery attack

The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has called to sympathize with Metro TV journalist, Bridget Otoo, after armed robbers attacked her cement business on Wednesday, GhanaWeb has learnt. According to the broadcast journalist, the IGP asked to speak to her shop attendant who was traumatized …

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IGP must release J. B. Danquah, Suale murder reports or face protests – Journalist

• A journalist has alleged reports into two high-profile murders are ready • Kwaku Annan of Net2 says the IGP must release the reports or face protests • The two murders are those of investigator Ahmed Suale and NPP MP J. B. Danquah Reports from two high-profile murders are ready, a …

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IGP Dampare refuses to use dispatch; stays in heavy traffic

• COP Akuffo Dampare was spotted in traffic without using dispatch to beat the gridlock • The IGP has been commended for exhibiting leadership by example • It is quite a common sight for police officers and public officials to use dispatch to disperse traffic even when they are not …

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