Tag Archives: police

How 5 Ghanaians behind pro-Wagner propaganda were arrested by police

Five Ghanaians are in police grips, since August this year, and have since made an appearance in court where they were charged with “planning to overthrow the government and destabilizing the peace.” The arrest took place on August 14, 2023, and was related to a protest organized by a pro-Russian …

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Bawumia-led Police Council know the killers of Ahmed Suale – Ken Agyapong

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has once again rejected assertions that he is involved in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale. Ken, who made this remark while reacting to suggestions that Suale’s murder would hunt the NPP in the 2024 election if he (Ken) is made …

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40 Police Chief Inspectors sue IGP over denied promotions

A group of 40 Police Chief Inspectors within the Ghana Police Service have taken legal action against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare over what they perceive as an unjustifiable refusal to promote them. According to a report by Graphic Online, a writ has been filed at …

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NPP people being ‘charged’ GH¢10,000 for slots in police – Ken Agyapong claims

Kennedy Agyapong, a flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that slots in the Ghana Police Service are being sold. He claimed at a rally over the weekend that the development is a secret but that he was revealing it because it was causing pain to key grassroots members …

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Leaked IGP tape: Embattled COP Alex Mensah retires from police service today

Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has today September 17, 2023, formally retired from the Ghana Police Service after over three decades of service to the country. COP George Alex Mensah, who had served in various positions in the service, held the position of Director-General of Operations until his …

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Citizens decide who becomes president not police – Dampare

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has said it is the Ghanaian citizens who determine who becomes the leader in any election. Answering questions at the Parliamentary Committee probing the leaked tape on his removal from office, Dr. Dampare indicated that elections involve many stakeholders and each has its …

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Watch as police officers ‘arrest’ woman after she refused to let them search her bag

A young woman’s insistence on her rights led to her being arrested by some officers of the Ghana Police Service in the nation’s capital, Accra. The officers requested that the lady, who was in a ride-hailing vehicle, give them her bag so that they could search it but she refused. …

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Journalist cum taxi driver hangs to death in Mankessim police cell

A 29-year-old journalist who doubles as a taxi driver has died in a police cell with a rope tied around his neck at the Mankessim Jedu Divisional Police Command in the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicate that the deceased, Kwame Egyama popularly known as Big …

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Tamale: Police man nabbed and detained for ‘stealing’ 3 confiscated motorbikes during clashes

Police in the Northern Region have detained a police officer was nabbed for allegedly stealing three confiscated motorbikes in Tamale. The Regional Police Command confiscated dozens of motorbikes during the clashes between its personnel and supporters of the volunteer Anti-drug Abuse Taskforce at the Tamale District Magistrate Court on Monday …

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Police file for injunction against Minority’s planned demo

The Ghana Police Service has filed for an injunction against the Minority’s proposed routes for its protest against the Bank of Ghana Governor and his two deputies. The Minority will on September 5 seek to march from Makola, through Rawlings Park and Opera Square to the frontage of the Bank …

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