Tag Archives: SWOOP

64-year-old man dies during a police swoop in Daboya

In a tragic turn of circumstances, a 60-year-old man in Daboya has lost his precious life during a police swoop aimed at arresting suspects in the recent land dispute at Lukula in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The deceased who has been identified as Yussifu is reported …

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Ashaiman swoop: 6 in Ashaiman soldier murder case remanded again

The six accused, who were arrested in connection with the killing of a soldier, Imoro Sherrif, in Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region, have once again been remanded into police custody. This was when they appeared before the Ashaiman Circuit Court yesterday, during pre-trial proceedings, charged with stealing, robbery and …

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Ashaiman swoop: Five key things John Mahama addressed in his statement to military

Former president John Dramani Mahama on March 8, 2023 formally reacted to a military swoop that took place a day earlier at Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra. Mahama’s statement posted on his official Facebook page addressed the three legs of the ongoing saga that started with the killing of a …

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FULL TEXT: Military issues statement on Ashaiman swoop

The Military High Command has confirmed authorizing what they call a “swoop” on the Ashaiman township in search of killers of a young soldier on March 4, 2023. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) issued a statement in the morning of March 8, 2023 stated that the action was targeted at …

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Ashaiman: 72 arrested in a military swoop

Some 72 youth of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region where a soldier was killed over the weekend have been rounded up by personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in a dawn swoop. The suspects have been sent to Michel Camp near Tema to be investigated by the military …

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Watch CCTV footage of Kumasi Islamic SHS demo before police swoop

On Monday, June 13, 2022, an operation by the Kumasi Regional Police Command to disperse a group of demonstrating students led to over 30 of the students being admitted to a hospital. The students of Kumasi Islamic Senior High School had blocked portions of the Abrepo Road passing through the …

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Police swoop on recalcitrant motor riders at Sogakope

The Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department at Sogakope has organised a two-hour swoop on recalcitrant motor riders, which saw the impounding of 18 motorcycles for various offences. The team, led by the District Police Commander, DSP Olivia Turkson, carried out the exercise in collaboration with officials from the National …

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Police arrest 33 fraudsters in a dawn Police raid in Accra (Photos)

According to reports, the inter cybercrime division of the Ghana police service has today raided certain hot-spots that have been tipped as breeding grounds for internet fraudsters in Accra. The raid exercise reported having taken place at sunrise marked 33 young men who were arrested for involving in suspected internet fraud activities. The …

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