Ghana Police Service

Police On Manhunt For Oyibi Robbery Suspects
24 Oct

Police On Manhunt For Oyibi Robbery Suspects

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The Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for some robbery suspects said to have robbed a block factory at Oyibi. The robbery, which occurred on October 14, 2023, at the block factory at Appolonia City, a suburb of Oyibi in Accra, led to the death of one person, police said. The gang, numbering about five, during the attack also made away with an unspecified amount of money and mobile phones belonging to the victims, a press release by the police said. It said the body of the deceased had since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue for preservation…
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C/R: Policeman Shot By Security Man While On Manhunt
19 Oct

C/R: Policeman Shot By Security Man While On Manhunt

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A Police Officer stationed at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region has been gunned down by a security man at a block factory while pursuing some armed robbers. Report gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicated that, the Police Officer, Chief Inspector Jonathan Amoadu was shot at Enyan Maim in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District during a night patrol. He’s said to have received a call for assistance from the Accra Anti-Robbery Patrol Team who’d come to Mankessim to arrest suspected armed robbers who had committed crime in Accra and one had sought refuge in Enyan Maim.…
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Teshie Gang Leader In Police Grips For Murder
10 Oct

Teshie Gang Leader In Police Grips For Murder

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Adayoro Patrick Tettey, the leader of the 50 Cent Gangster Group at Teshie in Accra has been arrested for allegedly shooting a former member of the group. Tettey, popularly known as Kofi Soldier was arrested at Atimpoku in the Eastern region on October 4, 2023. He was being tracked by the National Operations Department of the Ghana Police Service for other related illegal acts before his eventual arrest in the Eastern Region. Tetteh has been charged with attempted murder, use of offensive weapon, and possession of ammunition without lawful excuse. The LEKMA District Court presided over by Bianca Adwoa Osei-Sarfo…
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Police On Manhunt For A Lone Robber Operating In Accra
05 Oct

Police On Manhunt For A Lone Robber Operating In Accra

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The Ghana Police Service has assured the public that a CCTV footages of a lone robber circulating on social media is a matter already being investigated by the Police. In a brief statement the Police stated that “intelligence teams have been working on the matter for some time now to get the suspect arrested to face justice and; we will surely get him.” The statement further said “additional security measures have also been deployed in the affected communities to prevent similar incidents.” Read the full statement by the police below: POLICE ON MANHUNT FOR A LONE ROBBER OPERATING IN SOME PARTS OF…
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#OccupyJulorBiHouse: 49 Arrested For Unlawful Assembly – Police
22 Sep

#OccupyJulorBiHouse: 49 Arrested For Unlawful Assembly – Police

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The Police say they have arrested 49 people who showed up within the vicinity of the Jubilee House and the 37 Military Hospital on Thursday to participate in the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration. In a press statement, the police indicated that these suspects were taken into custody for unlawful assembly and violation of the Public Order Act. The police noted that the arrested persons disregarded court documents served on the organisers, Democracy Hub, to refrain from embarking on the planned demonstration. “We would like to state that the Police do not take delight in preventing any group from demonstrating as the Service…
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Ghana Police Service Commended Following The Arrest Of Suspects Who Stripped Woman Naked
14 Jun

Ghana Police Service Commended Following The Arrest Of Suspects Who Stripped Woman Naked

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Musah Barry, General Secretary of Tabital Pulaaku International, has commended the Ghana Police Service for the swift response to the middle-aged woman allegedly stripped naked at Kopela in the Upper East Region’s Zebilla District. He said the Police deserve all the commendation since what happened to the woman was a human rights abuse. The woman (name withheld) was reportedly stripped naked by some young people in the Upper East region’s Zebiila Market as retaliation for an earlier attack. The perpetrators stated that they attacked her because the Fulanis had often attacked, robbed, and sexually attacked their women. Musah Barry, General Secretary of…
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Second Suspect Arrested For Threatening To Harm And Possession Of Gun Without Lawful Authority
14 Jun

Second Suspect Arrested For Threatening To Harm And Possession Of Gun Without Lawful Authority

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The Police have arrested the second suspect who was on the run for his alleged involvement in threatening harm and unlawful possession of a firearm. The suspect has been identified as Selorm Buta aka Dangotey. According to the Police, he allegedly threatened to harm someone and possessed a firearm without lawful authority during a football match. A brief statement issued by the Police said “The Police have arrested suspect Selorm Buta alias Dangotey, who was on the run, for his alleged involvement in threatening harm and unlawful possession of a firearm during a football match at Kpando on June 2023.…
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President Akufo-Addo Presents 1,500 Motorbikes To The Police Service.
15 Aug

President Akufo-Addo Presents 1,500 Motorbikes To The Police Service.

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 1,500 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service, at an event at the Police Headquarters on Monday, 15th August 2022. According to President Akufo-Addo, the presentation of the bikes “is yet a further affirmation of the commitment of the Akufo-Addo government to provide the Police Service with the necessary logistics it requires, to help the Service continue to effect its mandate of maintaining law and order, and protecting lives and property.” The Police Service, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has embarked on…
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Mahama Gov’t Squandered $200 Million Funds For Saglemi Housing Project – Works and Housing Minister
18 Jul

Mahama Gov’t Squandered $200 Million Funds For Saglemi Housing Project – Works and Housing Minister

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$200 million meant for the construction of houses at Saglemi, were squandered by the government of John Dramani Mahama, the deputy minister for Works and Housing has shockingly revealed.   Hon. Freda Akosua Prempeh in an exclusive interview on Wontumi TV which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, surprisingly revealed that the erstwhile government has also paid the constructor for the project even though the work is at shambolic stage.   According to the deputy minister who is also the Member of Parliament for Tano North constituency, “without recourse to parliament they (Mahama’s government) reduced the scope of work from 5000 to 1506 houses pegging the…
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Does Mahama Want President Akufo-Addo To Pick A Cane And Lash The Police? NPP Man On Ejura (Video)
01 Jul

Does Mahama Want President Akufo-Addo To Pick A Cane And Lash The Police? NPP Man On Ejura (Video)

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Harsh reactions from members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) directed to President Akufo-Addo over recent death cases recorded in Ejura, has angered Mr. Henry K. Duah.  Shortly after security officers clashed with some youth at Ejura, resulting in the death of two persons, former President Mahama issued a statement calling on President Akufo-Addo to de-escalate tension in the area.   His statement was topped up with another statement from his party (NDC) which stated that they are planning to stage a protest and present a petition to the President at Jubilee House.   But the narrative of the NDC and Mr. Mahama have been…
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