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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Ghana Police Fined GH¢100k For Refusing RTI Commission’s Orders
06 Jun

Ghana Police Fined GH¢100k For Refusing RTI Commission’s Orders

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The Ghana Police Service has been fined GH¢100,000 for refusing to obey the Right to Information (RTI) Commission’s directive granting an applicant access to requested information. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa, had written a letter asking for information on the status of cases involving police brutality. Even though the letter was addressed to the Inspector General of Police, the Police Service disregarded it. The Right To Information Commission in a statement underscored the Police Service failure to act on the applicant’s request, and also ignoring the Commission’s letter. “Based on the Respondent’s failure to make decisions on the Applicant’s application…
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Mother Of Missing Police Bodyguard Makes Passionate Appeal To Ghana Police Service
29 May

Mother Of Missing Police Bodyguard Makes Passionate Appeal To Ghana Police Service

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The mother of a missing police bodyguard has called on the Ghana Police Service administration to bring back her son whether dead or alive the family can carry out the appropriate customary rite. This was sighted in the Chronicles Newspaper dated May 29, 2023. The mother of the police officer, identified in the report as Elizabeth Teiko Odonkor, 69, spoke to the media from her base in Opesika, in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region, and claimed that the uncertainty surrounding her son's condition whether he was alive or dead had caused sleepless nights for her entire family…
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