Ghana Police Service Archives - Page 2 of 3

05 May

VRA/NEDCo Chase Police Over GH¢18 Million Debt

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The Billing and Revenue Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Northern Electricity Development Company (NEDCo) in the Upper East Region, Williams Asare, has indicated that the Ghana Police Service in the region is owing the service provider an amount of GH¢18 million. According to him, the police administration has failed to pay its debt for years despite numerous dialogues between the two entities. The Billing and Revenue Officer made this known to Class 91.3 FM on Wednesday, May 4, 2023, on the third phase of the revenue mobilisation exercise that began a few weeks ago. He says the exercise aims…

04 Apr

My Gun Was Given To Me By The Police For Personal Protection – Wanted Galamseyer Reveals

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The wanted illegal small-scale mining kingpin in Axim, Kwame Ato Asare Ani has disclosed in an interview with a local radio station that the guns that the Ghana Police Service seized from his home in a staged raid are not his. According to him, one of the firearms was bought for him by the Axim divisional police for personal security as a result of his assistance to the police force in stopping illegal mining operations in the community. Kwame Ani asserted that the Axim police crime officer bought the gun for him so he could protect himself. The now famous Ani, who…

03 Apr

I Am An Informant, Not A Robber – Leader Of Galamsey Gang Declared Wanted By Police Speaks From Hideout

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Kwame Ato Asare Ani, a man declared wanted by the Ghana Police Service has spoken from a hideout explaining a circumstances under which he was captured in a standoff with some police officers. According to him, he is not an armed robber as described by the Ghana Police Service but rather an informant to the police in the Axim area. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Kevin Taylor on his Loud Silence TV, Ani said he has over the period of one year been working with the police as an informant and a liaison between the police and some illegal miners in the area.…

13 Mar

Ashaiman Murder: How Sherrif Imoro Was Fatally Stabbed – Police Unpack Sequence Of Events

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The Ghana Police Service has outlined a sequence of events leading to the death of Sherrif Imoro, a young soldier who met his untimely death in the Ashaiman Taifa area on March 4. The police statement of March 12, stated that he was attacked on the dawn of March 4 after leaving the home of a femal friend he had gone to visit. They confirmed that the two assailants who first attacked him purposely wanted to dispossess him of his iPhone and that his resistance of same led to a scuffle and subsequent stabbing on the arm. The statement read…

30 Jan

Adomfe Goes Sombre As Cop, Family Killed In Fire Are Buried

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Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi who died together with his wife and their four-month-old baby in a fire outbreak at Apromasi in the Ashanti Region has been buried. The 35-year-old man and his wife Abena Akyaa, 32, were buried on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Adomfe in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region. It was a difficult moment for families and sympathisers to watch as baby Samuel Kwabena Baafi Nyamedo was laid by his parents. The coffin of the late officer with the Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command was wrapped in a Ghana Police Service flag with a…

18 Jan

Doctor Behind Audio Alleging Unprofessional Conduct Against Some Officers Wanted

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The Ghana Police Service says it has unsuccessfully tried to identify one Dr Patrick Asiedu, who alleged in an audio that some officers deliberately planted narcotics in his car to extort ¢20,000 from him. Police say initial investigations did not find any report on the incident at both the East Legon and Accra Central police stations, which were mentioned in the viral audio. “As part of the investigation, the Police have also contacted the Narcotics Control Commission and the Ghana Armed Forces and both institutions have indicated that no such incident has come to their attention,” a statement issued by Director of…

12 Jan

We Need A Bench Warrant For Nana Agradaa – Police To Accra Circuit Court

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The Police on Wednesday prayed an Accra Circuit Court to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of Patricia Asiedua aka Nana Agradaa, a self-acclaimed evangelist, for failing to appear in court. At an Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Sylvester Asare informed the Court that since Nana Agradaa was granted bail with conditions set out by the Court, she has defied the court’s order and that efforts to make her comply with the court’s order had been difficult. According to prosecution, Nana Agradaa aka Evangelist Mama Pat, founder of Heaven Champions International Ministry, was not cooperating with the…

06 Jan

No 48 ‘Terrorists’ Arrested – Police, Ghana Immigration Debunk Claims

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Ghana Police Service and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have debunked claims of the whereabouts of some 48 alleged terrorists. In a joint statement, they said “No supposed terrorists have been arrested by the Police and the Ghana Immigration Service, and there is certainly no blame game going on between the two state security agencies as is being falsely claimed by the Ghanaian Times Newspaper.” 48 alleged ‘terrorists’ missing? According to the Ghanaian Times Newspaper, confusion has erupted over the whereabouts of 48 foreigners who were arrested in connection with alleged terrorism and other fraudulent acts in September, last year. While…

30 Dec

Police Deploy Officers Of K9 Unit To Beef Up Security

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The Ghana Police Service has deployed officers of its K9 Unit as part of a grand security strategy for the festive season. The officers have been deployed with their specially trained dogs with a projection that this strategy could go beyond the festive season. The purpose for this, the Service said, is to “ensure the security and safety of commuters on our roads”. The K9 Unit is part of Police Special Operations.

28 Dec

Police Warns Against Doomsday Prophecies

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The Ghana Police Service has asked "faith-based groups to ensure continuous compliance with the law" relating "to the communication of prophecies". "Let us continue to remember that whereas we have the right to practice our faith in religion, freedom of worship and speech, this right must not be exercised in violation of the rights of others and the public interest. As part of sustaining the gains made so far, the Police Service has adopted 27th December of each year as the Prophecy Communication Compliance Day. This day is being set aside to remind all of us, to practice our faith…