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21 Apr

IGP Is Strongly At Work And Ready To Take Action- Hon Wilkinson Warns Political Vigilantes

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Municipal Chief Executive of Ga West, Honorable Clement Wilkinson, has forewarned political vigilante groups that the IGP is alert and ready to take action if the need be. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Wontumi radio, Honorable Wilkinson stated that people parading to be political vigilante groups with the motive of causing mayhem in the country, will face the law as Ghana Police is on the look out. ''I want us all to know and accept that the IGP is there for us so be mindful and careful of your utterances. When you…

04 Apr

Police After Me Because Of GH¢100,000 ‘Booty’ I Confiscated – Wanted Galamseyer

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Kwame Ato Asare Ani, a man wanted by the Ghana Police Service for his role in a viral video in which policemen allegedly involved in galamsey are being threatened has spoken from a hideout. Asare Ani insisted in an interview on Kevin Taylor's Loud Silence TV show on April 2, 2023 that he was a police informant and not an armed robber as a police statement has said. Asked why he felt the police were after him when he is an informant, he explained that the rift between him and the officers had to do with monies that he had taken on…

01 Apr

Family Of Mobile Phone ‘Thief’ Who Committed Suicide In Cells Accusses Police Of Cover-Up

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On Monday, March 7, 2024, it was reported that a suspected phone thief died in the Bosomtwi District Police cell in Jachie after he was allegedly refused bail. According to information gathered from the deceased’s family, (Ernest Kofi Acheampong) was arrested by police on March 4, 2023, for stealing a mobile phone belonging to someone still unknown until his death in custody. After being held in a cell for four days, the family received a phone call on Tuesday morning. When they arrived at the police station, the commander and other officers informed them that Kofi Acheampong had committed suicide…

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…

02 Feb

Most Motorists Purchase Insurance Policies To Avoid Police Harassment- Report

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A new report by ‘Young Africans for Opportunities’ has shown that most motorists in Ghana sign on to vehicle insurance policies to avoid police harassment, and not necessarily to apply for claims in the unfortunate case of an accident. The report titled “Driver Mo” revealed that 37%t of drivers purchase insurance policies because it is mandatory, while 32 percent do so to prevent police harassment. To enable policy holders’ benefit, the report urged insurance companies to rebate long standing policy holders as an incentive to increase insurance coverage in Ghana. By this, it explained that policy holders who do not…

13 Dec

IGP Promotes Police Officer Shot By Caprice Armed Robbers During Special Operation

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The Police officer who was shot during a shoot-out between the Police and the Caprice armed robbers has been promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant with immediate effect. The officer together with his team members took part in a special operation to arrest the armed robbers who attacked, shot and robbed a woman at Caprice in Accra. The injured officer suffered multi-fragmented fractures to the bone of his right thigh due to the gunshot and is billed for major surgery. The Police Administration has, therefore, made the necessary provision under the Police Emergency Medical Intervention Fund (PEMIF), which…

18 Nov

FIFA World Cup: Police Outline Nationwide Security Arrangement

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The world’s greatest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup, is here once again. The Police Administration recognises that football is arguably the heartbeat of the nation. We acknowledge that the euphoria that engulfs the nation during the World Cup tournament, especially when the Black Stars are participating, comes with its attendant security implications. As the 2022 tournament kickstarts on Sunday, November 20, 2022, the Police would like to assure the public that adequate additional security measures have been put in place to maintain security, law and order in the country during the event and beyond. In addition to the general…

03 Nov

Police Invite Shatta Wale to Assist Investigations into Late Fennec Okyere’s Murder

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The Police has contacted musician Shatta Wale to assist in investigations into the murder of late artiste Manager Fennec Okyere. The Ghana Police Service, in a statement seen by Peacefmonline and signed by Chief Superintendent of Police, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director, Public Affairs, indicated that the recently set up 'Cold Case Unit' working on unresolved murder cases has been working on the case and many others. Shatta Wale has been invited by Police following a tweet by him accusing his former manager, Bulldog, of masterminding the murder of Fennec Okyere. The dancehall artiste and his former Manager whose real name is Lawrence Asiamah Hanson have recently…

02 Nov

STATEMENT: Shatta Wale Cooperating With Police Over Bulldog’s Alleged ‘Involvement’ In Fennec Okyere’s Death

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Dancehall art, Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr popularly known as Shatta Wale, is cooperating with the Ghana Police to establish and bring to finality the circumstance leading to the mysterious death of Fennec Okyere. This follows a social media post by Shatta Wale that threatened to spill the bean and let the whole world know the role his former manager, Bull Dog played in the death of Fennec Okyere. The Ghana Police service in a statement, acknowledge it has spotted the tweet from Shatta Wale and established contact with him to “complement our ongoing investigation.” “The Police would like to…

25 Oct

1 Injured, Vehicle Set Ablaze In Suspected Land Dispute At Dzorwulu

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A dispute over a parcel of land at Central Dzorwulu in Accra has left one person injured and at least a vehicle set ablaze. The vehicle belonging to two suspects who organised some thugs to demolish a bedroom apartment is said to have run into a ditch in an attempt to escape from the police. The suspects, Nana Owusu Banahene and James Quainoo, have been arrested for demolishing the four-bedroom apartment and attacking the occupants of the house. “The Police responded to the scene to restore calm. Police later had information that one of the vehicles belonging to the suspects…