The suspects Source: Africa Publicity Personnel of the Ghana Police Service have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in a Ghc 199,000 gold robbery. The Police Service in a statement on its official Facebook page, said the robbery took place at Wassa Afransie in the Western Region of Ghana. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cucpkczpa/ According to the police,…
Source: Africa Publicity Personnel of the Ghana Police Service have arrested at least 26 persons for alleged illegal gold mining activities in a forest reserve near Samreboi in the Western Region of Ghana. The arrests form part of a renewed nationwide crackdown against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey in Ghana. Spearheading the operation that…
Source: Africa Publicity The Western Central Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects, Mohammed Abdul-Salam, 28, and Karim Yakubu, 42, for allegedly preparing to commit robbery near Asankragua in the Western Region of Ghana. The suspects were hiding in a bush along a section of the road when spotted…
Source: Africa Publicity At least four suspected armed robbers have reportedly been killed in a shootout with personnel of the Ghana Police Service in the Adansi areas of the Ashanti Region. The suspects were allegedly responsible for a series of robberies and attacks on the Bekwai-Fomena stretch. According to reports, the suspects had mounted…
Source: Africa Publicity The Ghana Police Service has launched an intensive manhunt for suspected armed robbers who allegedly shot dead two police officers in the Upper East Region. The incident occurred on April 13, 2025, at Poyamirea, a community on the outskirts of Binduri. According to a statement issued by the Police’s Director of…
COP Christian Tetteh Yohunu Source: Africa Publicity President John Mahama has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Inspector General of Police in Ghana. This appointment was made in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, and in consultation with the Council of State. COP Yohuno,…
The Ghana Police Service has provided guidelines and rules to oversee the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s planned nationwide demonstration against the Electoral Commission (EC). The police stressed the need for peaceful and lawful conduct during the protests, emphasising that demonstrators must follow designated routes and timelines. The Service made this known at a press conference…
Smith Gyekyi, a police officer, has surrendered to we the Amasaman Police station after shooting and killing a 25-year-old man at Koans Estate in Accra on Sunday. The incident occurred around 3:00 am when Gyekyi, an officer with the International Relations Directorate (IRD), was operating a commercial Matiz vehicle, registered GW 6459-21. Gyeki had picked…
A private legal practitioner has taken on the Attorney General (AG) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) over the appointment of a Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP). Justice Abdulai contends that the appointment of COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno is unconstitutional. He made this argument in a writ dated July 30, 2024. On July 17,…
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations. This appointment follows the advice of the Police Council during its meeting today, where COP Yohuno’s exceptional credentials and dedication to duty were acknowledged. The statement by the Jubilee House Director of Communications described…
Nana Poku Piesie aka Kwabena Source: Africa Publicity Police in Ghana have arrested a man who claimed in a viral video that he had sex with a 14-year-old girl. In a statement on its offici al Facebook page, the Ghana Police Service named the suspect as Nana Poku Piesie aka Kwabena. According to the Police,…
A-Plus Ghana Police have invited Ghanaian musician and politician, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus over the death of Ghanaian investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale. The Ghana Police Service announced the invitation extended to A-Plus in a statement dated Monday, July 15, 2024. Below is the statement: 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐀-𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄…
The suspects Source: Africa Publicity Police in Ghana have arrested four suspects who claimed in a viral video that they were armed robbers. According to the Ghana Police Service, the suspects were arrested on July 12, 2024. The suspects had threatened to harm anyone they encountered at night, the police reiterated. The suspects, Isaac Ampong…
The Ghana Police Service, yesterday, 10th July 2024, arrested six persons who were declared wanted in connection with the attack and destruction of some properties at the Ayawaso West Wuogon office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Sunday, 7th July 2024. The six suspects, Alhaji Issah Kamara, Theophilus Kodzo Bedzra, Abdulai Victoria Naematu…
Naa Koryoo Source: Africa Publicity The police have somewhat bowed to pressure from supporters of the National Democratic Congress as well as former President John Mahama, releasing the NDC’s gun wielding parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya East Constituency, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor, from detention. Supporters of the main opposition party in Ghana had besieged the…
