The Police have refuted a claim by Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC), that the arrest of three persons found with a gun at the Electoral Commission's Ofaakor office, was 'an order from above.' The three: Phyllis Naa Koryoo, Abdulai Aziz and Mustapha Mohammed have been cautioned and granted Police bail, a Ghana Police Service statement copied the Ghana News Agency said. Phyllis was cautioned on transfer of firearms without authority as Aziz and Mustapha were cautioned on possession of gun without authority. 'The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to a video in which Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia is heard claiming that the Accra Regional Police Commander, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Inspector-General of Police had indicated to him that the arrest of some three persons for possession of firearms at Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Constituency was based on an order from above.' It added that 'We would like to ca tegorically state that the claims are false and without any basis. None of the officers mentioned in the video has at any point in time made any such pronouncement. We wish to emphasize that all three suspects were arrested when a Pump Action gun with four rounds of ammunition was found in their vehicle at the offices of the Electoral Commission at Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East constituency of the Central region, the statement said. Source: Ghana News Agency
Related Posts
President Akufo-Addo launches National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan
President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan to reduce malaria mortality by 90 per cent and malaria case incidence by 50 per cent by 2028.
The plan is also to eliminate malaria in 21 districts nationwide wit…
Cameroon Widows Accuse Women of Enforcing Harmful Traditional Rituals
Several hundred Cameroonian widows gathered in the capital, Yaounde, to observe International Widows Day by protesting traditional practices that wives are expected to undergo when they lose their husbands.Cameroon’s minister of women’s empowerment and…
Sudan conflict: Ghana welcomes home 74 citizens
Ghana has welcomed home 74 citizens who were evacuated from war torn Sudan on Tuesday. They arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra at exactly 1120 hours aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET921 and were welcomed by Mr Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpo…