Police deny arrest of man behind market fires LISTEN 1
The Accra Regional Police Command has denied that a man behind the recent market fires in some parts of Ghana has been arrested.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday.
She said somebody somewhere might have concocted the story and that the Police had never made such arrest.
A section of the media on Monday, December 21, reported that the Ghana Police Service had arrested an alleged arsonist behind the recent Kantamanto market fire.
They quoted an Accra Daily, which stated that the suspect, Daniel Dah Kormlah, aged 41, was identified through police investigations into the Kantamanto fire incident.
Two policemen, two others arrested for allegedly selling firearms and ammunitions
The policemen are; Lance Corporals Emmanuel Abusah Yao and Sulayman Yusuf stationed at Visibility Headquarters, Accra.
Their accomplices are; one Dokpor, a driver and Abdul Samed Yussif a.k.a Matata, a trader.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command told the Ghana News Agency that on December 17, 2020 the police had an information of someone offering arms and ammunitions for sale at Achimota.
She said the police followed up on the information and met Abusah and Dokpor on board an unidentified taxi cab.
Two policemen, two others grabbed for selling guns LISTEN 1
The Accra Regional Police Command has busted four persons including two policemen for trading in firearms.
The policemen are; Lance Corporals Emmanuel Abusah Yao and Sulayman Yusuf stationed at Visibility Headquarters, Accra.
Their accomplices are; one Dokpor, a driver and Abdul Samed Yussif aka Matata, a trader.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command told the Ghana News Agency that on December 17, 2020 the police had an information of someone offering arms and ammunitions for sale at Achimota.
She said the police followed up on the information and met Abusah and Dokpor on board an unidentified taxi cab.
Police deny arrest of arsonist
The Accra Regional Police Command has denied that a man behind some market fires in some parts of Ghana has been arrested.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday.
She said somebody somewhere might have concocted the story and that the Police had never made such arrest.
A section of the media on Monday, December 21, reported that the Ghana Police Service had arrested an alleged arsonist behind the recent Kantamanto market fire.
They quoted an Accra Daily, which stated that the suspect, Daniel Dah Kormlah, aged 41, was identified through police investigations into the Kantamanto fire incident.
Police arrest 5 supporters of NDC over rioting
Five persons believed to be members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are assisting the Accra Regional Police Command over an alleged rioting.
They are Benedicta Coffie, 20, Kweku Osai, 23, Mohammed Fona, 21, Bismark Teye, 30 and Lukman Zakaria, 38.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Command, told the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
She said on Sunday, December 13, 2020, at about 1700 hours, a group of people were found rioting and burning car tyres at the Christian Village Junction, Achimota.
She said police were alerted and proceeded to the scene where they managed to put out the fire as well as arrested some members of the group.