Ghana Police Service

IGP orders probe into alleged GH¢400,000 MoMo withdrawal involving Kibi police

The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has directed an investigation into allegations contained in a viral video claiming that some police personnel at Kibi were involved in the unauthorised withdrawal of GH¢400,000 from the mobile money account of a mobile money agent. The IGP tasked the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) to conduct a thorough probe into the claims circulating on social media. According to the police, the alleged […]

March 5, 2026 29

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Man killed in Tamale over alleged unpaid tramadol debt

A man was killed in Tamale after a disagreement over an unpaid debt for Tramadol, a powerful opioid painkiller. The victim had allegedly purchased two tablets of Tramadol worth GH¢50 but failed to pay, leading to a violent confrontation with two suspects, Abubakari Mohammed and Rasheed Sumaila. The leader of the IGP Special Operations Team, DSP Bawah Abdul Jalil, the suspects beat the victim to death and attempted to flee. […]

February 26, 2026 46

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Four arrested for posing as security operatives in illegal anti-galamsey extortion

The Nkawie Divisional Police have arrested four people for allegedly posing as national security operatives to carry out illegal anti-galamsey operations in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region. According to police, the suspects are accused of stopping miners at various mining sites and extorting sums of money under the pretext of enforcing anti-galamsey laws. Three members of the group were reportedly passing themselves off as national security […]

February 25, 2026 36

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Bee attack injures 41 people at police station in Gomoa East

One person is in critical condition, while 40 others, including four police officers, sustained injuries after a swarm of bees attacked Daavi Blessed Police Station at Gomoa Amoada Junction in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. Reports indicate that the bees had been hiding inside a faculty tipper parked beside the station. The swarm spread and attacked residents after the vehicle owner opened the bonnet, resulting in multiple […]

February 25, 2026 38

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Ghana Police Service warns public against fake traffic violation messages

The Ghana Police Service has warned the public about a fake electronic traffic violation notice circulating online. In a statement, the Service said it had noted “with deep concern a viral electronic notice of violation of traffic offence supposedly from the Ghana Police Service” which informs individuals that they have committed traffic offences and must make payments. According to the Police, the notice is not genuine. It said that the […]

February 25, 2026 34

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Three students to be arraigned over assault on Obrachire SHS pupil — Police

Three students from Swedru School of Business have been arrested and are expected to be arraigned in connection with the violent assault of a student from Obrachire Senior High Technical School, local police confirmed, following a highly publicised viral video of the attack. According to an update from the Ghana Police Service and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the trio were handed over to law enforcement at the Swedru Divisional […]

February 24, 2026 25

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Police arrest 6 Aggrey Memorial SHS students over brutal attack on ADISCO student

The Ghana Police Service has arrested six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School for allegedly assaulting a final-year student of Adisadel College in Cape Coast in the Central Region. According to a press release issued by the Central Regional Command’s Public Affairs Unit on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the incident occurred on Friday, 20 February 2026, at about 3:30 p.m., after the final day of an inter-colleges sports festival […]

February 24, 2026 29

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GES suspends inter-school sporting activities in Central Region

The Central Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting activities among Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) following recent violent incidents during athletics competitions. In a statement issued on February 22, 2026, the Directorate said the directive followed credible reports of student clashes at recent zonal events. One widely circulated video captured an assault on a […]

February 23, 2026 20

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Nsarkoh criticises NPP, NDC over inequality and galamsey failures

Corporate leader Yaw Nsarkoh has criticised Ghana’s political leadership, describing the country as a “palanquin economy” where the many carry the few, and warning that neither the NPP nor the NDC deserves praise for the current state of national development. Speaking as the keynote speaker at the Quality Week Celebration of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the University of Ghana, Legon, […]

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