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Bono: 3 Police officers seen in video collecting bribes from motorists identified and interdicted

Ramar Tee

The Bono Regional Police Command has initiated an investigation into a video circulating on social media that shows some police officers allegedly taking money from motorists. The officers involved have been identified and interdicted to allow for a thorough and impartial investigation into the incident. In a press statement, the Police Command in the region assured the public of its commitment to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and accountability. Graphic Online’s Biiya Mukusah Ali, reports from Sunyani that the three police officers are stationed at Sampa in the Jaman North District…

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Police deny missing exhibits in Sekesua narcotics case — 36 sacks intact at Eastern Regional Command

Ramar Tee

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed false media reports suggesting that narcotic exhibits seized in Sekesua have gone missing. Police confirmed that the 36 sacks of substances suspected to be narcotics, which were intercepted on September 30, 2025, along the Sekesua road, are all intact and securely kept at the Eastern Regional Command. The case involves a Kia Truck with registration number ER-760-23, which was intercepted while carrying bags of dried substances concealed under sawdust. The vehicle was impounded and taken to the Sekesua Police Station, but the driver and…

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You Can Run, But We Will Catch You-COP Yaako Donkor

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The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has issued a strong warning to criminals, assuring them that the Ghana Police Service will relentlessly pursue them until they are brought to justice. Her remarks follow the Service’s recent success in dismantling an armed robbery syndicate that had been terrorizing rural banks across five regions. Speaking at a press briefing at the National Police Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, September 24, COP Donkor declared: “To the criminals out there, always remember that you may run and hide,…

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Police Station at Kukruantumi Closed down following attacks

Ramar Tee

The Police station at Kukruantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality has been closed down following the recent attacks on the station. Some youth on Sunday, September 21, attacked the Kukruantumi Police Station and the barracks with stones, dubs and tried to set the building ablaze following the death of a suspect in  police custody who had been arrested for unlawful entry and stealing and was admitted at the Kukruantumi Community Hospital. Police officers were immediately deployed to contain the situation, but their efforts were met with fierce resistance. Some members of the…

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E/R: Angry youth clash with police over the death of a suspect in custody

Ramar Tee

Residents of Kukurantumi set fire in front of the police station in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region after a suspect allegedly died while in police custody. What began as shock and grief among residents quickly turned into anger, with sections of the youth marching to the Kukurantumi Police Station to vent their frustration.  Police officers were immediately deployed to contain the situation, but their efforts were met with fierce resistance. Some members of the crowd pelted stones at the officers, escalating tensions.  In response, the police fired…

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