The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Derry, has given a strong indication that members of the vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party, Delta Force, who raided the Kumasi Circuit Court earlier today [Thursday] and freed some suspects, will be arrested and brought to book. He said other security agencies will be engaged if … Read more
On Friday April 7, the president will be three months in office, inching close to hundred days, but it appears Nana Akufo-Addo, is governing only three regions. He is stuck in the Flagstaff House in the Greater Accra Region; the seat of government, from where he visits the Ashanti Region, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) … Read more
Delta Force escapees used ‘the back door’ which was reserved only for judges The Ashanti Regional Police Command has issued a bench warrant for 13 members of vigilante group Delta Force who were set free from a Kumasi Circuit Court on Thursday. The 13 were standing trial for assaulting the newly appointed Ashanti Regional Security … Read more
Some members of the Delta Force earlier today stormed the court to free suspects Police in the Ashanti region have arrested eight members of the vigilante group, Delta Force who stormed a court and set free suspects undergoing trial. The group numbering over 50 allegedly stormed the Kumasi Circuit Court today Thursday in chants and … Read more
Eight members of a vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Delta Force, have been arrested by the Police. The arrest comes hours after some members of the group stormed a Kumasi Circuit Court today [Thursday], and freed some about 13 colleagues who were facing charges for causing disturbances at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating … Read more
The Ashanti Regional branch of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has called on the police administration to beef up security at the various courts. JUSAG says such measure will prevent litigants from attacking or disrupting court proceedings as it occurred on Thursday at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court. Members of a … Read more
Members of vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Delta Force stormed the Kumasi Circuit Court today [Thursday] and freed the members of their group who were facing charges for causing disturbances at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council. A reporter who was in court told Citi News that the group vandalized some court properties … Read more
Members of vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Delta Force stormed the Kumasi Circuit Court today [Thursday] and freed the members of their group who were facing charges for causing disturbances at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council. A reporter who was in court told Citi News that the group vandalized some court properties … Read more
Machomen for Good and Justice has condemned members of the Delta Force who forcibly attacked and removed the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator from his office. They stated that irrespective of the graveness of their grievances, their violent action was unjustifiable and that they should have resorted to peace and diplomacy to make their concerns known. … Read more
The police are yet to arrest members of the governing New Patriotic Party’s Invincible Forces who stormed the premises of the Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Authority and locked up the office of the regional manager, 48-hours after the incident occurred. The group, numbering 20, on Monday stormed the premises demanding the immediate removal of … Read more
About 20 heavy built men believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Invincible Forces, have reportedly besieged the offices of the Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Scheme, and forcibly locked the office of the Regional Manager. They claim they cannot work with the Regional Manger, whom they allege is an outsider and … Read more
About 20 heavy built men believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Invincible Forces, have reportedly besieged the offices of the Eastern Regional National Health Insurance Scheme, and forcibly locked the office of the Regional Manager. They claim they cannot work with the Regional Manger, whom they allege is an outsider and … Read more
Operation Save the Suffering Masses (OSSM), a Kumasi-based human rights organisation, has criticised the Ashanti Regional Police Command for the inefficient manner it handled the recent attack on the Regional Security Co-ordinator by the Delta Force, a vigilante group of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Nana Kwasi Kwarteng, Spokesman for OSSM, in a statement issued … Read more
By: Kwarteng, Francis “The vigilante groups are recognized in the party (New Patriotic Party (NPP)) and so I will personally make sure they are recruited into national security” (our emphasis) (“We’ll Fire NDC Members At National Security—Ken Agyepong,” Ghanaweb, March 28, 2017). KWEKU BAAKO, GHANA IS ALREADY A BANANA REPUBLIC When is Paa Kwesi Nduom … Read more
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has called on the Ghana Police Service to stop pampering groups masquerading as political party affiliates and causing troubles. Professor Edmund N. Delle, CPP Chairman, expressed disgust with the attitude of the pro-New Patriotic Party groups known as “Delta Forces and Invincible Forces,” saying “they are a time-bomb, we must detonate them immediately.” … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured that the rule of law will work in work in the country without fear or favour, and without regard to any partisan, ethnic or religious considerations. He made the comment at the Manhyia Palace on Saturday when he paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, … Read more
They were detained in Accra last Tuesday and granted bail after their caution statements had been taken. This brings the total number of those apprehended to 13. The Public Relations officer of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, ASP Yaw Nketiah-Yeboah, confirmed the arrest to the Daily Graphic yesterday and said the dockets on the 13 … Read more
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has called on the Ghana Police Service to stop pampering groups masquerading as political party affiliates and causing troubles. Professor Edmund N. Delle, CPP Chairman, expressed disgust with the attitude of the pro-New Patriotic Party groups known as “Delta Forces and Invincible Forces,” saying “they are a time-bomb, we must detonate them immediately.” … Read more
Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, has rubbished suggestions that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s three-day tour of the Ashanti Region is connected to recent troubles within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in that part of the country. Mr. Hamid maintained that, the President’s trip to the NPP stronghold in the wake of recent tensions was merely coincidental. Addressing … Read more
Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, has rubbished suggestions that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s three-day tour of the Ashanti Region is connected to recent troubles within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in that part of the country. Mr. Hamid maintained that, the President’s trip to the NPP stronghold in the wake of recent tensions was merely coincidental. Addressing a … Read more