Tag Archives: Soldiers

Over 500 soldiers are expected to be deployed to Bawku in the Upper East Region to help deal with rising insecurity in the region.   The decision to deploy armed men was taken after a delegation, comprising National Security Coordinator, Edward Asomani; Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, Chief of the Army …

Some personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces reportedly clashed at the Central Business District of Accra on Monday,March 27, 2023. A video shared on social media showed , some military officers assaulted a Police officer who was riding a motorbike for a traffic infraction. Not …

The Ministry of Defence has revealed that the salaries of soldiers and police officers have been tripled to enhance their standard of living. The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, contributing to the debate on the State of the Nation address by the President said the government has made adequate investments …

A nursing mother has been confirmed dead after soldiers reportedly fired live ammunition at mourners in the Amansie South District town of Manso/Datano in the Ashanti Region, over the weekend.   The deceased Felicia Donkor sustained gunshot wounds when the officers got to the funeral grounds of a resident said …

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 20 soldiers, were wounded in the Monday attack and a search for the missing people is ongoing.   The vehicles, which were escorted …

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG), has explained the reason behind deploying the military for the installation of pre-paid meters at Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities. In an interview on Hard Truth on Tuesday, Mr. Samuel Dubik Mahama said that the soldiers were needed to protect his …

The Police have arrested three Military personnel and one other accomplice in connection with a robbery incident at Nsakina near Amasaman on June 4, 2022. The suspects, № 208183 G/CPL. Yinsabilik Gabriel, № 280252 G/L/CP Elikem Adams, № 209016 L/CPL. Asiedu Stanley and Malik, their accomplice, were arrested following a …

Some students of Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School have shared experiences of how some military and police officers Monday night assaulted them in their dormitories. This followed a demonstration in the school earlier in the night.     The students had staged a protest over the directive of the Ghana …

All military personnel in Wa barracks who were on duty on July 1, when some of them brutalised residents, with the exception of the Duty Officer, have been punished. This was revealed after a 4-member committee tasked to investigate the assault in the Upper West Regional capital submitted its preliminary …