Police investigate viral video on abuse of a female victim

The Police have commenced investigation into a viral video believed to have originated from the Upper East Region.

In the video, a female victim is seen being subjected to inhumane and degrading treatment by a group of people.

According to the Police, they wish to call on the public to remain calm as efforts are underway to get the perpetrators arrested to face justice.

Shake up in Police: IGP reconstitutes Management Board

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno has today,

March 19, 2025 made the following changes.

The new command changes are expected to ensure effective management and

operational control of the Ghana Police Service.

The command changes are;

1. COP/Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwa Addo-Danquah, Director-General/R&P.

2. COP/Mr. Paul Manly Awini, Service Workshop, Accra.

3. COP/Mr. Daniel Kwame Afriyie, Director-General/PSO

4. COP/Dr. Ernest Kwabena Owusu, Director-General/SVCS

5. COP/Mr. Mohammed Fuseini Suraji, Director-General/NPD

6. COP/Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, Director-General/Technical,

NACOC arrests long-time drug target

An intelligence-led operation by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.

A statement signed by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations,Francis Opoku Amoah a search conducted by the NACOC team at the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.

He added that field tests conducted on the suspected substance proved positive for cocaine and heroin, both narcotic drugs.

The suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, are estimated at a street value of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars (US$2.1 Million).

The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, is noted to be the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.

NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs.

NACOC remains committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community.