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  • FACT-CHECK: Did the Nigeria police gun down ballot snatchers during Saturday’s polls?

    FACT-CHECK: Did the Nigeria police gun down ballot snatchers during Saturday’s polls?

    A video has gone viral showing gunmen arriving at a polling unit on motorbikes to cause disruption to ongoing election.

    The masked men scared everyone away as they brandished their riffles and went on to destroy the mounter polling booths and election materials.

    Moments afterwards, gunshots were heard as a team of policemen closed in on the hoodlums and gunned down two of them.

    Claim: The video went viral on Saturday just as presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Nigeria and continued to be shared on Sunday, giving the impression that the event has taken place at a polling unit in the country.

    A twitter handle @KNUST_GAINS, posted the video on Saturday at 12:23pm with the caption: “Ballot Box snatchers shot in Nigeria”.

    How true is this claim?: Checks by TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) has revealed that the video was shot in Ghana and was first published in 2020.

    The viral video was a training session of the Ghana Police depicting how they will deal with thugs sent to snatch ballot boxes at any polling unit during the December 7th 2020 election.

    The video was therefore intended to boost the confidence of Ghana citizens in the police’s ability to safeguard their votes during the 20220 general elections which saw the re-election of Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    The post  by @ @KNUST_GAINS gained over 28, 000 views,  274 likes and 51 retweets. In some of the retweets, the event to pinned to several locations in Nigeria such as Delta, Lagos  and Port-Harcourt states.

    Verdict: The claim that the video was recorded during Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, February 25th 2023, is incorrect and misleading.

     

  • BAN: Ghana Police says no going back on sanction on alarmist new year prophecies

    BAN: Ghana Police says no going back on sanction on alarmist new year prophecies

    The Ghana Police Service has restated the ban on alarmist new year prophecies.

    The West African country’s police which banned what it described as “misleading” new year prophecies in churches which it said could cause panic and are likely to endanger lives in 2021, said in a statement released today, December 27, that the ban is still in place.

    Ghana police spokesperson Grace Ansah-Akrofi said in a statement;

    “A year ago today, December 27, 2021, the Ghana police service drew the attention of the general public, especially members of the religious community to the law regarding the communication of prophecies, and urged compliance to the law to ensure continuous security and law and order in the country.

    “We wish to commend the public, particularly religious groups, for their cooperation over the period by being circumspect and conscious of the law and adopting legally acceptable means of communicating prophecies to those affected.

    “This has contributed greatly to creating an environment where people are able to freely profess their faith without unnecessary anxiety and fear of impending harm or death.

    “Ghana is indeed grateful to the religious leaders in particular and the religious community as a whole for their patriotic understanding of the situation.

    “As the year 2022 draws to a close, we wish to once again entreat the general public, especially faith-based groups, to ensure continuous compliance with the law as it relates to the communication of prophecies.

    “Let us continue to remember that whereas we have the right to practise our faith in religion, freedom of worship and speech, this right must not be exercised in violation of the rights of others and the public interest.”

  • [Video] Ghana Police arrest man for beheading his girlfriend

    [Video] Ghana Police arrest man for beheading his girlfriend

    In a viral video shared by media personality, Babs Cann, a young Nigerian man has been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading his girlfriend.

    Babs Cann noted that the incident happened in Spintex in Ghana.

    According to Cann who shared the news, she wrote, ” A young Nigerian man has been picked up by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly beheading his girlfriend at Spintex.”

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  • Reduce your sexual rounds, Ghana police warns officers ahead of election

    Reduce your sexual rounds, Ghana police warns officers ahead of election

    Ghana Police Service, the main law enforcement agency of Ghana has advised officers in the service to reduce their sexual activities in order to conserve energy for the upcoming elections.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Afful Boakye-Yiadom gave the advice while cautioning the officers against activities that could prevent them from executing their tasks effectively during the elections.

    Ghana is barely two months away from a major election with the police set to play key roles in the maintenance of law and order before, during and after the elections. In a bid to show their readiness for the task ahead, some personnel of the service on Monday marched through some principal streets of the capital.

    DCOP Boakye-Yiadom, while reminding the officers of the punishment that await them should any of them fall foul of the law, specifically advised the officers to limit their sex rounds and focus more on gaining fitness for the job ahead.

    While commending the officers for showing strength and determination throughout the exercise, Boakye-Yiadom said the police hierarchy will not hesitate to crack whip on any officer who flouts the rules.

    “You all know the consequence of major offense so always be guided by that section and control yourself. We all need energy to work during the election. I, therefore, wish to advise all of you to reduce your sexual rounds for you to get energy to work well before, during and after the elections,” the Police Commander said.