Reports from the Bono Region indicates that a 37-year-old man who
issued death threats against President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Chairperson of
the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa, has been arrested.
Information gathered indicated
that Seidu Abdul Latif, who lives in Gulumpe, was picked up around the
outskirts of Kintampo by a joint national security intelligence and police
team.
He is said to have gone into
hiding in Buipe and Kintampo when he got wind that the police were looking for
him in connection with threats to end the lives of the first family, and that
of the EC boss.
The suspect is alleged to have
posted unprintable words in a closed WhatsApp group, a portion which read:
“Look, Nana Addo and Jean Mensa, we’ll kill your children and your children’s
children and your grandchildren’s children and on and on till we wipe out your
blood in this country”.
At press time, Regional Police
Commander for Bono, DCOP Asumadu Okyere-Darko, said some members of the NDC
reported the said arrest to him but he did not have any details in
relation to the matter.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has received
several death threats since he was voted into power in 2016.
At least three persons have been
arraigned in relation to such threats.
Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa, who was
appointed as the Chairperson of the EC on July 23, 2018, has also received
several threats.
Some individuals and groups have
expressed dissatisfaction with some of the electoral reforms and policies her
administration rolled out.
Kill Police Officers, Burn Akufo-Addo’s House – Social Media
Alarmist
In May 2020, a 24-year-old
Ghanaian social media user, Bless Kodjoe Amedegbe, was arrested by police for
trying to rally Ghanaians to kill police officers and burn President Nana
Akufo-Addo’s house.
In a video shot at the time the
President imposed a three-week lockdown to control the spread of the contagion,
Bless Kodjoe incited the public to defy anti-coronavirus directives.
He charged Ghanaians to revolt
against national authority and retaliate with attacks on law enforcement
personnel if opposed.
He later explained that it was a
joke but his case is still pending in court after being granted bail.
Self-acclaimed Apostle insults Akufo-Addo, threatens EC boss
A self-acclaimed pastor,
Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei, was arraigned on June 9 after threatening Mrs Mensa.
Apostle Owusu Adjei caused a
stir when he threatened to kill her if she goes ahead to compile a new voter
register for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
He threatened to stop the
compilation of the new register and also threatened that should the EC boss go
ahead with the registration, she will die young at midnight, although he did
not mention any specific day.
The same person rained insults
on President Akufo-Addo.
Power FM presenter arrested for insulting, threatening Akufo-Addo
A journalist with Accra-based
Power FM, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, was in December, 2019 invited by the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly
insulting and threatening President Akufo-Addo.
The radio presenter is said to
have recorded a live video on his Facebook page in which he was allegedly heard
insulting and issuing a series of threats to the President.
The police in a letter to the
Management of Power FM asked for the release of Mr Bennie to report to
“Superintendent/1U at the CID Headquarters, 4th floor, Room 13 on Monday.
14/12/2020 at 1000hours” to assist with investigations.
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