{"id":3632,"date":"2026-06-23T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:20:46","slug":"dr-safo-kantankas-son-and-others-arested-by-ghana-police-over-shooting-adwoa-safo-formal-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/dr-safo-kantankas-son-and-others-arested-by-ghana-police-over-shooting-adwoa-safo-formal-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"DR SAFO KANTANKAS SON AND OTHERS ARESTED BY GHANA POLICE OVER SHOOTING ADWOA SAFO FORMAL MP"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the\u00a0several<\/span>\u00a0caches<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0weapons<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0ammunition<\/span>\u00a0seized<\/span>\u00a0from the Kantanka\u00a0private<\/span>\u00a0security<\/span>\u00a0company<\/span>, which was\u00a0involved<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0shooting<\/span>\u00a0incident<\/span>\u00a0at Kwabenya\u00a0last<\/span>\u00a0Sunday, some of the\u00a0weapons<\/span>\u00a0were\u00a0registered<\/span>, while\u00a0others<\/span>\u00a0were not,\u00a0according<\/span>\u00a0to the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the\u00a0course<\/span>\u00a0of our\u00a0operation<\/span>, we have\u00a0seized<\/span>\u00a0several<\/span>\u00a0caches<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0arms<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0ammunition<\/span>.<\/span>
\nI\u2019ve\u00a0seen<\/span>\u00a0side<\/span>\u00a0arms<\/span>,\u00a0pump<\/span>\u00a0action<\/span>\u00a0weapons<\/span>, and a\u00a0lot<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0ammunition<\/span>.<\/span>Some of these\u00a0weapons<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0registered<\/span>, while\u00a0others<\/span>\u00a0are not.<\/span>All of this is in\u00a0violation<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0regulations<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0govern<\/span>\u00a0private<\/span>\u00a0security<\/span>\u00a0organisations<\/span>.<\/span>This is why we have\u00a0decided<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0revoke<\/span>\u00a0their\u00a0licence<\/span>, and we are\u00a0now<\/span>\u00a0conducting<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0thorough<\/span>\u00a0investigation<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0understand<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0reasons<\/span>\u00a0behind these\u00a0actions<\/span>,\u201d the\u00a0minister<\/span>\u00a0stated<\/span>\u00a0in an\u00a0interview<\/span>\u00a0broadcasted<\/span>\u00a0by Joy FM on Tuesday\u00a0morning<\/span>\u00a0[June 23, 2026], as\u00a0reported<\/span>\u00a0by Graphic Online.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0also<\/span>\u00a0mentioned<\/span>\u00a0that he was\u00a0aware<\/span>\u00a0of a\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0injunction<\/span>\u00a0that was in\u00a0place<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0prevent<\/span>\u00a0any\u00a0ceremony<\/span>\u00a0related<\/span>\u00a0to the\u00a0selection<\/span>\u00a0of a\u00a0successor<\/span>\u00a0for the Christo Asafo Church\u00a0following<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0death<\/span>\u00a0of Apostle Kwadwo Safo in September 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a\u00a0result<\/span>,\u00a0police<\/span>\u00a0officers<\/span>\u00a0were\u00a0stationed<\/span>\u00a0at the\u00a0church<\/span>\u00a0premises<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0ensure<\/span>\u00a0that no\u00a0such<\/span>\u00a0ceremony<\/span>\u00a0took<\/span>\u00a0place<\/span>, as\u00a0part<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0security<\/span>\u00a0measures<\/span>\u00a0aimed<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0preventing<\/span>\u00a0any\u00a0potential<\/span>\u00a0disorder<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However<\/span>, the\u00a0organisers<\/span>\u00a0bypassed<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0police<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0moving<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0event<\/span>\u00a0to a\u00a0private<\/span>\u00a0residence<\/span>\u00a0located<\/span>\u00a0in Kwabenya, Accra, which\u00a0happens<\/span>\u00a0to be the\u00a0home<\/span>\u00a0of Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0same<\/span>\u00a0radio<\/span>\u00a0interview<\/span>, the\u00a0minister<\/span>\u00a0said<\/span>\u00a0that the\u00a0estate<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0late<\/span>\u00a0Apostle Kwadwo Safo was a\u00a0matter<\/span>\u00a0between the\u00a0family<\/span>, but the\u00a0events<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0took<\/span>\u00a0place<\/span>\u00a0over the\u00a0weekend<\/span>\u00a0were\u00a0very<\/span>\u00a0unfortunate<\/span>.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0injunction<\/span>\u00a0preventing<\/span>\u00a0any\u00a0activity<\/span>\u00a0at the\u00a0church<\/span>, and the\u00a0police<\/span>\u00a0were on the\u00a0scene<\/span>, with the\u00a0regional<\/span>\u00a0police<\/span>\u00a0command<\/span>\u00a0present<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0significant<\/span>\u00a0numbers<\/span>,\u201d he\u00a0added<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was\u00a0then<\/span>\u00a0reported<\/span>\u00a0that they had\u00a0changed<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0venue<\/span>, and the\u00a0police<\/span>\u00a0were\u00a0trying<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0locate<\/span>\u00a0them.<\/span>
\nWhen this\u00a0incident<\/span>\u00a0occurred<\/span>, it was\u00a0very<\/span>\u00a0unfortunate<\/span>\u00a0because our\u00a0belief<\/span>\u00a0was that they would be\u00a0law<\/span>–abiding<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0resolve<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0matter<\/span>\u00a0through the\u00a0legal<\/span>\u00a0process<\/span>.<\/span>But that did not\u00a0happen<\/span>.\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0minister<\/span>\u00a0further<\/span>\u00a0explained<\/span>\u00a0that the\u00a0private<\/span>\u00a0security<\/span>\u00a0company<\/span>\u00a0had<\/span>\u00a0specific<\/span>\u00a0guidelines<\/span>,\u00a0including<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0prescribed<\/span>\u00a0uniform<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0clear<\/span>\u00a0instructions<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0firearms<\/span>\u00a0should not be\u00a0used<\/span>.<\/span>
\nHe\u00a0added<\/span>\u00a0that they\u00a0noticed<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0company<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0using<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0different<\/span>\u00a0uniform<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0employing<\/span>\u00a0firearms<\/span>, which\u00a0violated<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0regulations<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0established<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0private<\/span>\u00a0security<\/span>\u00a0organisation<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a\u00a0result<\/span>, the\u00a0licence<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0company<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0revoked<\/span>, and an\u00a0investigation<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0launched<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0ensure<\/span>\u00a0that\u00a0appropriate<\/span>\u00a0punitive<\/span>\u00a0actions<\/span>\u00a0are\u00a0taken<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0minister<\/span>\u00a0said<\/span>\u00a0that in\u00a0addition<\/span>\u00a0to the nine\u00a0individuals<\/span>\u00a0currently<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0custody<\/span>,\u00a0including<\/span>\u00a0Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena,\u00a0several<\/span>\u00a0firearms<\/span>\u00a0such<\/span>\u00a0as\u00a0pump<\/span>\u00a0action<\/span>\u00a0guns<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0pistols<\/span>\u00a0have been\u00a0confiscated<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0disclosed<\/span>\u00a0that among the\u00a0seized<\/span>\u00a0weapons<\/span>, some are\u00a0registered<\/span>, while\u00a0others<\/span>\u00a0are not, which\u00a0constitutes<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0legal<\/span>\u00a0violation<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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From the\u00a0several\u00a0caches\u00a0of\u00a0weapons\u00a0and\u00a0ammunition\u00a0seized\u00a0from the Kantanka\u00a0private\u00a0security\u00a0company, which was\u00a0involved\u00a0in the\u00a0shooting\u00a0incident\u00a0at Kwabenya\u00a0last\u00a0Sunday, some of the\u00a0weapons\u00a0were\u00a0registered, while\u00a0others\u00a0were not,\u00a0according\u00a0to the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak. \u201cIn the\u00a0course\u00a0of our\u00a0operation, we have\u00a0seized\u00a0several\u00a0caches\u00a0of\u00a0arms\u00a0and\u00a0ammunition. I\u2019ve\u00a0seen\u00a0side\u00a0arms,\u00a0pump\u00a0action\u00a0weapons, and a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0ammunition.Some of these\u00a0weapons\u00a0are\u00a0registered, while\u00a0others\u00a0are not.All of this is in\u00a0violation\u00a0of the\u00a0regulations\u00a0that\u00a0govern\u00a0private\u00a0security\u00a0organisations.This is why we have\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0revoke\u00a0their\u00a0licence, and we are\u00a0now\u00a0conducting\u00a0a\u00a0thorough\u00a0investigation\u00a0to\u00a0understand\u00a0the\u00a0reasons\u00a0behind these\u00a0actions,\u201d the\u00a0minister\u00a0stated\u00a0in an\u00a0interview\u00a0broadcasted\u00a0by Joy FM on Tuesday\u00a0morning\u00a0[June 23, 2026], as\u00a0reported\u00a0by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[260,243,147,273,241],"class_list":["post-3632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-3nesw-comyengh-com","tag-3news-com","tag-ghana-home-page","tag-ghanaeyegh-com","tag-ghananews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3632"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3638,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3632\/revisions\/3638"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rendergh.net\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}