Western Togoland independence ‘fighters’ trained youth for armed forces, police - Police

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed that members of a separatist movement calling itself the Homeland Study Group Foundation attempted to declare independent Western Togoland on 9th May, 2019, hence their arrest.

Police in a statement following the arrest of the 8 persons including an 80-year-old man, said they had intel that the group following the plan were training some youth in “militia-style” to form the core of police and military activities in the supposed new country.

They’d created a constitution and an anthem for the so-called independence, Police report said.

The suspects were arrested in the course of a meeting to finalize arrangements to declare independent Western Togoland on May 9, 2019.

The arrest was made by a team of all the intelligence agencies in Ghana, including the Police and the Armed Forces.

Read the police statement below:

Eight persons, believed to be leaders of a group called “Homeland Study Group Foundation” which is aimed at seceding from Ghana to declare an independent country called “Western Togoland” out of Ghana have been arrested.

They were arrested on Sunday 5th May, 2019 in the course of a meeting to finalize arrangements to declare independent Western Togoland on 9th May, 2019. The arrest was made by a team of all the intelligence agencies in Ghana including the Police and the Armed Forces.

Intelligence agencies have gathered sufficient evidence including a constitution, national emblem and anthem prepared by these eight persons and others for their supposed country. Activities of the group also including illegally recruiting and training young people in a “militia style” for them to form the core of the supposed country’s armed forces and police force.

Police administration assures the public that any person who is found culpably of wrongdoing would be dealt with according to law and is therefore urging the public to volunteer information on the group, its leaders and members of the police. Persons with information may report to the nearest Police station or call toll free on 191 or 18555.