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Heavy gunfire erupts at checkpoint in Bawku as Police and Customs officers clash

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  • Criminals in goverment 1 year ago

    Akuffo Addo Boys on rampage. This Boys are all Delta Forces and invicible forces militant group of the NPP. AKUFFO ADDO IS MESS to this nation.

  • Unpredictable Oye Onye Kwasi Atta 1 year ago

    Wonderfully wonderful. Only under vindictive Akyempanzee Akufo Addo's government that security personnel sent to maintain peace in a conflict area becomes the problem to be solved instead.

  • FRANKIE 1 year ago

    Fellow Ghanaians, don't fall for this red herring!
    This is definitely a ploy, a facade, a smokescreen, and a mental movie carefully choreographed by the ruling NPP government to deploy soldiers to border towns ahead of the e ...
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  • Enoch 1 year ago

    Zelenskyy dey need fighter's.... you people dey here dey waste bullet... Cowards .....

  • Oprege 1 year ago

    THUGS WERE PROBABLY DRUNK !

  • Nigerian man 1 year ago

    I thought Ghanaians are peaceful and law abiding?

  • Musa 1 year ago

    Not Akufo's boy. Happened in the north and close to Togo, so it's likely they are members of the separatist group...number...

  • DotCom 1 year ago

    Keep denying that we have a serious problem of lawlessness. We have had a government who only cares about their pockets and don’t care about what happens to the country. When you have security agencies fighting amongst them ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

    @ Dot.com:
    Kwaseato called Dot. Com, do you remember the other time I asked you about your age? You reason like a small kid. Because anybody who lived through your Trokosi JJ Rawlings era of the kinky revolution sees Ghana ...
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  • Chuck, Virginia 1 year ago

    Donkor, your obsession with trokosi, coupled with your tribalistic vitriols is your undoing, your downfall. You're finished when you think hiding behind the presidency makes you invisible, untouchable even! You're a gonna.

  • Edward 1 year ago

    Fool! Who slept in darkness for 4 years. An idiot who pretends to live in a civilized world but is worse than the worst bushman. Always insulting but empty in the brains. If Ghana is now your paradise then I wonder what your ...
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  • Dr Joe Deheer 1 year ago

    Our nation has gone to the dogs. The criminal police officers must be fished out and expelled from the service immediately. Leadership is everything indeed.

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

    @ Dr. Joe De whooo? : Nsonkronsuo Doctor, I guess!

    If Ghana has gone to dogs today then Ghana was in the hands baboons during the time of John Mahama and his NDC incompetent government. At least dogs live with humans and ...
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  • Jah bless 1 year ago

    Stop this nonsense u are putting out there, kwasiaa if u like it or not NDC is coming to rescue this beloved country.

  • Chuck, Virginia 1 year ago

    Latest happenings in the country are nothing short of evidence of a failed state. State law enforcement aparata engaging in a shoot out? And why would the police stop Custom from doing their job, their constitutionally mandat ...
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  • AB 1 year ago

    They must be made to account for the wasted ammunition

  • MONEY: IT FLOWS IN WITH A SKILL LIKE THIS! 1 year ago

    10th October and you haven't invested in any life changing opportunity this year? Wow. Get this most comprehensive standard smartphone repair course worldwide and see how your daily cash inflow improves. With this resource, y ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 year ago

    Greed! Greed!! Greed!!! This is what happens when a president shows weakness in enforcing the law. This is a serious anarchy that should demand heads to roll but, trust me, nothing will happen because the president tolerates ...
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  • Ken 1 year ago

    Gyimiiiiiii … supposed law enforcement officers….no discipline in my beloved Ghana

  • Abass MOGOBO 1 year ago

    This can only happened under useless government called Npp Nana ADDO Bawumia government

  • DI BI MA ME NDI BI 1 year ago

    UNDER MAHAMA ARMED ROBBERS COULD BOLDLY APPPEAL FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. IT WAS IN YOUR SO CALLED JJ ERA 1996 WHEN A FIERCE BATTLE BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE POLICE AND SOLDIERS RESULTING IN FEAR AND PANIC AMONG SUNYANI CITIZENS.

  • Citizen8 1 year ago

    Only brainless people talk like this.

  • Dovi 1 year ago

    This has to be immediately investigated and offending parties severely punished. The police there could be behind the smuggling of the cocoa

  • Nana Addo: Ghana a Crime Scene now 1 year ago

    Dovi I beg your prayers or request is dead on arrival. It'll never happen under this regime. It's already invested and cleared. Abi you get me?

  • Peace 1 year ago

    You are biased in this, when the miltary cross the kia when the police were escorting it to police station. When do we change our laws for military to take investigation.Also check same military car was smuggling cocoa beans ...
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  • Kay 1 year ago

    @ peace
    Kwasia, so can u make sense in what u wrote? As3m b3n koraa ni.

  • Nana Addo: Ghana a Crime Scene now 1 year ago

    The international community should declare Ghana a Crime Scene.

  • the Villager 1 year ago

    From "reliable sources", any injuries? If no, FAKE NEWS. Trying to lure ISIS into the country b4 elections.

  • Ojah 1 year ago

    The Akyem Mafia are the local version of the ISIS and they are already in the country.

  • The 1 year ago

    Corrupt to and far beyond the core

  • Poopolipo 1 year ago

    Useless reporting.
    1) How did the case end? 2) Was the vehicle finally searched?
    3) What were the contents?

  • Jury 1 year ago

    These stupid police have crossed over their scope of duty. It’s the duty of the customs to inspect and give clearance. What’s their business.

  • Test 2 1 year ago

    IF GALAMSEY PEOPLE ARE MINING GOLD FREELY WHY NOT SELL THEIR OWN COCOA BEANS
    WHERE EVER THEY LIKE IT IS THEIR OWN COCOA BEANS THEY WORKED FOR IT THEY CAN SELL IT TO ANYBODY ANY WHERE LIKE THE GALAMSEY

  • Test 2 1 year ago

    IF THE GOVT CANT STOP THE GALAMSEY WHY STOPPING THE FARMERS FROM SELLING THEIR OWN COCOA BEANS ANYWHERE THEY LIKE
    IT IS FREE FOR ALL NOW UNDER GALAMSEYER PRESIDENT

  • Sam Fante warrior. 1 year ago

    NPP police boys and girls are all criminals like their chimpanzee boss and his pregnant mountain goat the driver mate.

  • Pelicles 1 year ago

    This will only happen in a country called "GHANA" where every citizen feels "self-centered, me-myself-and-I" stinking attitude which is not helping our development.

    If the story is true, why should the inspection of a truc ...
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  • Peace 1 year ago

    Is never true, is rather military not immigration

  • Kwesi 1 year ago

    Hahaha. What is cocoa doing in Bawku? Clearly, Dampare's boys must be investigated and punished. Let the Immigration guys do their job. The police must stop their nonsense

  • Kofi 1 year ago

    This is all because somebody decided to keep all the bribe money

  • Joy Donkor 1 year ago

    Highly unprofessional act , this happens when wrong people are enlisted

  • Kwaku 1 year ago

    Exchange of fire and was no casualty.? Were they firing into the air?

  • OHENEBA 1 year ago

    My people don't post any mews you don't know much about am so disappointed. Just watch the last part of the video. Did you hear the Police Officer calling the Customs to come inside and take cover as the battle with the Milit ...
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  • Spirit 1 year ago

    One side chop the bribe, poor Ghana

  • The world 1 year ago

    Mafia everywhere.

  • Oyibo 1 year ago

    You see? These are the men in uniform who are sent to stop galamsey. These same people who have been mandated to check illegal activities are themselves involved and we keep insulting the president. Surely Nana Addo would lea ...
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  • Ochee-Do-Chee 1 year ago

    Security agencies exchanging gun fire over cocoa beans whilst our Ministers fill their closets with dollars and pounds! When Ghana explodes, it will be a thing to remember.

  • Mineladder 1 year ago

    Foolish country lead by Foolish president....

  • Agyengo 1 year ago

    A country called Ghana ampa

  • DIDIER 1 year ago

    Totally unprofessional.

  • Pepenyi Mfantse 1 year ago

    Rotten Ghana Police.our Problem in Ghana is the Police and the politicians the very people whom we hired to Protect and serve our interest are the most corrupted. Ghana Police and our politicians are disgusting corrupt

  • Abusua 1 year ago

    How can such people stop galamsey when they are struggling among themselves over smuggling goods. The security services in Ghana are rotten.

  • Red 1 year ago

    Ghana police why ? Allow customs to do their work . Chop chop

  • Ray 1 year ago

    Corruption at police. Some business man has paid good price to the police management and that is why! Stupid country run by brainless monkeys

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 year ago

    @ Ray:
    WE GHANAIANS LOVE OUR COUNTRY, SO YOU CAN RELOCATE BACK TO YOUR TOGO!

    If Ghana the best country in West Africa is ran by monkeys who then ran your own country Togo? Most you Togolese demonstrate your lack of patr ...
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  • DM 1 year ago

    Nonsense issue. News headline said police and immigration. But it was rather police and customs. Poor journalism.
    Back to the case, unprofessional behaviour at the border

  • Kawaadwen 1 year ago

    Fake report ghanaweb get your facts very well before you type your nonsense here. Shame on you lazy journalists

  • Chief 1 year ago

    How come headline reads Police and Immigration clash but in the body of the story, it is Police and Customs. Lazy reportage. Shame on you

  • Kawaadwen 1 year ago

    Ghanaweb mOyɛ mboa pii police have to sue you people

  • Baluk 1 year ago

    Thank God if still those useless security leaders thinking the country is safe and still fooling taking money left right Centre this is how the muzzles will point at them if they can’t control the system well because the go ...
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  • Nana Boat 1 year ago

    It is rather a clash between police and military over a truck carrying a full load of cocoa intended to be smuggled to Togo.

  • Don't 1 year ago

    This is what happens when you vote a lawless twerp as president.

  • Albert Kessel 1 year ago

    What a National Disgrace.

  • Ghana Money 1 year ago

    Hahaha.
    They all have received 'Order from Above'.

  • Livingstone 1 year ago

    Please you people should post headings correctly.
    Immigration has never been mentioned in the main content. How did immigration end up coming into the heading? The misinformation in Ghana is enough, please.

  • Misleading caption 1 year ago

    With your caption did u see any immigration uniform there. And the one sided people will write any thing. Check ur fact well before misleading ghanaweb

  • 4 real 1 year ago

    See how stupid these people are. This tells you that the black man is not capable of managing his affairs. This will never happen in a civilised country. We are so swallowed with pride and are also power-drunk. These issue ke ...
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  • Jj 1 year ago

    Waste of tax payers money, why?

  • OZYMANDIAS 1 year ago

    When was the Police mandated to take over the duties of the Customs Service? Ghana police and their legendary corruption are like bedmates. What type of new stupidity and nonsense is this?

  • Kwabena 1 year ago

    Kindly get your facts well before reporting any sort of incident, this has made some of us know your page is not credible because what you are reporting is not the fact. Did your team of editors see any immigration officers o ...
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  • Truth 1 year ago

    You see how we always bring in our our useless and stupid partisan politics into everything! No wonder the politicians are not taking us serious!
    Some Ghanaians ne gyimie de3

  • Opok 1 year ago

    Anarchy!

  • Joe 1 year ago

    Confusion everywhere ... Dec election we pray for a peaceful election

  • Chris 1 year ago

    Sack all the police officers there, they're corrupt

  • Hickson 1 year ago

    With disunity among you security,how are we going to achieve the peace we're looking for.WAKE UP, it's annoying.

  • Nana kwasi 1 year ago

    Are we safe in this country? God help us.

  • Jah bless 1 year ago

    Only the time of useless Akufo Addo administration that u will hear this nonsense and unprofessional behavior from the security apparatus. Useless government.

  • AD 1 year ago

    Is police and Military not immigration. Check your facts well before posting

  • Samurai 1 year ago

    Customs have the mandate to inspect any vehicle crossing our borders. Why the gunshots?? Ghanaweb, your headline says immigration. Know the difference

  • Kojo 1 year ago

    Is this not a failed state?

  • Kojo 1 year ago

    Ghanaweb verify informations and sources before you post and mislead readers with inaccurate information. The confrontation is between police FPU men and military men from Bawku concerning a truck loaded with goods suspected ...
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  • Edward 1 year ago

    Is this the beginning of the end for Gh? Restraint is needed please

  • Bob 1 year ago

    Lazy journalism.. do your checks well before deceiving the public

  • John K(Nonsense, If security officers can misbehave how much more civilian demonstrators?)) 1 year ago

    This Country has lost it direction. Security forces instead of forging collaboration to safe guard our Country are now fighting among themselves with gangs and nothing will happen to anybody but rather they go arresting civil ...
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  • Nhyiraba 1 year ago

    The main problem of this country is the lazy journalists we have in the country. Who told you this incident you have reported has anything to do with immigration? Why can't you take the pain to do proper research and investig ...
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  • Bisoba. 1 year ago

    Hahaha, Akuffo Addo's Ghana for you. We hear of minor skirmishes between security agencies in the past but not to this scale.

  • Nana 1 year ago

    So now the officer's dey check goods not maintaining peace and order, checking goods is now their work

  • Adams 1 year ago

    IGP AND HIS CORRUPT POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD STOP THEIR DUBIOUS DEALS NOW. WE SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA HOW POLICEMEN IN UNIFORM COLLECTING BRIBES FROM GALANSEYERS AT ILLEGAL MINING SITES. WHY STOP ANOTHER SECURITY SERVICE FROM DOIN ...
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  • Alicia 1 year ago

    Protocol officers, ayooo

  • Namoni 1 year ago

    SAD
    NOT GOOD

  • nii 1 year ago

    the results of hand picked recruits by politicians

  • Kofi 1 year ago

    Polive and immigration? Ei Ghanaweb, you too

  • Wack players 1 year ago

    Fighting 0ver bribe

  • Uncle Ben 11 months ago

    This is one of the signs of protocol and corrupt recruitment in our security services characteristics of Akuffo Addo and Wawumia administration.