The fire officers 'attacked' the motor rider for saying they had no water in fire tenders
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) apprehended a delivery rider for allegedly making false claims about their operations.
According to details in a video shared by Joy News and sighted by GhanaWeb on June 5, 2026, the rider claimed that a fire tender deployed to the scene of a fire outbreak had no water.
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The video shows three fire officers confronting the young man, with one of them appearing to clench his fist to strike him in the chest.
The incident drew protest from onlookers who had gathered at the scene and witnessed the confrontation.
One of the officers intervened and appeared to reprimand his colleague following the confrontation with the rider.
The rider was then escorted to the fire tender, where he was shown that it contained water.
After the compartment was opened, water could be seen flowing onto the ground.
One of the officers, while explaining the incident, dismissed the claim and stated that the service had sufficient fire tenders with adequate water supplies to carry out its duties.
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“You see, have you seen water. We have four [tenders] and all of them are coming. So, what is the issue? I want to plead with you, you can go to Madina and Circle to check [we have tenders with water],” he said.
Watch the videos below:
An Okada rider went looking for trouble and found premium trouble after claiming a Ghana National Fire Service fire tender had no water.
— EDHUB🌍ℹ (@eddie_wrt) June 4, 2026
Firefighters promptly dragged him to the truck for a live demonstration and fact-checking session. pic.twitter.com/nbTVsy4RB4
“What is this? Have you seen water? And we have three, four—one, two, three, four, all of them are coming! So what is the issue?” — Ghana National Fire Service Regional Commander, Rashid Kwame Nisawu, during a tense confrontation after firefighters apprehended a young delivery… pic.twitter.com/3P3isPUuoY
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) June 4, 2026
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