Brave Ghanaian Police Officers Reject GH¢50,000 Bribe
- Police officers from the Oti Regional Police Intelligence Department have rejected a GH¢50,000 bribe allegedly offered by two suspects
- The officers intercepted a truck transporting building materials that concealed a locally made single-shot gun and 525 rounds of ammunition
- The suspects are currently in custody and assisting with ongoing investigations
A team of police officers from the Oti Regional Police Intelligence Department (RPID) has demonstrated the highest level of professionalism and integrity by reportedly rejecting a GH¢50,000 bribe.
According to a report on GhanaWeb, the money was offered by two suspects who were arrested with a cache of ammunition.
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In a statement released to the media on Sunday, February 8, 2026, the police said the officers, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Maxwell Osafo Adamu, intercepted a Hyundai Kia Rhino truck with registration number GS 477-17.
According to the statement, the vehicle was transporting building materials and concealed ammunition, including a locally made single-shot gun. It also contained 21 boxes comprising 525 rounds of Lion AAA and BB ammunition.
The suspects, identified as 35-year-old Abubakar Salam Attia and 19-year-old Kabiuja Kwadwo Taademe, allegedly attempted to bribe the officers with GH¢50,000 to secure their release.
However, the officers demonstrated their commitment to upholding the law by rejecting the bribe.
The suspects have since been detained and are currently assisting the police with investigations.
Source: UGC
Over 12,000 police officers promoted
A total of 12,802 police officers have been promoted in the first six weeks of 2026.
The promotions, which ranged from Lance Corporals to Chief Inspectors, are a backlog of promotions with many dating back to the last 10 years.
Graphic Online reported that these figures were made known to the media after several requests to the Inspector General of Police's secretariat.
The Secretariat said about 11,900 officers who fell within the lower ranks were elevated one step in their ranks, while 600 of them were also promoted based on special recommendations.
The promotions were mainly administrative and special recommendations that were in line with the Police Service Regulations.
The secretariat has dismissed such speculation of nepotism insisting that all the promotions were supervised by the various units, districts, divisional and regional commanders across all 25 police regions across the country.
Petitions for police promotions
A lot of petitions had been received by the secretariat to look into unfair treatment that had been meted out to some of the officers.
After going through their cases, including those on interdiction for more than five years, they were acquitted and discharged and subsequently received their promotions due to them.
Others even petitioned the Secretariat to rectify the dates on their promotions, which had pushed them back from their due time of promotion.
The administration looked into all of those and corrected the anomalies.
Some families of personnel who died in the line of duty also petitioned the administration. Therefore, after going into their cases, they were promoted posthumously.
Police officer die while fighting armed robbers
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a police officer was tragically killed during a robbery on the Upper East Region's Zebilla–Widnaba road..
The Ghana Police Service announced that it has launched a special operation to catch the perpetrators.
The wounded police officer was rushed to Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, where he sadly passed away.
Source: YEN.com.gh
