Ashanti Regional Police Commander has issued a stern warning to Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako to stop raising false alarm ahead of Wednesday’s polls.
COP Nathan Kofi Boakye has also warned Antwi Boasiako against acts that have the tendency of heightening tension in the region.
The police chief adds, failure by the Chairman to adhere to the warnings will incur the police service’s wrath and will not hesitate to apply the laws on him vigorously.
"I will not hesitate to arrest and lock him up if he falls foul of the law after several false alarms that sought to incite the public especially members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into violence,” Kofi Boakye adds.
At a press conference earlier today on the intercepted ‘thumb printed’ ballot papers, the police Commissioner questioned why the NPP chairman would call on his supporters to mass up at the police headquarters on a matter that was under investigation, indicating that this is not the first time he has conducted himself in that manner.
“The criminal laws are still working, and you have no right to go into a private property to inspect for weapons. That is not your duty. If you suspect anything, report to the police who are the mandated establishment in the Constitution to engage in such issues”, he advised.
His outburst follows two panic incidents reported by the NPP regional chairman which turned out to be hoaxes in three days.
First was allegations that they had a tip-off that some unknown persons were hoarding arms and ammunitions to torment voters in the party’s stronghold but when he [Wontumi] led a police vehicle filled with armed officers to the alleged location, nothing was uncovered.
On Monday, he was again reported to have informed the police of thugs in a room at Madison Hotel near Aboude Restaurant at TUC allegedly thumb printing ballot papers for President Mahama which also turned out to be untrue.
Source: abusuafmonline
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@Kwabna Croydon. Please be informed that it wasn't Kofi Boakye who declared the already thumb-printed papers as fake. That ascension was mad by the Ashanti regional EC boss. You guys must educate yourselves before you comment. Either you are an id.iot or you are a lazy mind.
Arrest that Wontumi forking f0ol now. This time round, he has bitten more than he can chew. His cup is full to the brim. Lock him up! Show the nation you are not afraid to arrest whoever falls foul of the law. Wontumi has run wild in Kumasi for a forking long time now.
I am sure Kofi Boakye knows something about the ballot papers that is why he is so furious about it because come to think of it the chairman reported and lo and behold there is something to show that indeed some evil stuff are happening. Incompetent Kofi Boakye you should investigate and know d purpose even if it is fake. That is the duty of a non BIASED police officer. You were referring to UK, USA, Germany etc forgetting also that the police officers there will never act the way you have acted. Even someone threw a shoe towards former US President George ***barred word*** and nothing happened let alone insults. Hmm governments go and governments come so becareful
I know and heard a lot about Kofi Boakye in discharging his duties as the regional police boss in the Ashanti region of Ghana but let me take this platform to sound forms of correction to the interview granted you immediately after what you claimed fake ballot paper. As a police boss, until investigation is concluded, you don't come out to say that the exhibits were fake... Its never done anywhere...Wise up a bit and try to maintain your stands of being professional in the discharge of you duties. Again as someone who claim to be the mandated establishment in conducting investigations, please enforce the use of gloves when searching through item like what was impounded yesterday as you may not contaminate you DNA results if you need to conduct one... hope this will help for now and stop being arrogant and rude.
i was so shocked to hear the police chief talk this way. Infcat the chief and his men acted unprofessionally at the crime scene. Howe can a whole team of police get to crime scene and tamper with evidence by touching bags and papers without hand gloves??? The police really disgrace themselves at this clear test case.A fake ballot papers so what next?? if just a copy of this get into thousands of the genuine papers prior to counting how will you detect that. you sand on TV and say just a fake paper
I listened to DCOP Kofi boakye's interview with kwake sefa kayi yesterday and one can easily predict that you are a sympathizer of NDC. Among the many things the supporters said he was interested in the reporting the supposed insult they reigned on mahama. It was unnecessary. Anyway what has become of the supposed fake ballot papers? Is that the end of it? Serious police officers would question the intent of those papers. Am sure DCOP will do that for us. Wuntumi can only report any suspicion, if it turn out to be false why a treat of arrest? After all he got 1 out of 3 correct.
npp always create confusion particularly in election day aaaaahhhba
T0 Last 4 commenters. I hv seen dat u guys r enemies of the nation, wat does collins brother got to do wit the officer, the officer is talking bout his region n c wat blindness has caused ur brains. In any case if the guys fu.u.ls n he arrest u toddler sammy from lapaz wat will u do. Eya mo dwen kakra na mo di nkora sem dodoo. The guy is causing unnecessary tension wen he being caution ur talking bout collins broda ohh kiddies.
Somebody should tell Kofi Boakye to stop disgracing himself. What is false alarm? Did the police not intercept what they call fake ballot papers? If they were really good as they claim, they would interrogate those who has possession of those ballot papers. What was they motive in printing such material if they did not intend to use it for ill purposes. Kofi Boakye is just a sell out.