Three suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged coup plot against the Akufo-Addo government, a statement issued by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said. Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, owner of Citadel Hospital and his two accomplices – Mr Ezor Kafui (a local weapon manufacturer) and Mr Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC) were arrested on Friday, 20 September 2019 at Accra and Bawaleshie near Dodowa.
The government’s press statement on Monday, 23 September 2019, said: “A joint security operation of personnel drawn from Defence Intelligence, CID and Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), conducted a successful operation which led to the arrest of three persons and the retrieval of several arms, explosive devices and ammunition from locations in Accra”.
The release explained that surveillance on the activities of the persons involved commenced in June 2018, when Dr Mac-Palm and Mr Ofosu started organising a series of meetings at the Next-Door Beach Resort, Teshie, and other locations in Accra, in furtherance of their objectives.
The minister’s statement said: “…Between June and August 2018, BB, acting for and on behalf of Dr Mac-Palm, contacted a number of serving military personnel, and talked them into hatching and executing a plot to obtain weapons, take over key installations, and secure funding for the purpose of taking over the reins of government. These meetings were closely monitored”.
Again, the statement said in August 2018, Dr. Mac-Palm and two others, Kennedy Amoah and Dr. Albert Sam (based in the USA), formed a group called ‘Take Action Ghana” (TAG) “under the guise of mobilising the youth for nation-building, education, health, and providing shelter to the needy”.
The minister said, “evidence available shows the intent was to build a support base of youth and radicalise them against the political authority in Ghana”.
“In furtherance of this scheme, Dr Mac-Palm contracted one Mr Ezor from Alavanyo to produce locally made weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) for the operation. In July 2019, Mr Ezor set up a workshop in a container, originally used as an X-Ray laboratory, at the premises of Citadel Hospital, and started producing the weapons and IEDs in-house.
“On 10th September 2019, Dr Mac-Palm and Mr Ezor procured from the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, some essential chemicals to be mixed with gun powder, stone chippings, surgical needles and powdered pepper for their operations. He also contracted a worker at the Base Workshop in Burma Camp to supply 10 AK 47 riffles. He made an advance payment of GHS7,000.00.
“On Thursday, 19 September 2019, at about 2300 hours, still under surveillance, Dr Mac-Palm, Mr Ezor, and one soldier went to an area close to the Laboma Beach to test fire some of the locally-manufactured weapons”.
Items retrieved at Citadel Hospital, Alajo, Accra were:
• 5 x locally-manufactured pistols with magazines fitted on.
• 1 x foreign pistol (Reg. No. PX154006) with 2 X magazines.
• 3 x locally-manufactured pistol barrels.
• 3 x smoke grenades.
• 22 x Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
• 9 x 7.62mm NATO AK47 rounds.
• 2 x AK-47 magazines.
• 1 x long Knife.
• The outlined plan for the operation presented by some soldiers at one of their meetings at Next-Door Resort.
• 7 x mobile phones.
• 2 x IPADs.
• 2 x decoders.
• 1 x modem.
• 3 x tablets.
• 1 x Ghanaian passport.
• 2 x pen-drives.
• 1 x voice recorder.
• 1 x USB connector.
• Machines and materials for manufacturing weapons and IEDs.
At Bawaleshie near Dodowa, a 63 x 9mm NATO rounds ammunition was retrieved.
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Government did well by foiling this ***barred word*** attempt but there could be another one - remember how June 4 was planned? NDC keep referring to 2008 and let's also remember that Ofosu Ampofo confessed that his party was going to make Ghana ungovernable and the NDC is acting to the letter. The battle is the Lord's and thank you to our gallant security forces for foiling this attempted coup.
arm robbers uses more sophisticated weapons than these.
BBC should stop this n*nsense news and comment on good programs like 1D1F, 1V1D, FREE SHS, 1C1AMBULANCE, ETC
Does the NPP think Ghanaian s are ***barred word*** to come out and say this fobush to us can this even overthrow Shatta Bundles or liwin oppong nkrumah give us a break, you just put this NPP men here and displays this knockout and say this guys are plotting a coup stop fooooling and work.
YOU REASON LIKE A CHILD!
LOOK AT THEIR FACES. THESE ARE ALL AYIGBE NDC. WHO TOLD YOU , YOU NEED A DYNAMITE TO STAGE A COUP? THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED VERY WELL, OFOSU AMPOFO PLANS IN ACTION. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AND NDC WILL PERMANENTLY BE IN OPPOSITION FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN.
This looks like a dream for me
So is the government saying that the arrested were planning to use these weapons to overthrow Akufo Addo. Very interesting. Not even the DCE can be overthrown with these weapons. Give us a break. Diversionary tactics from Taadi girls.