7 d. ago Residents are enablers of extortion – North East Regional Police Commander responds to allegations against officers

The North East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Shaibu Osei, has pushed back against recent accusations of widespread extortion by police officers in the region, arguing that some residents themselves play a significant role in enabling such misconduct.

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8 d. ago GRA begins probe into alleged extortion by customs task force in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched investigations into allegations of extortion levelled against some officers of the Customs Division Task Force operating in the Ashanti Region.

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9 d. ago GRA launches probe into extortion claims against customs task force in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced it has commenced a full-scale internal investigation into allegations that officers of its Customs Division Task Force in the Ashanti Region have been extorting money from traders.

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1 week ago Importers Targeted: TAGG Exposes Alleged GHS 40,000 Shakedown by Customs Officer

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/importers-targeted-tagg-exposes-alleged-ghs-40000-shakedown-by-customs-officer/The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has levelled serious allegations against some operatives of the Ghana Customs Service in the Ashanti Region, accusing members of the regional task force of engaging in systematic extortion of importers and business owners. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, TAGG President, David Kwadwo Amoateng, said […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/importers-targeted-tagg-exposes-alleged-ghs-40000-shakedown-by-customs-officer/

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2 w. ago NIA Launches Internal Investigation Following Viral Extortion Claims

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nia-launches-internal-investigation-following-viral-extortion-claims/The National Identification Authority (NIA) has referred extortion allegations made in a viral TikTok video to its Internal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for thorough investigation while condemning the conduct of the social media personality who made the claims. The Authority issued a public notice on Sunday, November 16, 2025, responding to accusations from an individual […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nia-launches-internal-investigation-following-viral-extortion-claims/

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3 w. ago Bright Simons : The OSP wants to jail former NPA Bosses, but Katanomics is the Bigger Culprit

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is prosecuting former senior officials of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), one of the big government agencies in Ghana’s energy sector. The OSP alleges that the former NPA Executives created an extortion racket that netted them more than $25 million in corrupt funds. In recent days, a loud political controversy has been raging over whether or not any of the nearly $10 million worth of assets across Ghana, ranging from giant trucks and fuel stations to luxury condos, reported to have been frozen by the OSP in the course of its investigations, belong to the former Chief Executive (CEO) of the NPA.

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