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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Nana addo's government is so weak that they can be overthrown with knife and rusty guns. Egyapennoho! Ebei what have we voted for, a bunch of ediots who do not know their right from their left.
With these weapons that were are calling "small", a small group of people can easily take over an armoury and get access to better weapons for powerful fire power to carry out a coup. From the Minister of informations's brief, he did say they were in the process of manufacturing a lot more weapons with the modern weapons manufacturing equipments. We should be applauding the security services instead of bastardising them. Trust me, we all stand to suffer should Ghana become destabilised.
Our new president wears white beard! Wow, nana barwumia government is the most incompetent government ever in Ghana's history. They don't even understand the difference between a potential criminals in alavanyo nkonyo ethnic conflict and real coup makers. Can these weak men make coup. This story is a complete nun sense.
OH NPP WHAT A DIVERSION OF ATTENTION. WHEN YOU FAILED TO GET THE TDI GIRLS YOU WANT A FACE COVER. GIVE US A BREAK. NPP, NO ONE CAN RISK THE PRESIDENCY. ANY COUP IN GHANA WOULD BE UNPOPULAR. BELIEVE ME THAT THOUGH I DO NOT FAVOR THE NPP BUT IF A COUP SHOULD OCCUR WE SHALL ALL MATCH TO THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE AND DEMAND THE HEAD OF THE COUP PLOTTERS. NOW GIVE US A BREAK WHY DID THE CID NOT INVITE THE SO CALL COUP PLOTTER AND LETS KNOW THEIR AMBITION RATHER THAN PUT SUCH AN ALLEGATION ON THEM. IN FACT THESE ARE BABY WEAPONS FOR COUP. LET ME ASK. THE MILITARY OFFICERS THE COUP PLOTTERS LINKED TO ARE THEY ALSO ARRESTED FOR QUESTIONING.
PROSPER NII NORTEY ADDO SEE THE WEAPONS DISCOVERED FROM THE COUP PLOTTERS AS TOO SIMPLE FOR A COUP. IT IS GOOD FOR HIM TO KNOW THAT THE WEAPONS DISCOVERED MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER GOVERNMENT, YET THEY CAN ENABLE THEM TO ATTACK THE GUARDS AT THE ARMOURY TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO MORE POWERFUL WEAPONS. NO CIVILIAN COUP PLOTTERS ACT ALONE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE IGNORANTT SOLDIERS TO USE, EXPLOITT AND DUMPP. HE ALSO ARGUED THAT ANY COUP AT THIS TIME WILL ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION. HE MUST KNOW THAT COUP MAKERS DO NOT CARE ABOUT INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION. CONTEMPORARY COUP MAKERS LACK THE ABILITY TO THINK RIGHT AND MAY NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK OF THEM. MOST COUP MAKERS ARE EGOISTICC AND SELF ABSORBEDD. THEY DONT THINK AND ACT RIGHT BECAUSE THEY DONT SEE RIGHT TO JUDGE RIGHT. OFOSU AMPOFO STATEMENTS WERE NOT MADE IN A VACUUM. ANY GUN OR EXPLOSION IN THE HANDS OF NON-AUTHORISED PERSONS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR THE GOOD OF ANY PEOPLE. THEY ARE ONLY USED TO COMMIT CRIME BY ATTACKING TO ROB PEOPLE OF THEIR LIVES, PROPERTY OR GOVERNMENT. LIMAN GOVRNMENT CALLED A JOKE AND THAT BROUGHT GHANA TO WHERE WE ARE.
NPP is a Joke, Can these Guys overthrow the Government of Ghana? With this Kids weapons??. Stop diverting attentions only Fuuools will believe your childish and lies. Whatever npp ccrooks tries to do and think Ghanaians will Vote them again will fail. Just get that into your heads
the relationship between ewes and coup plotting is a like that of a cripple and the earth. there is no coup in ghana without an ewe being the leader: kotoka, jj rawlings, tsikatas, many many more behind the scenes!
Granted that their motive was to overthrow government; will they get past the main gate of jubilee house? Are we jokers or the government knows something we do not know?I didn't know our BNI has become that effective to track down and arrest supposed criminals.
Kumawood title: Coup poltters 1 & 2. This is pure distraction about the happenings in Ghana. Apuuuu is this wht we voted for. Akaai
CONCERT PARTY....THESE WEAPONS AND THESE PEOPLE CAN'T OVERTAKE THE GOVERNMENT. IF THEY COULD, THEN WE KNOW WE ARE IN TROUBLE. THAT MEANS WE HAVE THE WEAKEST AND WORSE GOVERNMENT AND SECURITY AGENCIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD.