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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can these weapons be used to overthrow a government? such a concert country full of ***barred word*** hole politicians .
The man in the blue clothes bear resemblance to Capt Rtd Kojo Tsikata, the security agencies should thoroughly check his background.
BUNCH OF LAZY PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO WORKHARD BECOME SUCCESSFUL, THEIRS IS TO PLOT COUP NOTHING ELSE!. IN THIS DEMOCRATIC DIEPENSATION ANY ***barred word*** AND SLUGGARD WHO DOESN'T WANT TO WORK WITH HIS HANDS BUT MAKE UP HIS MIND TO PLOT COUP AND OVER THROW A CONSTITUTIONALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT WILL BE FORCED TO HAND OVER POWER.THE LAW OF GHANA WILL DEAL RUTHLESSLY WITH THIS NATION WRECKERS WHO DOESN'T WANT US TO HAVE PEACE WILL BE POSSIBLY SENTENCED TO DEATH. I REST MY CASE!!!
Those weapons can't cause coup d'etat thet are using for protection because Nana government there is a lof Of robbery case so they are protection themselves from unforseen event
Those weapons can't cause coup d'etat they are using it for protection
SOME PEOPLE USE TOY GUNS TO RUB OTHERS. YOU DON,T NEED SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS TO EMBARK ON A COUP. EVEN A PHYSICAL TRAINING OF PRIVATE SECURITY MEN WERE CLASSIFIED AS MERCENARIES.
Maybe afrifa, acheampong, boakye gyan and akuffo who staged various coup detats were all ewes. So many ediots in Ghana.
Looking at the weapons displayed on the floor, I think these guys meant nana addo very well. They were probably going to chop off his head and chisel his head. Anansesem.
You people are ignoramuses. Go to dagbon, volta region and ashanti regions and find out the number of traditional conflicts going on that has led to so many small arms being hoarded. Does it mean those people are going to overthrow the government. Didn't the government security taskforce go round last week or two to retrieve arms and arrested people from kasoa and other places.
why were they in possession of all these weapons? is the guns capable of killing a human being? i am not sure they were having the guns for Christmas celebrations or to test themselves like hogbeshosho ltd