There’s tension at the Police Headquarters in Accra as New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters, led by National Youth Organiser Salam Mustapha, gathered to protest the arrest of social media activist Daniel Adomako, popularly known as Sir Obama Pokuase, and three others.
The arrests stem from an ongoing security operation targeting the illegal possession and display of sophisticated weapons.
According to the Ghana Police Service, Adomako was picked up in a joint operation with other security agencies after allegedly circulating images and videos on social media showing individuals openly brandishing illegally acquired firearms.
Police say the intelligence-led crackdown, which has been running for weeks, has already led to the recovery of a “substantial number of illegal arms and ammunition.”
Also in custody are Prince Ofori, Yayra Abiwu, and Emmanuel Kwakye. While Adomako’s case focuses on illegal arms imagery, police say the other suspects are being investigated in connection with threats of death and the publication of false news following the recent helicopter crash.
“This update follows earlier arrests carried out in collaboration with other security agencies,” the Police Service noted in its statement, stressing that the operation aims to dismantle networks involved in the possession and display of such weapons.
