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Leaked tape has been a blessing for me, I have no regret – COP Alex Mensah
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Retired Commissioner of Police, COP George Alex Mensah, has said that the leaked tape hatching a ploy to remove the Inspector General of Police, George Akufo-Dampare has been a blessing in disguise.
According to him, he has no regret playing a role in the conversation on the leaked tape.
Speaking to Evans Mensah on Joy News Channel, he said the situation has been a blessing for him, adding that but for the leaked tape the level of media mileage he had received wouldn’t have been the case.
“I have never regretted it, God has his own way of blessing people. Had it not been for this tape, maybe we wouldn’t have been here,” he told Evans Mensah.
He added “My name and my picture wouldn’t have been where it is circulating now. Now if you go to my constituency everybody knows me, everybody is looking for me. My friends who I have not heard from in years are calling me from the USA, UK and everywhere.”
According to the retired Police Officer, God has his own way of raising people, “sometimes you’ll not understand, but at the end of the day, you’ll understand.”
He further stressed that the leaked tape has made the public aware that things are not well with the Ghana Police Service.
According to him, even though he believes he will be known within some quarters as the COP who wanted the removal of the IGP, a section of the society will also know him as the COP who saved the Ghana Police Service.
Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah, retired from the Police Service on Sunday 17 September 2023, after attaining the compulsory retirement age of sixty (60) as enshrined in the laws of the country.
In his over 30 years of service in the police, he served in various positions and until when he proceeded on leave pending retirement, he was the director general in charge of all Police operations nationwide.
Within the last few weeks, the now-retired police commissioner became a household in Ghana following a leaked voice recording in which he is allegedly heard discussing the work of the current Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare and the need to remove him from office.
The leaked audio recording is now the subject of investigation by a parliamentary adhoc committee chaired by Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea.
COP George Alex Mensah and other police officers have already appeared before the committee to give their testimonies about the leaked tape
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly posing as a soldier and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public at Ashaiman.
The suspect, identified as Bright Atsu Kudiabor, was arrested by the Ashaiman Police on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at about 7:00 a.m.
According to the Police, he was arrested at an area known as “I Shall Return”, where he was allegedly parading himself as a soldier and demanding money from people.
The Police said Kudiabor, who is an ex-convict, was initially arrested by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service in Ashaiman with assistance from other members of the public.
A search conducted on him after he was handed over to the Police reportedly led to the recovery of a set of military camouflage uniform.
The suspect is currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.
The Tema Regional Police Command said he would be processed for court after investigations are completed.
The Police urged the public to remain vigilant and report anyone who falsely presents themselves as a soldier or a member of another security agency to deceive or extort money from the public.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, says the Volta Region holds enormous agricultural potential and efforts must be geared towards connecting farmers to the needed resources to unlock that potential.
He said focus must be on linking farmers to resources, technology, financing and markets to increase production, create jobs and build sustainable livelihoods.
Hon. Gunu made the remarks at the national launch of the Ghana Tomato Self-Sufficiency Initiative (GHATSI) held at Anloga in the Volta Region on Tuesday, September 15.
The initiative, under the theme “Produce at Home. Feed the Nation. Export the Surplus,” seeks to boost local tomato production, processing and marketing while reducing Ghana’s heavy reliance on imported tomatoes.
The launch was attended by the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, his Deputy, John Setor Dumelo, Feed Ghana Coordinator, Bright Demordzi, Members of Parliament, traditional leaders, MMDCEs, farmers and other stakeholders.
Mr.Gunu expressed appreciation to the Minister for Food and Agriculture for the support announced for the region, including two excavators, 200 cartons of organic fertiliser, and GH¢200,000 for Ms. Kuatudzo Esther Dela, a tomato farmer and processor from Ziope.
He described the initiative as an important step towards making agriculture a stronger driver of food security, job creation and economic growth in the Volta Region.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
