The Herald has picked a report that the Bawku Divisional Commander, has been recommended for immediate withdrawal from Bawku in the Upper East Region, over a Cocoa Smuggling incident which resulted in a clash between some police, customs and military personnel.
The removal of ACP Adamu Seidu is on the recommendation of both the National Security and the Upper East Regional Security Council after investigations showed that he lied about the arrest of the Kia Rhino truck with registration number AS551-21, loaded with 20 bags of cocoa beans.
Customs officers on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, prevented some police personnel from aiding smuggling of the cocoa beans into neighbouring Togo, resulting in a clash between the three state security agencies, an assault on one G/Constable Nicholas Opare Junior and damages to a Police vehicle numbered GP3498.
The Regional Security Council (REGSEC) under the chairmanship of the Upper East Regional Minister, Hafiz Bin Salih, went into the matter and found the police to be at fault, hence the recommendation to remove the Bawku Divisional Commander.