The Police have announced the arrest of nine persons for false news after they were allegedly involved in circulating false news of missing genitals. All nine were arrested at different locations across the county.
Six of the nine arrested people were nabbed at Kasoa in the Central Region. It was the main hub of the alleged disappearance of genitals which forced the Police to issue a statement denouncing that no such incident occurred in the area. The remaining three were arrested at Ashaiman (2) and Nkawkaw (1).
A police statement said its “investigations including medical examinations disclosed that all the claims are false.” The police expressed concerning at the increasing false claims of genital disappearances which sometimes lead to mob attack of innocent bystanders. It cautioned the public against such actions, warning that innocent people could be harmed.
Full police statement
POLICE ARREST NINE PERSONS FOR FALSE CLAIMS OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THEIR GENITALS
1. The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine (9) persons across the country for Publication of False News regarding the alleged disappearance of their genitals that led to fear and panic among the public and attacks on innocent citizens. Police investigations, including medical examinations, disclosed that all the claims are false.
2. Six persons have been arrested in Kasoa, in the Central Region, two in Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region, and another in Nkawkaw, in the Eastern Region, for making such false claims of missing genitals. Five (5) have been arraigned before court with three (3) remanded into Police custody and two granted bail. The rest are on Police inquiry bail and would soon be arraigned before court.
3. The Ghana Police Service notes with concern this increasing trend of persons making false claims of the disappearance of their genitals and blaming innocent bystanders that sometimes lead to mob attacks. We wish to caution the public against such criminal conduct that is likely to harm innocent people as well as disturb the public peace.
