A group of men introducing themselves as National Security operatives have raided the office of online news outlet, ModernGhana, and arrested at least three editors, according to an editor of the website.
Editor-In-Chief William Nana Beeko said the raid was carried out Thursday after a publication was made about the National security minister Albert Kan Dapaah and New Patriotic Party MP Afenyo-Markin.
Beeko said laptops belonging to the online media outfit were seized in the course of the raid and the whereabouts of his colleagues remain unknown.
“We don’t know where they are now. The incident happened today [Thursday],” Beeko who is on leave told Starrfm.com.gh
A close associate of one of the arrested reporters known as Emmanuel Brintwum said “all efforts to know where exactly they have taken them have proven futile.”
“We have tried the lines of his editors but it has not been fruitful. Emmanuel only managed to call a friend saying he is in the custody of national security,” the associate said.
National Security is yet to make any official pronouncement on the raid. ModernGhana has been in operation since 2005.
Source: starrfm
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Hmmmmm.
I’m very sure they are Npp vigilanty boys parading themselves as national security operatives. That is what they do. Ghana is fast moving to the bottomless pit of despair. Only God can save us from this unreasonable government. NPP can win the 2020 elections easily because their tactics of silencing influential people is working for them. Example, Mensah otabil have the choice of saying the truth about the bad governance and be prosecuted and jail on his collapsed bank case or remain silent and be protected by them. This applies to so many people for various issues. Even the media has been bribed and will not see anything wrong with this government. Nana, I beg you, I must chop the money some please. I just need some fat profitable contract that the money is ready please.