The denial followed a publication by the Ghanaian Times Newspaper on Thursday, January 5, 2023, which said there was a blame game between the two security services where the suspected terrorists were detained.
According to the publication, the suspects were arrested in two separate operations in Ekyem, Achiase and Akokoamong near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region in September 2022.
The report raised alarm, with some analysts accusing the two security agencies of negligence and unprofessionalism.
However, in a joint statement, the Police and the Immigration service said the suspect was not a terrorist.
“We want to state unequivocally that the publication is false and should be ignored. No terrorist is believed to have been arrested by the Ghana Police and Immigration Service, and there is certainly no blame game between the two state security agencies as claimed by the Ghanaian Times Newspaper.
“We want to record, for the avoidance of doubt, that 48 foreign nationals were arrested by the Police and Immigration in two separate operations in Ekyem, Achiase and Akokoamong near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region in September 2022, for participating in illegal Network Marketing (QNET),” a statement posted on the Facebook page of the Ghana Police Service said.
He added that after carrying out the necessary procedures from the two security agencies, the suspects were repatriated to their various countries of origin between September 26 and September 29, 2022.