Report by Priscilla Koranteng Brown-08/04/2024

The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine(9) persons across the country for publication of false news regarding the alleged disappearance of their genitals which is putting fear and panic among the public and attacks on innocent citizens.

Police investigations, including medical examinations, disclosed that all the claims are false.

Six(6) persons have been arrested in Kasoa, in the Central Region, two persons in Ashiaman, in the Greater Accra Region and another in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region.

Out of the nine (9) persons, five(5) have been arraigned before court with three(3) remanded into police custody and two granted bail. The rest are on police inquiry ball and will soon be arraigned before court.

The Ghana Police Service expresses their concernin the increasing trend of persons making false claims of the disappearance of their genitals and blaming innocent bystanders that sometimes leads to mob attacks and caution the public against such criminal conduct that is likely to harm innocent people as well as disturb the public peace.