'Fake' national security operatives arrested in Agona Swedru
Six men have been arrested in the Central Region for allegedly posing as National Security operatives, wearing military and Ghana Immigration Service uniforms, and handcuffing three Chinese nationals at a manufacturing company in Agona Swedru.
The Ghana Police Service, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the incident occurred around noon on May 6, 2026, at S. I Jun Manufacturing Company Limited at Agona Akwakwa near Mankrong Nkwanta in the Agona Swedru District.
According to the Police, the six suspects arrived at the company premises in a Toyota Land Cruiser with registration number GW 8887-V. Three of them were dressed in Ghana Immigration Service camouflage uniforms, one wore a military uniform, while the remaining two were in plain clothes.
Police said the men introduced themselves as National Security operatives and allegedly assaulted and harassed some Chinese nationals on the premises.
When officers responded to a distress call and arrived at the scene, three Chinese nationals identified as Man Guan, Chin Min and Ma Kaixiang had already been handcuffed.
The Police immediately arrested all six suspects.
They were identified as Agyemang Benjamin, 32, Mahama Iddrisu Dawuda Seidu, 48, Ofori Isaac, 35, Adom Bills, 32, Hayford Boafo, 47, and Ato Mchenry, 48.
The suspects are being held at the Agona Swedru District Police Headquarters while investigations continue.
Police said the Ghana Military Police, the Ghana Immigration Service and National Security had been contacted to verify whether any of the suspects had links with the institutions they claimed to represent.
The verification process is ongoing, while no charges have yet been announced.
