'You Don’t Go to Catch a Wild Dog without Arming Yourself' – Deputy Interior Minister Defends Attempted Arrest of Wontumi

They could've planted weed, cocaine in my house - Wontumi defends blocking security raid

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), widely known as Chairman Wontumi, has accused National Security operatives of attempting to fabricate evidence against him during a raid on his Kumasi residence In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Wontumi asserted that the officers intended to plant illegal substances or valuables, such as cocaine, marijuana, or gold, in his home to frame him. If they …

'You don’t go to catch a wild dog without arming yourself' – Deputy Interior Minister defends attempted arrest of Wontumi

The Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi has explained that security officers who went to New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako’s (Chairman Wontumi) house in Kumasi on Friday morning were there to invite him. The early morning operation saw a joint team of National Security operatives and Police officers […] The post ‘You don’t go to catch a wild dog without arming yourself’ – Deputy Inte…

Terlabi defends armed presence at Wontumi’s house, says ‘no one is above the law’

Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has justified the presence of armed security personnel at the residence of Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, during an operation on Friday morning in Kumasi. In an interview with Citi FM, Terlabi stated emphatically that the security services acted on intelligence and had no intention of harming the politician. “The security serv…

Police And National Security Operatives Storm Wontumi’s Residence With Search Warrant

A joint task force comprising police officers and National Security operatives on Friday morning stormed the residence of Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. According to reports from, the team arrived with a court-issued search warrant authorising them to thoroughly inspect the property. While the warrant has been confirmed, the reasons behind the search have not yet …