General News of Sunday, 24 December 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comRetired Commissioner of Police, George Alex Mensah has asserted that he was set up by the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare over fears of he (COP Mensah) becoming the IGP’s replacement. Speaking in interview on Angel FM in Kumasi, George Mensah who was captured in a leaked tape lobbying for the top police job alleged that the IGP set him up, edited and leaked the tape a week before he was scheduled to be sacked from office. In the said tape, George Mensah made various allegations against Dr Dampare and his management of the Ghana Police Service. Appearing before a parliamentary committee instituted to investigate the leaked tape, George Mensah who defended his allegations further accused Dr Dampare of setting him up through former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bugri Naabu. Having retired from the Police Service, COP Alex George Mensah is currently eyeing the New Patriotic Party parliamentary ticket for Bekwai Constituency.

Source: GhanaWeb December 24, 2023 21:56 UTC