However, he admitted that during his time in service, he struggled with substance abuse, including alcohol and drugs. “The President ordered the IGP to bring a delegation from Accra to Tema to arrest all of us,” he said. President Rawlings had set up a tribunal court, and that was where we were taken,” he stated. He revealed that they were held at James Fort Prison, while executions of other convicts took place in 1985. After spending 16 years in prison, Sackey said his sentence was eventually overturned following a presidential pardon in 12 January, 2001.

Source: GhanaWeb April 06, 2026 16:31 UTC