Ghana arrests 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers

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  • AD 1957 2 days ago

    That's a top-notch security alert. Ghana is breathing again

  • Nzema K 2 days ago

    Oh Ghana, so these people entered our territory, started setting up their camp before some poor villagers spotted them and raised alarm.. what a weak border control

  • James 2 days ago

    They shouldn't have given them the ammunitions back. They should have confiscated them to show them such actions have consequences. It was intentional. Such cross boarder incursions are always a precursor for something big to ...
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  • Johnny 1 day ago

    Immature comment. The Burkina junta is facing all sort of threat from groups sponsored by France to topple them.Any hostile behaviour towards them by Ghana has a a serious consequence. They are also capable of hosting ppl wh ...
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  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    So before they entered our territory, what happened to our intelligence?


    This is the most important question

  • Atta 1 day ago

    @ selfmade KING
    How much Tax do you pay to the Govt for it to employ more Immigration staff to protect our borders?We have millions of unemployed youth prepared to join GIS but there's no money to pay them.

  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    U asking me how much tax do I pay?

    Are u for real?

    The question u should ask yourself is, how is UR FUCKING TAX used by these politicians?

    How is ur tax accountable by these politicians!

    This is the question

    ...
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  • Kamo 13 hours ago

    Good comment!

  • Nana 1 day ago

    Ask again

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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE (OFIE P33) 1 day ago

    THIS IS WHAT ECOWAS STOOD AGAINST!! LAWLESSNESS IS THE MAIN IDENTITY OF A MILITARY JUNTA. A BIG LESSON TO MAHAMA NOT TO ENTERTAIN COUP!!!

  • PRESIDENT MAHAMA'S CONDUCT ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A LEADER WHO IS NOT TEMPERAMENTAL OR EASILY PROVOKED OR IS A "HOT HEAD". 1 day ago

    HASTY ILL-JUDGED DECISIONS CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHE , BUT A COOL, REFLECTIVE APPROACH CAN AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND AVERT DISASTER.
    A classic example of how to avoid terrible misunderstandings and disaster is seen in the Ho ...
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  • Dr Mumbi Seraki 1 day ago

    Hello youth of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine.....for instance 15 paracetamol at once.............or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

  • Kwadwo 1 day ago

    Why are the said "Soldiers" who presumably were on official patrol, not wearing military gear?

    Since no specific date for this incident is mentioned in the story, perhaps ghanaweb can help us with a little favour by inform ...
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  • PRESIDENT MAHAMA HAS HANDLED THIS IN A MATURE AND WISE WAY. B FASO IS IN A VERY HIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT AND MISTAKES CAN BE EASILY MADE. 1 day ago

    Burkina Faso is a friendly neighbour state. President Mahama handled this affair with great aplomb. We must be very careful not to play into the hands of external entities who would love to see conflict between our great brot ...
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  • Karikakchar 1 day ago

    Good for this to end peacefully @

  • ST GHFUO: Ghana leaders, cleanliness is Godliness 1 day ago

    Porous borders. No regular patrols. These guys picked illegal routes to enter. Gh borders services must be patrolling all routes legal n illegal. You can't rely on civilians. You must have eagle eyes on the ground and in the ...
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  • ST GHFUO: Ghana leaders, cleanliness is Godliness 1 day ago

    Why return the ammo? Foolish leaders. You arrest them n detain them until all necessary investigation are complete n you tell this to their Burkina fucking keaders if they don't like it em. These are civilians doing this. T ...
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  • Nana 1 day ago

    Hmmmm, thank you Brother

  • DEEVINITY 1 day ago

    @Nzema K.

    While I hate to speculate in such delicate matters, I would assume that regardless of the true motive of this armed group, the border lines are probably not as defined and straightforward as would be desired.

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  • Thomas Aboagyest 1 day ago

    So the trespassers should have been arrested whilst in their country or better still we should fence the whole of Ghana to prevent trespassers. Even the 'great' USA cannot patrol every inch of it's borders. Criticising for th ...
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  • Safohene Nana Obuo-Gyan 1 day ago

    They're Burkinabé terrorists recruited by the NDC to defend the stupid party's interest in the Kusase/Mamprusi tribal conflict in Bawku.

    They now want to extend their operations to Sisaala area to satisfy their unquenchab ...
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  • Ruben 1 day ago

    A senseless uneducated rumour monger..

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  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI-CORRUPTION 1 day ago

    Too many fools in the NDC. So you cannot do anything to them and you arrested them for show off. Just one other from Burkina Faso and they were all released.
    On this note, toilet self is better and useful than clueless drank ...
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  • THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA ACTED IN A COMMENDABLE MATURE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. WHY TURN A PUDDLE INTO AN OCEAN? 1 day ago

    Did the Burkinanmbe forces use GPS devices to correctly determine their position? Even if they used these devices we need to remember that GPS POSITIONING CAN BE ERRONEUS.
    If trouble breaks out between Ghana and Burkina Faso ...
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  • Kudos 2 days ago

    Kudos to the Ghana security agency,Mr president is time to appoint a defence minister

  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    Kudos to Ghana security services?

    A nation with no DEFENSE MINISTER?

    How can a president add defense minister to an already burdened FINANCE MINISTER?

    Go and read the ECONOMIST report on jihadist activities in Ghana ...
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  • Jayhovah 1 day ago

    The question is, why is the deputy defense minister not the acting defense minister abd rather the finance minister

  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

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  • Kamo 12 hours ago

    Nana allowed Ecowas visa free entry into Gh. Effectively removing the gate to your house, while you live in one of the roughest areas...

  • The Devil's Advocate 2 days ago

    why were they setting up a combat position while armed with live munitions including explosives? One would think that well trained defence personnel would ascertain their co-ordinates before proceeding to set themselves up fo ...
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  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    Your JM is sleeping! The man is very immature I swear

    He’s basking in the fake euphoria of Nigeria YouTubers whiles his fucking legs is hanging outside!

    These are insurgents and they have already penetrated our natio ...
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  • Var capitata 2 days ago

    When Tinubu's military mistakenly entered their airspace , didn't they detained them for weeks?
    Nonsense

  • Ghana Guinea Mali 1 day ago

    So we should also detain them for months just to show that we are copycats and giraffes isn't it. Call Dominic Niti Awu to go and jump parachute there like he said during his Press Conference

  • Another fool with a computer! 1 day ago

    You fool. Ibrahim Traore goes to his villages and massacrrs innocent civilians.

    What if these troops have innocently killed Ghanaians . What will you say. Fama Nyame!

  • Kelvin Taylor NDC propaganda secretary. 1 day ago

    TO BE FOR WARN IS TO FOR ARMED , MUCH OF SUCH FOREIGN INCURSIONS AND THEIR MOTIVES HAS BEEN DIVINELY DISCLOSED BY DIVINE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS, DURING LOTS OF 31ST DECEMBER CROSSOVER PROPHECIES.. I'M NOT A SECURITY OFFICER NO ...
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  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    This has nothing to do with any divine interventions!

    Read the ECONOMIST report LAST NOVEMBER, titled WHY GHANA IS SAFE for now

    It detailed how a lot of terrorists from the Sahel is using Ghana as a safe haven!


    M ...
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  • Efo 1 day ago

    Useless government and no wonder because some journalists like Sports Obama always hailing the coup leaders..Stupid Ndc government

  • selfmade KING 1 day ago

    We will show Ghanaians who ruled this nation


    “ In December 2025, a video circulated online in which a person described as a "Fulani leader" or representative issued a "big warning" to Ghana, suggesting that the failur ...
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  • JDM 1 day ago

    stupid article!! why no dates of incident given? the story lacks clarity

  • Hunter 1 day ago

    Go to YouTube and watch the motion pictures urself

    Clarity my ass

  • Ntoseee 1 day ago

    .....you see how daft you are! He is talking about dates missing in the article & you are here talking about youtube and showing your foolishness!! but in any case where in the article did it mention 'youTube? It looks like y ...
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  • JDM 1 day ago

    @Hunter!!....s3 wagy3 wa nisuu....gyemiii!! Ntosee says you are an idiot who drinks from the cow pound!!

  • Jury 1 day ago

    Npp must be monitored carefully

  • YAH! 1 day ago

    Mr Gabby is some where campaigning for a borderless Africa. Please let us not add trouble to our problems we beg.

  • Co2 1 day ago

    Are we jokers in this country

  • Achakanapaya 1 day ago

    Why should they be released?????
    Ghana should be careful ooh. They suppose to be killed instantly piriod.

  • NDC NPP SAME DEVILy 1 day ago

    Order from the top : This is what will kill Ghana

  • HMM! 1 day ago

    Military men in Adidas gear? Hmmmm

  • Bibini 1 day ago

    Are we sure they are not terrorists instead of Government soldiers? Let us look into things deeply as this may be an attempt to create problems between Ghana and Burkinafaso. It may be terrorist rather than Government soldier ...
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  • Monnie 1 day ago

    Sycophant and bootlicker Shamima Muslim and Nana Yaa Gyetuah should start preparing their handing over notes.

  • Martin Kreisler 1 day ago

    I really hope that at least the armed men in question were truly soldiers, and not terrorists.

  • Dr who 1 day ago

    17 soldiers represent a small unit, more akin to a patrol or squad than a force capable of major military action against Ghana.

  • PUTIN SENDING TRAORE TO CREATE PROBKEMS IN GHANA! 1 day ago

    Its time thst gangster called Traore is thought a lesson. This is whst happens when you dance with a crocodile with Mahama dining with the coup maker Traore. We nerd to bomb one of Troares bases near the border to send a clea ...
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  • This is how it starts for Ghana 1 day ago

    There is an inherent plan to destabilise ghana using war- be it genocidal or religious wars. Ghana needs to wake up , as a Christian country surrounded on all sides by Muslim countries this is how it starts. Everywhere Muslim ...
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  • Jkm 1 day ago

    How come they set up their camp on our land without the permission of the national security, are we on too of issues at all?

  • Kwame@67 1 day ago

    Instead of praising and encouraging the villagers with little knowledge about security matters. Just look at the comments people are posting.Even to have an idea or knowledge to communicate the situation to the security appar ...
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  • Josh 1 day ago

    A military patrol from a friendly country lost its way and tresspassed into our territory. Why the sensationalism????

  • Another fool with a computer! 1 day ago

    You fool! Next time an armed robber enters your house and gives you an excuse that he lost his way. Give him lunch and let him on his way

  • Me nte gyae 1 day ago

    There's more questions than answers. Their excuse is flimsy and I don't why Ghana officials released them easily. No one knows what would have happened if the villagers had not seen them and whom were they taken position to e ...
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  • Populist 1 day ago

    This is a wake up call or reminder to Ghanaians and our security operatives.

  • Abbas 1 day ago

    This is how Russian used to invade Ukraine.
    Ghana should be careful because of we have Russian in our neighborhood, Russia don't like democracy and freedom. Russia don't like peaceful neighborhood and they will do ev ...
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  • sosu 1 day ago

    what ndc leaders and their people of God and gods planned for akufo-addo and his govt will be back to them.That nonsense of third term should stop at immediate effect.Ghana dont need a dictator,no five years term if you cant ...
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  • Nana Kwame 1 day ago

    Ghana is too loose a country,, other nationals enter the country too easily, especially Nigerians. Very soon Nigerians will take over Ghana, trust me

  • MAHAMA FOOLISHLY INVITED THIS COUP MAKER TO A DEMOCRATIC INAUGURATION! 1 day ago

    This is how he repays you. Tomorrow too!

  • AA 19 hours ago

    This guy's work for bokoharam they are running away from Nigeria to Ghana wake up Ghanaians don't allow such murderers into Ghana.