Tag Archives: extortion at Kotoka Airport: Our officers not complicit – Immigration Service

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a major shake-up in Ghana’s security leadership with the appointment of new heads for key security agencies. The appointments, made public on Friday, March 14, 2025, include: DDGP 3 Patience Baffoe-Bonnie as Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service DCFO Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong as Chief Fire Officer DCI Samuel Basentale Amadu as Comptroller-General of ...

The Ghana Immigration Service has dismissed claims suggesting that some of its officers operating at the Kotoka International Airport engage in corrupt practices, including extortion of monies from travelers who use the airport. In an interview with ABC News, Assistant Superintendent of Immigration (ASI) Barbara Sam, in charge of Public Relations at the KIA said such claims against its officers ...