The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have denied claims that three of its members had been detained for robbery.
GAF issued a statement to refute the claims, claiming that the charge of robbery against the three troops has not to be proven, making it premature for the public to reach such a judgment.
The Armed Forces said that a Nigerian national had reported the troops to the Amasaman Police station for suspected extortion, confiscation of phones, and forced entrance into a property at Nsakina, citing a story in The Chronicle that announced their arrest for robbery.
According to the statement, the Military Police and the Civil Police conducted a combined investigation based on the report against the troops. The "Military Police brought the three troops to the Amasaman Police Station, where they were forced to offer themselves for their pictures to be taken as part of a standard inquiry procedure," according to the report.
According to GAF, early investigations by the Military Police show that one of the troops stated he had observed suspicious activities in the Nigerian's home.
They went to the residence with his colleagues, and after being allowed in by one of the residents, they observed some Nigerians working on computers.
According to the statement, the house's head denied any involvement in cyber fraud or illegal activity and offered to report any such conduct to security agencies.
According to the narrative circulating, troops mounted a wall into the complainant's home and stole him and his companions of eight different mobile phones, forcing them to transfer a sum of 850 to them.
GAF went on to say that the alleged extortion and phone confiscation are currently being probed by the Military Police and the Civil Police to determine the truth.
"It is thus unclear the motivation for the rush in publishing such material with images into the public domain on an issue that has yet to be established," the statement reads in part.
GAF said that it does not condone any illegal activity by its soldiers and that it would not protect any soldier who engages in such behavior.
"The media and other stakeholders must follow appropriate process for the authenticity of claims to be made to guarantee correct information is broadcast," the Armed Forces said.