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.
Three troops were falsely accused of robbery, according to the Ghana Armed Forces.
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 reports, troops mounted a wall into the complainant's home and robbed him and his pals of eight different mobile phones, forcing them to transfer a sum of 850 to a registered MTN number with the name Gabriel Yinsabilik.
The alleged extortion and confiscation of phones, according to GAF, is currently being examined by the Military Police and the Civil Police to determine the truth.
"As a result, the purpose for the rush in revealing such material with images to the public is unknown."