Retired Police Commissioner George Alex Mensah has asserted that he was falsely implicated by the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, out of apprehensions that the latter could potentially take over the position.
Speaking during an interview on Angel FM in Kumasi, Mensah, who was caught in a leaked tape lobbying for the position of IGP, alleged that the tape was manipulated and released by Dr. Dampare a week before Mensah was expected to be dismissed from his position.
Mensah asserted that Dr. Dampare, anticipating his impending removal and aware of Mensah as a potential successor, orchestrated the setup.
According to Mensah, the edited tape was strategically disseminated through the media to influence public opinion.
In the leaked audio, Mensah leveled various accusations against Dr. Dampare and his management of the Ghana Police Service.
“How come? Someone realised he was not doing his job well and that he was going to get sacked, and knowing the person likely to succeed him after he is sacked, he set him up.
“About a week to his impending sacking, he edited the setup and spread it through the media forcing people’s hand. That’s what happened,” he explained the genesis of the leaked audio.
During an appearance before a parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the leaked tape, Mensah defended his claims and accused Dr. Dampare of orchestrating the setup with the involvement of Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party.
Asserting the existence of an ulterior motive, Mensah emphasized that the Inspector General of Police and Bugri Naabu were behind the setup.
He reiterated this accusation in a previous interview on Joynews, suggesting that for the authentic recording, the committee should summon Dr. Dampare.
“Of course there is an objective and that is why I told the committee that if they want the real, actual recording they should call the IGP. I said it at the committee because he knew something about it. He and Bugri Naabu set it up,” he reiterated his accusation in a previous interview on Joynews.
Having retired from the Police Service, COP Alex George Mensah is currently vying for the New Patriotic Party parliamentary ticket for the Bekwai Constituency.