A group of heavily armed men, suspected to be National Security operatives, stormed the private residence of former Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, at dawn on Wednesday.
The operation reportedly occurred around 5 a.m. at Roman Ridge while Dr. Addison was at home.
It was allegedly led by Richard Jakpa, Director of Special Operations at the National Security Secretariat.
The team, comprising 15 soldiers who arrived in three separate vehicles and wielded rifles, forcefully entered the premises.
Upon arrival, the operatives swiftly disabled the CCTV system before demanding that Dr. Addison lead them to supposed “vaults” hidden within the house.
However, the former governor firmly denied having any such vaults or caches of money, but the operatives proceeded to ransack the residence, leaving it in disarray.
After a fruitless search, they reportedly called in National Security drivers to move four of Dr. Addison’s vehicles, leaving only two behind.
Before leaving, they also confiscated the CCTV monitor and control unit.
Sources indicate that later in the evening, the family was contacted and instructed to retrieve the seized vehicles, which had been parked opposite Jokers Club in Labadi.
Dr. Addison and his family are said to be deeply shaken by the incident.
This follows an operation at the Cantonments residence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a month ago while he was out of the country.
On February 11, 2025, a group of 12 individuals, including nine military personnel, plainclothes officers, and two other operatives, allegedly invaded Mr. Ofori-Atta’s residence without a warrant or prior notice.
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