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President John Dramani Mahama has stated that the Ghana National Fire Service officials involved in the assault on a Class Media Group (CMG) reporter during a fire incident at Kasoa in the Central Region have been suspended.
He denounced the event as unacceptable, asserting that it contradicts the values of press freedom and professional ethics, and highlighted that such behavior is well below the standards anticipated from members of the security forces.
Addressing the attack on Thursday, January 8, he urged the reassignment of officers to guarantee appropriate interactions with journalists, emphasizing that both security forces and reporters are in service of the public.
“There is no way we will tolerate the continued assault on journalists.”
We have collaborated with the Ghana Journalists Association on these matters and will make sure they connect with the security services.
President Mahama has indicated that numerous security service members need retraining to understand that journalists, similar to security personnel, perform a public service.
He stressed that the role of the media complements that of security agencies and that the two should not be seen as conflicting with each other.
The comments come after an event that involved journalist Samuel Addo, who was at the Kasoa New Market on Monday, January 5, 2026, covering a fire outbreak when he reportedly confronted and mistreated by Ghana National Fire Service officers trying to prevent him from capturing the scene.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
