The National Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) DO II Desmond Ackah, has denied claims that fire officers assaulted Samuel Addo, a journalist with Class Media.
According to DO II Desmond Ackah, personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service did not assault the Class FM journalist.
He claimed that the journalist’s phone was seized because he was recording an altercation at the fire scene without permission.
The National PRO, GNFS, is quoted by GHOne TV to have said, “Our men did not assault the journalist, they seized his phone because he was recording an altercation at the fire scene without permission”.
However, Samuel Addo has broken his silence concerning the assault, accusing the personnel of holding his neck, pulling his hands behind his back, and assaulting him.
He revealed he lost GHS10,200, missing from the GHS20,000 he had with him during the alleged assault by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).
According to Mr Addo, he had initially filed a report on the morning show and decided to approach fire service personnel to obtain their version of events.
Arriving at their station, he revealed the officers were allegedly assaulting civilians.
Speaking in an interview, he stated, “I decided to capture the scene,” he recounted. “As I was filming, a young fire service personnel approached me. I introduced myself as a media person, and he walked away. A few minutes later, about 10 of them, including the same officer, came toward me. They held my neck, pulled my hands behind my back, and assaulted me.
“They took my phone, tore my belt, and took both away. Later, I realised my bag was open, and upon checking, I discovered that GHS10,200 was missing from the GHS20,000 I had with me.”
“The money is still missing. I have reported everything to the police,” he added.
Samuel Addo was allegedly assaulted by officers of the Ghana National Fire Service.
The Class FM reporter was assaulted while on duty at the Kasoa New Market.
Reports suggest the Class FM reporter was allegedly assaulted while covering a fire outbreak at the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region.
According to reports, the reporter was filming a confrontation between fire service personnel and traders at the market and was allegedly attacked by some officers, despite identifying himself as a journalist.
He was physically confronted by some fire service officers who allegedly attempted to prevent him from filming the scene on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Also, a viral video circulating on social media shows the journalist being manhandled amid a chaotic scene, with some Fire Service officers shouting at him.
Meanwhile, Class Media Group has called for a swift and impartial probe into the alleged assault on staff.
The media group expressed deep concern over the alleged assault on one of its journalists by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).
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Our men did not assault the journalist… – DO II Desmond Ackah (National PRO, GNFS)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert #StarrFM @starr1035fm pic.twitter.com/KZDaCt3zRC
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) January 5, 2026