Video – IGP’s wife broke down in tears following the devastating fire at the Accra Central Police Barracks

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IGP's wife broke down in tears following the devastating fire at the Accra Central Police Barracks

A video has surfaced of the wife of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Mrs Eunice Akutu Yohuno, breaking down in tears as she joined her husband on a visit to the burnt-down Accra Central Police Barracks.

On June 4, 2026, Eunice Akutu Yohuno joined the IGP to assess the extent of the damage caused by the blaze.

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The fire destroyed property and displaced several police officers and their families.

It will be recalled fire has gutted the Accra Central Police Barracks on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with one suspect arrested.

In a Facebook post, the GNFS disclosed that firefighters from the Accra City Fire Station were leading efforts to contain the blaze.

They revealed that they have deployed firefighters from the Ministries, Parliament and Industrial Area Fire Stations.

The GNFS wrote, ā€œThe Accra City Fire Station is responding to a fire outbreak at the Central Police Station; three(3) additional pumps from Ministries, Parliament & Industrial area fire stations have also been dispatched to the fire sceneā€.

According to a Police statement, no casualties were recorded, adding that the cause of the fire has not yet been established.

They further disclosed that a suspect is currently in Police custody, assisting with investigations.

The Police statement read, ā€œThere is a fire outbreak at the Accra Central Police Barracks. Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service are at the scene and are working to bring the situation under control.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with some members of the Police Management Board and the Accra Regional Police Commander, are at the location to assess the situation and ensure the necessary support to affected personnel.

There are no casualties, and the cause of the fire has not yet been established.

We wish to thank the Fire Service team and our officers who are assisting with the situation.

The suspect is currently in Police custody, assisting with investigations.

Any further developments will be communicatedā€.

Meanwhile, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Minister of the Interior, has directed the IGP to immediately secure temporary accommodation for all officers affected.

Speaking to the media, Minister of the Interior stated, ā€œWe are looking at immediate measures like hotels, but we know they cannot stay there for long. So, once they are in, we will quickly secure rental accommodation for themā€.

ā€œWe were actually talking to a private partner who was willing to come in and augment the housing deficit for the police. We left around 4:30 p.m. while going through documentation, and later in the night, during the rains, we heard about the fire,ā€ he explained.

ā€œI want to thank the IGP and his team, the Ghana National Fire Service, the Chief Fire Officer and his team, National Security, and all the security apparatus for all they did,ā€ he stated.

ā€œWeā€™ve lost properties. Our men and women have lost belongings, but at least we are grateful that no life was lost. Life is the only thing we cannot replace,ā€ he said.

ā€œThe IGP has been instructed to do whatever is humanly possible to make sure that by the close of today or tomorrow, everybody is housed,ā€ he added.

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