Immigration Officers Clash With Habour Security At Tema Port, Trade Hot Blows

&NewLine;<p><strong>A dramatic video captures the chaotic moment the security personnel of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority &lpar;GPHA&rpar; and the Ghana Immigration Service &lpar;GIS&rpar; officials clashed&comma; leading to a physical confrontation&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to the news outlet&comma; the altercation stemmed from a disagreement during routine vessel inspections on the MSC DYMPHNA&comma; where approximately 12 GPHA security members&comma; stationed at Meridian Port Services &lpar;MPS&rpar;&comma; reportedly entered the GIS office at MPS with the intention of apprehending two GIS officers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The disagreement reportedly arose when the GPHA security personnel insisted on searching the GIS officers upon completion of their inspection duties&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;05&sol;FotoJet-2-1140x570-1-1024x512&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-200190" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; a GIS Inspector objected&comma; asserting that while they could search the officers&&num;8217&semi; bags&comma; they couldn&&num;8217&semi;t conduct individual searches due to gender considerations&period; The inspector maintained that it was inappropriate for a male officer to search a female officer under any circumstance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This refusal reportedly incensed the GPHA security personnel&comma; leading to a heated exchange of insults and physical altercations&period; The confrontation resulted in the tearing of the uniform belonging to one of the GIS officers&comma; identified as AICO II Boadu&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The incident reflects the tensions and complexities surrounding security protocols and jurisdictional boundaries at the port&comma; with both agencies tasked with ensuring the safety and compliance of port operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Efforts to reconcile the parties involved and de-escalate the situation are reportedly underway&comma; with authorities from both the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority and the Ghana Immigration Service engaging in discussions to address the underlying issues and prevent similar incidents in the future&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Video below&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1790718239774781456" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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