{
  "id": 2378183,
  "title": "Military dismisses probe claims against Former CDS Oppong-Peprah as ‘malicious’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/military-dismisses-probe-claims-against-former-cds-oppong-peprah-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:59:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/military-dismisses-probe-claims-against-former-cds-oppong-peprah-as-malicious/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Armed Forces have dismissed allegations against former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Thomas Oppong-Peprah as \"malicious\" and \"groundless,\" according to a press release issued on Friday. The military's Department of Public Relations, speaking through Acting Director General Capt Veronica Adzo Arhin, confirmed that no investigation is currently being conducted by the Ghana Armed Forces regarding Gen Oppong-Peprah. The statement emphasized that the claims are false and urged the public to disregard the report and refrain from spreading misinformation. Gen Oppong-Peprah, who is currently the Deputy High Commissioner to Canada, served as the head of Ghana's military. The military appealed to the public to rely on official channels for accurate information about the armed forces and its senior officers.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have refuted recent media reports suggesting that former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, is currently under investigation for alleged infractions",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana Armed Forces dismisses allegations against former CDS Oppong-Peprah as malicious.",
    "No investigation conducted by Ghana Armed Forces regarding Gen Oppong-Peprah.",
    "Former CDS Oppong-Peprah now Deputy High Commissioner to Canada."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}