Lawyers for Brigadier General Michael Kwadwo Opoku have denied media reports suggesting that he was arrested by National Security operatives.

A statement signed by his lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, demanding a retraction and apology from the publishers, described the publication as seeking to link the respected serviceman to a stockpile of ammunition.

The demand notice reads in part: “We act as solicitors for Brigadier General Michael Kwadwo Opoku and write pursuant to his instructions. Our client’s attention has been drawn to a defamatory publication on your online news portal in which you published that our client was arrested following a National Security operation, which led to the discovery of ammunition. We wish to bring to your attention that our client has not been involved in any such incident. It is unethical journalism for basic verification not to be carried out prior to the publication of such defamatory material online.

"We are therefore instructed to demand an immediate apology and retraction of the defamatory publication on your online portal. Please be advised accordingly.”