COP George Alex Mensah, who has been implicated in a leaked audio recording allegedly plotting the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has made a startling claim.

During his concluding remarks on the second day of his appearance before the special seven-member parliamentary committee investigating the leaked tape, COP Mensah alleged that it was IGP Dampare himself who orchestrated the release of the audio.

Before the committee, chaired by Samuel Atta Akyea and with James Agalga as the vice-chair, COP Mensah asserted that COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare surreptitiously planted the device used to secretly record their conversation.

COP Alex Mensah attributed these allegations to the intelligence information he had at his disposal.

“My intel suggests that what was used to tape the conversation was done by the current IGP. He sent some people to do it, and after which he went for it. So, the tape, from my intel, is with the IGP, and he caused it to be leaked

“So, if this committee wants the tape, the right person to call before this committee, is the Inspector General of Police,” he stated.

COP Mensah's response came in reply to a question from Samuel Atta Akyea regarding whether he possessed the complete, unaltered audio of the conversation concerning the removal of the IGP, especially given his claim that certain segments of the leaked version did not accurately represent their discussion.

In an earlier statement to the committee, COP Alex Mensah expressed his disappointment at Bugri Naabu, a former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who was also involved in the audio recording. COP Mensah conveyed his dismay over the fact that their private conversation had been recorded without his knowledge or consent.