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Thirteen Nigerians who engaged police in gun battle at Weija remanded

Thirteen Nigerians who attacked Police personnel from the Greater Accra Region while executing their lawful duty at SCC, near Weija, have been remanded into Police custody after appearing in an Accra Circuit Court. The accused persons have been variously charged with carrying offensive weapons, assault on public officer, resisting arrest. …

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Two men reportedly defile alleged teen lesbian

A 15-year-old suspected lesbian has allegedly been defiled by two men at Nkurakan, a suburb of the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern region . The two accused person Julius Boateng Tettey, a 25-year-old barber and his accomplice identified only as Ire, currently on the run, allegedly committed the act …

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Retired midwife, three others busted for stealing, sale of babies

Four persons, including a retired midwife, allegedly involved in the stealing and sale of babies at Atuabo and Half Assin in the Western Region, have been nabbed by the National Investigative Bureau (NIB). An Accra Circuit Court, on Tuesday, remanded the four into the custody of the NIB. The accused …

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Unemployed man gets 14 years for stealing plantain and cassava

For stealing GH¢50.00 worth of plantain and cassava, the Tepa circuit court has given a 24-year-old unemployed man 14 years prison sentence. Justice Ezekiel, pleaded guilty to stealing the food items from a farm at Akwasiase, near Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North District and was convicted on his own …

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Alleged Coup: Court refuses ACP Agordzo 10 days request to travel to Kenya

A three-member panel of the Accra High Court has refused a request from Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo to travel outside the country. The panel presided over by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe held the conditions of the bail granted does not support his request. According to the court, …

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8 phone swindlers busted at Kwame Nkrumah Circle

The Accra Regional Police command has conducted an intelligence-led operation on some suspected mobile phone swindlers at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. The exercise which took place Monday, October 25, 2021 had eight persons, suspected to be mobile phone swindlers arrested. The suspects are: Albert Annor, Aged: 27 years Daniel …

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Fake currency fraudsters busted by police

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested suspects Kenneth Anarfi, 51, and Philip Chorkson, 37, for allegedly trading with fake currency. On 24th September, 2021, the Police received complaint, that two suspects driving a Ford Pick Up Truck with registration number GE 9217-12 went to a shop at Tuba, a …

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Takoradi kidnapping: Court orders suspect to undergo pregnancy test

A Takoradi Harbour Circuit court, presided over by Michael Ampadu, has ordered that a pregnancy test be done on Joana Krah before convicting her. On Monday, when the accused person appeared in court, she pleaded guilty to all the two charges leveled against her by the police. Madam Krah and two …

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One shot dead in chieftaincy clash at Prampram

Unknown assailants have shot one person dead at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region. The deceased has been identified as Nii Otu Sei Klo, the Head of Family of the Kley Wetsotse which is one of the clan houses in the Prampram Traditional Area. Police sources indicate the incident occurred at …

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Robbers abandon expensive stolen cars

• Police discovered stolen cars in a bush • The cars had been robbed the same evening they were abandoned • They traced the car after a tip-off Two luxurious cars suspected to have been stolen from their owners have been found in a bush by the Ashanti Regional command. …

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