CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Ritual Killing: AG orders police to charge Kasoa teenagers with conspiracy, murder

  The Attorney General (AG) has directed the Police to charge the two teenagers who allegedly killed 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah, at Kasoa, with conspiracy and murder. Nicholas Kini and Eric Nyarko reportedly killed Mensah in April this year for ritual purposes at Lamptey Mills, near Kasoa. Chief Inspector Ernest Agbo …

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Two arrested over Bantama mobile money robbery

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the broad daylight robbery of a mobile money shop in Bantama in the Ashanti Region that happened on April 22, 2021. The duo were grabbed after police identified them in a CCTV footage. According to police, the suspects were part of a …

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Bullion van killing: My instincts to get ‘Akpeteshie’ GH¢1 saved me – Eyewitness

• The police has been on a manhunt for the killers of one of their own when armed robbers attacked a bullion van on Monday, killing a constable on board • An eyewitness has been explaining how he narrowly escaped the crossfire • The mechanic said he stepped out to …

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Nana Agradaa loses court case, facing four-year jail term

•Agradaa was found guilty on charges of operating television station without license and publishing charlatanic charges •Agradaa pleaded not guilty initially but amended her pleas, based on which she was sentenced •She has been fined GH¢46,000 Patience Asiedua, a self-acclaimed evangelist has been handed a fine of GH¢46,000 for operating …

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Photo of the armed robber who killed the policeman surfaces

An arrest has been made by the police department in Accra after a policeman who was escorting a bullion van got shot in the head and died on the spot. The unfortunate incident that happened was around James Town yesterday adding to the wounds of the national police department. The …

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Alleged fraudster who poses as pastor on social media wanted

  The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service is on a manhunt for one Solomon Kwaku Gyasi, who is known on social media as Pastor Mike or Sabruku. The suspect, who is a native of Abetifi Kwahu in the Eastern Region, is said to have defrauded many people in Accra, …

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Three suspected grave looters arrested

Three suspects, including a pupil-teacher, have been arrested in the Upper East Region for looting several graves. Reporting the incident on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, Abubakar Nuhu said the activities of grave looters have increased in the area. He said the youth in the area have for …

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Police on high alert after hint of terrorist attacks in Bolga, Tamale

Police in the Northern and Upper East regions have been put on high alert following intelligence gathered about a possible terror attack. According to the intelligence, some bandits from Burkina Faso – known for their operations on the Ghana, Burkina Faso border – are planning to launch attacks in the …

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Farmer found dead at Wassa Atobiase

  • The lifeless body of the deceased was discovered on his cocoa farm • The deceased has been identified as Abusuapanyin Pharoah who is said to be in his 60s • A sister of the deceased with whom he was litigating a land with has been arrested to assist …

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Another gunmen kill woman in Kumasi; police begin probe

  Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the killing of one Benedicta Pokua Sarpong in Kumasi. The Police say the husband of the deceased, Nana Osei Agyemang Prempeh, reported the incident at around 12:30 am on Monday, 14th June, 2021, after they were reportedly attacked by unknown …

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