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Policeman and friends attacked by 2 armed robbers, hidden police AK rifle with 25 ammunitions stolen

A Police Corporal stationed with the Wa Upper West Regional Command has had his police service rifle bearing rifle number 156677 allegedly seized by armed robbers on the Sawla road while travelling in the company of friends who were civilians. According to incident report in possession of MyNewsGh.com, on Friday …

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Woman stabbed to death by suspected armed robbers in Kumasi

A 50-year-old woman identified only as Ataah has been stabbed to death near the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Ampabame in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The incident occurred on Thursday, 18 February 2021. The deceased, who was a fishmonger, was on her way to work around 6 am when …

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Depression forces mother to kill her only child

A mother suffering from postpartum depression has killed her seven months old baby in the Akyem Ofoase District – where residents have expressed shock over the development. The shocked residents of the community upon the strange behaviour of the woman realized she has slit the throat of her seven months …

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Kade notorious robbers attack Catholic Priest, others in another robbery

Notorious gang of highway robbers terrorising motorists in Akyem Kade and its environs in Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern region struck again Thursday night. The robbers mounted roadblocks on Asuom to Kade road and shot at two vehicles including driven by a Priest of Catholic Church. Information gathered indicate that …

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Man,26, arrest for smuggling marijuana into Ankaful Prisons

Authorities of the Ankaful Maximum Security Prisons in the Central Region have arrested a 26 year- old man, Kwabena Freeman for allegedly smuggling “Wee” into the prison yard meant for an inmate, Kojo Appoh serving an 11-year jail term. Confirming the arrest to the media, the Public Relations Officer of Ankaful Maximum Security …

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Robbers return GH¢51,900 after a deity invocation

Armed robbers who stole a sum of fifty-one thousand nine hundred Ghana Cedis have reportedly returned the money to the victims over the last weekend in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa after it was alleged that eight deities were invoked by owners of the robbed money. Sources say the …

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VIDEO: 10-Year-Old Armed Robber Arrested

A 10-year-old armed robber, identified as Monday Omoruye, has been arrested by security operatives for his involvement in crime activities. In a video that has now gone viral, Omoruye confessed that he was introduced to robbery by his brother and that he had carried out four robbery operations so far. …

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Robbers attack credit union, injure one person

About eight suspected armed robbers stormed a credit union, shot and injured one person at Jeninso Akataniase in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects are said to have made away with an undisclosed amount of money during the incidence which happened on Wednesday evening. The robbers, …

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Mechanic in ‘gang rape’ jailed seven years

Samuel Crabbe,18, a Mechanic who raped a 13-year-old girl, with five others, in turns, at Korle Gonno in Accra, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Crabbe, who was charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defilement, pleaded guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs …

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