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Kenyan woman busted at KIA for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth US$300k

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced the arrest of a Kenyan woman who was seeking to smuggle some cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport. According to a statement by the Commission dated Monday, April 17, 2023, 35-year-old Njeri Mary was arrested on Saturday, April 15, 2023, during routine checks …

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3 suspected armed robbers burnt alive at Moseaso

Three men, suspected to be armed robbers have been burnt alive at Moseaso in the Wassa Amenfi West of the Western Region. The incident happened on Saturday, April 15, 2023, after luck eluded the suspected thieves in their alleged robbery operation. Eye witness Bright Agyemfra reported to OTECNEWS that, the …

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Your son was an armed robber – Police tells Albert Donkor’s family

An investigation by the police has confirmed that Albert Donkor, who allegedly died in police custody in April 2022, was indeed an armed robber. This, was disclosed to the family by the law enforcement department of the Ghana Police Service after police investigations were carried out since the incident. The …

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Unknown assailants attack NDC Parliamentary candidate

Unknown assailants have reportedly attacked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bawku Central Parliamentary candidate, lawyer Ustarz Jibreel Sa-ad. The incident occurred on Thursday, April 13, 2023, around 5:pm. In a statement, the aspirant said he was with his campaign team on a tour when the assailants attacked them. They fired gunshots but …

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Two men and a housewife arrested for forcing13-year-old boy to eat human faeces

The police in Kano state have arrested two men and a housewife for allegedly forcing a 13-year-old Almajiri to eat human faeces that were dumped by an unknown person in Ja’en Makera quarters in Sharada area of Kano metropolis on Thursday, April 13. The father of the victim, Mallam Kabiru, …

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Driver bites police officer’s finger in attempt to resist arrest

The Assin-Fosu District court has convicted a 24-year-old commercial driver to a fine of Gh¢14,400.00 or in default, will serve nine months in prison for biting the fingers of a police officer in an attempt to resist arrest. The convict, Ebenezer Nkoom, pleaded guilty to 13 different charges including causing …

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Nigerian trader jailed for six years by Ghana court over human trafficking

A Nigerian trader who trafficked two Nigerian women to Ghana and compelled them to engage in prostitution has been sentenced to six years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Favour Chikadia, charged with two counts of human trafficking, pleaded not guilty. The court, however, found Chikadia guilty at the end …

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Boy, 17 losing fingers after ‘Pastor’ scalds palm over missing GH¢600

A seventeen (17) year old Junior High School graduate is losing his right fingers after a self-styled Pastor scalded his palm in anointing oil to prove his innocence or otherwise over missing GH¢600. The incident occured at Adansi Nsokote near Ofoase Ayirebi area on the border of Eastern and Ashanti …

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Man sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling 11-year-old niece

A Kenyan man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of defiling a minor. Lameck Ochieng was handed his sentence after the 11-year-old victim who happens to be his niece positively identified him in court. He reportedly committed the heinous act in Kameji area in Rongo sub-county …

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Woman, 35, arrested for alleged child trafficking at Biriwa

A 35 year old woman has been arrested for alleged child trafficking at Biriwa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan indicates that the suspect believed to be a sex worker who lives in Accra went to Bankyea in the Secondi Takoradi …

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