The family of a man who committed suicide at North Suntreso in Kumasi has denied that their late relative had funds locked up in defunct Menzgold. On Monday the relatives of the late 26-year-old woke up to find the lifeless body of Taddy Mensah hanging on a sponge at the …
Read More »A/R: Teenager pays thugs to kill his brother
A young man identified as Kofi Acquah but known to those in his area as Labista, has been murdered in cold blood by thugs allegedly hired by his teenage brother. The incident occurred at Akokoamong, a town near Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the suspect, named Owura, …
Read More »Amputee Wee Peddler Arrested
A 33-year old disabled man is in the cells of the Sege District Police for possessing 107 wrapped substance suspected to be Indian hemp aka ‘wee’. The suspect, Jerry Sheriff, a motorbike mechanic was arrested in a targeted swoop conducted by the police. Deputy Superintendent of Police George Aboagye, Commander …
Read More »Police investigate ‘national security officer’ who brandished gun at Muntaka’s bodyguard
The Ghana Police Service said on Wednesday it is investigating a viral video of a man brandishing a gun at one of its personnel at a registration center in the Ashanti Region. The incident, which occurred on Monday at Aboabo in the Asawase Constituency captures the man in a heated verbal exchange …
Read More »Three Armed Robbers Burnt To Death In Failed Bank Robbery Attack
Three members of a robbery gang who attempted to rob the branch of an old generation bank in Okeho, Oyo State were today Wednesday, July 29, were set ablaze by a mob. A statement from the spokesperson of the police command, Gbenga Fadeyi, says the robbers who rode in an …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Robber jumps into river to escape mob attack at Kwame Nkrumah Circle
A pickpocket jumped into the Odaw river at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to avoid being beaten by people after snatching a bag from a lady. The robber after snatching the purse passed it over to his associate who then ran off with the bag containing a mobile phone, money, and other …
Read More »Five suspects in Kafaba lynching surrender to Police
Five suspects in the murder of the 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region have surrendered themselves to the Police, Starr News has gathered. It comes after the chief of the town was picked up by police over the gruesome killing. Madam Akua Denteh …
Read More »Police apprehend 2 kidnappers at Adaklu-Alavanyo
Two Fulani herdsmen at Adaklu-Alavanyo who allegedly abducted two brothers, aged 12 and 13, and later called their father, a cattle rancher, to demand a ransom of GH¢100, 000 from him, are helping the police in their investigations. They are Sambo Mohamed Sawuna, 22, and Bubey Sidor, 25. Two others, …
Read More »Kafaba chief arrested over 90-year-old’s lynching
The Chief of Kafaba in the East Gonja municipality of the Savanna Region has been arrested by the regional police command in connection with the lynching of a 90-year-old woman a few days ago. The police told journalists that the chief is being held at Damongo, the regional capital. He …
Read More »Five persons remanded over attempted murder
Five persons who tied another man with a rope and tried to lynch him at Twenedaso, near Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District, have been remanded into police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court. Adama Ali 52, Haruna Ali 52, Kofi Daniel 45, Godwin Lare 48, all farmers and Haruna …
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