CRIME & PUNISHMENT

22-year-old SHS graduate stoned to death at galamsey site near Denkyira Obuasi

A 22-year-old Senior High School graduate, Evans Wireko, has been stoned to death at a galamsey site by some unidentified group of people at Fobinso near Denkyira Obuasi, now New Obuasi, in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The Dunkwa Ayamfuri Government Hospital is also treating another …

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73-year-old man allegedly stabbed to death over fowl

Adam Mahama, a man from the Savanna region, is said to have been stabbed to death. The incident occurred in Salaga at Raafi Angulu in the late hours of Tuesday, February 21, 2023. According to reports, the 73-year-old man died on the spot. Per the information gathered, a misunderstanding arose …

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Father of 22yr-old man stoned to death demands justice

Father of 22-year-old, Evans Wireku who was stoned to death over a robbery incident at Denkyira Fobinso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region wants the police to speed up action to arrest the killers of his son. Peter Wireko believes a reprisal attack is imminent and …

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Court remands 10 alleged National Security operatives for extorting monies from small-scale miners at Asiwa

The Juaso circuit court on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 remanded into police custody, ten alleged national security operatives who were arrested for alleged extortion at Asiwa in the Ashanti region. The 13-member syndicate was said to have been illegally operating within the Asiwa enclave, extorting monies from small-scale miners. At …

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How Kofi Boakye led a team of policemen to arrest notorious Kumasi-based robber 2PM

A notorious Kumasi-based armed robber by the name 2PM has narrated the events that led to how celebrated senior police officer, COP Kofi Boakye, nabbed him years ago. Speaking to Kingdom Plus FM and monitored by GhanaWeb, he said that he became so used to robbery so much after he got …

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4 soldiers, 1 Immigration officer grabbed for extorting moneys from miners

A total of 13 persons including four soldiers and an immigration officer have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for allegedly engaging in unauthorised opera­tions at Mantin in the Bosome-Fre­ho District of the Ashanti Region. They were arrested by National Security Operatives with the assis­tance of the Konongo …

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Court orders arrest of Mamprugu Overlord

The Bolgatanga High Court has ordered for the arrest of the Paramount Chief of the Mamprugu Traditional Area. The order for the arrest of Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, was contained in a court order signed under the name of His Lordship Alexander Graham. This follows the installation of Alhaji …

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13 alleged National Security operatives arrested

Some 13 alleged National Security operatives have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The syndicate is said to have been illegally operating within the Asiwa enclave, extorting monies from small-scale miners. At around 12:00pm on Friday, the main Kumasi-Konongo high street was blocked by a police patrol team …

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How a man defiled 3 school girls in 5 hours at Agona Swedru – Report

The Agona Swedru District Police Command has detained a 38-year-old man, Hamid Nana Baidoo, for defiling three teenage students while on their way home from school. According to Peace FM’s Central Regional correspondent, Jacob Kubi, the incident happened on Monday, February 13, 2023. The reports said the students were returning …

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