CRIME & PUNISHMENT

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A man suspected to be an armed robber has been knocked down and killed during an attack at a fuel station at Gomoa Ojobi. The now deceased person and his gang, numbering about six, with face masks, are reported to have attempted to snatch a Range Rover after robbing the …

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 …

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 …

Elizabeth Arthur, the 58-year-old woman who was arrested by the police for preparing pepper sauce, shito, with rotten vegetables in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, has been jailed for one month. According to a news report by UTV, in addition to the one-month sentence, Elizabeth was fined GHC4,800. The report …

A 40-year-old man has been beaten to death for stealing plantain on a farm at Ajumako Bisease in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region. The suspect, Kwame Essel, said to be a notorious plantain thief, was caught in the act with his accomplice who bolted after seeing …

Three public servants and 1 civil servant have been arrested by the Special Prosecutor (SP) for failing to declare their sources of income. “Four persons, 3 public servants and 1 civil servant have been arrested and charged by the OSP for failing to comply [with] and declare sources of income …