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Techiman: Police Manhunt For Bullion Van Robbers

The Police in Techiman has apprehended one suspect who was allegedly part of a gang of eight who attacked a bullion van in the Bono East Region last Friday. The incident occurred when 8 unmasked men attacked the van on the Techiman–Sunyani highway making away with GHS600,000. The driver of …

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Man assaults wife with axe for denying him sex

A man in Northern Ghana is facing court after he allegedly assaulted his wife with an axe when she denied him sex. Victus Kuudiyiri, 35, a security man had lived with the victim in Wa, the capital of the Upper West region, about 695km from the capital, Accra. The suspect …

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Afrancho: Armed robbers flee and abandon booty of GHS195K, weapons

About four suspected armed robbers who were sharing their booty in an uncompleted factory fled and left cash scattered  and other weapons used in their operation, MyNewsGh.com reports  MyNewsGh.com gathered that the robbers converged at an uncompleted gari factory at Afrancho- Mankranso near Akomadan in the  Offinso North District of the Ashanti region …

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Two shot by land guards at Gomoa Tuansah

Two people have sustained gunshot wounds after a group suspected to be land guards attacked them in their home Sunday. The two men according to reports were shot in the eye and head respectively over a protracted land dispute. This incident occurred at Gomoa Tuansah near Fetteh Kakraba in the …

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Armed robbers rob bullion van of GH¢600,000 in Techiman

Armed robbers numbering about four on Friday evening attacked a bullion van belonging to the Absa Bank at gunpoint at Mmaampehia near Techiman in the Bono East Region and stole over GH¢600,000 contained in the van. Reports say the robbers who were wielding guns attacked the van and its occupants …

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Man, 63, In Police Grip For Swindling Forex Bureau

A 63-year-old man who allegedly swindled a forex bureau operator and attempted to defraud the company for the second time in three months has been arrested by the Airport Police. The suspect, identified as Nkot Nkot, a Camerounian, is said to have visited the forex bureau with an accomplice who …

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Police On Manhunt For Suspect Over Shooting At NDC Office

The Northern Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Jalil who is believed to be the leader of “Aluta Boys” a vigilante group affiliated to the National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Northern region in connection with the shooting at the party’s office. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, Supt. Otuo Acheampong …

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Policeman 2 others shot, loaded AK47 seized in GHS638k Absa bullion van robbery [PHOTO]

Lance Corporal Yussif Abubakar, a Policeman stationed at Tanoso District Headquarters in the Bono East Region has been shot by armed robbers while on escorting an Absa Bank bullion van. Driver of the vehicle Frank Agyemang age 44 years and  Sampson Kofi Sarfo age 45 years  on special duty were …

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Vehicle tracker aids arrest of man declared wanted for murder, three others in Kumasi

A man on police wanted list was on Thursday arrested after a vehicle he allegedly stole from a woman in Kumasi, was tracked and intercepted at Offinso in the Ashanti Region. Nana Kofi Owusu, 29, was arrested after a woman (name withheld), who works at the Center for Scientific and …

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Techiman: Absa Bank bullion van robbed GHS638, 000

A bullion van belonging to Absa Bank was on Friday afternoon robbed at gunpoint by 8 unmasked men at Maapehia on the Techiman – Sunyani in the Bono East Region, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The incident happened when one Lance Corporal Yussif Abubakar , a Police officer stationed at Tanoso District Headquarters on …

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