CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Covid-19: Court remands Nigerian for taking blood sample of pregnant women

A 34-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for allegedly defying the restriction order by taking blood samples of pregnant women and residents at Gbese Community, a suburb of James Town without legal authority. Chukwuka James, 34, has therefore been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court presided over by Afia Owusuwaa Appiah …

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Man assaults 20-year-old stepdaughter to death for ‘disrespecting’ him

A man has physically assaulted his stepdaughter to death at a farming community in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. Emmanuel Devor, popular known as Tsatsu, who has been arrested by the Police claimed the 20-year-old Benedicta Asaffuah, was very disrespectful to him, something he said provoked him Sunday …

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NCCE director arrested for allegedly producing fake hand sanitisers

A director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Amansie Central District of Ashanti has been arrested for allegedly producing and selling fake hand sanitizers. Joyce Frimpong was arrested on Friday, April 3, at her Jacobu residence, by joint police and national security operatives upon intelligence reports …

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‘IGP’, fetish priest arrested over lockdown extortion in Kumasi

A fetish priest and three others who posed as officers enforcing movement restrictions in Kumasi have been arrested by the police. The three are Kingsley Baafi aged 29 alias IGP, Justice Gyan, aged 27 and Eben Kofi Yawson, 35 alias Stone. They were picked at the Bantama Market in Kumasi …

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3 Nigerian prostitutes arrested, quarantined in Salaga over coronavirus

Three Nigerian sex workers have been arrested and quarantined at Salaga in the Savannah Region. The East Gonja Municipal COVID-19 emergency response team is currently in a meeting to decide whether to keep them in Salaga for them to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine period or send them to Tamale, …

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Police arrest 6 in a brothel for engaging in sex party during coronavirus lockdown

Six persons who were engaging in an orgy without recourse to the coronavirus lockdown have been arrested and are set to be arraigned before court. According to the dailymail.co.uk, Spanish police found six people allegedly having an orgy at a brothel in Madrid during the coronavirus lockdown. Police in the …

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COVID-19 patient who escaped from Tamale reportedly arrested in Accra

The Guinean who tested positive for COVID-19 but subsequently escaped from a quarantine facility at Tamale in the Northern Region has been arrested. The patient was arrested in Accra. Deputy Health Minister, Alexander Abban on The Big Issue on Saturday said while the patient was spotted and arrested before Saturday morning, it …

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Techiman fake lawyer jailed

A 34-year-old man, Iddrisu Yahya, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment after pleading guilty to deceit of court by impersonation. Mr. Yahya was at the Techiman Circuit court on February 5, 2020, dressed in Lawyers’ gown, wig and a bib in an attempt to represent three accused persons. The …

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