CRIME & PUNISHMENT

COVID-19: Muslims arrested for defying public gathering ban

Some Muslims in the Northern region have been arrested for defying President Nana Akufo-Addo’s public gathering ban. The culprits were picked-up from two mosques in separate locations – Bamvum and Tesec junction – by a joint taskforce deployed by the Regional Minister. The joint taskforce deployed, according to the Northern …

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Man shoots landlord for allegedly having sex with wife

A tenant has shot his landlord John Monyo, 52, for allegedly having sexual relations with his Wife. The wife of the suspect was also injured in the process. The incident occurred Thursday, March 26, 2020, at a farming community near Maame Krobo junction in Afram Plains South District of the …

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2 Nigerians Grabbed For Stealing Govt Pick Ups

The Tesano police in Accra are holding two Nigerians for allegedly stealing two new Nissan pickups belonging to the Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development. The suspects are Prince Okafor, 36, and Augustine Okafor, 25. According to the police, two of their accomplices who aided them in the crime have …

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Six arrested for violating ban on mass gatherings

Six persons, including three pastors, have been arrested by the police in Accra for violating the President’s ban on mass gatherings in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The pastors are Isaac Asare, Founder of Christ the Foundation Holy Spirit Church at Ngleshie Amanfrom, Emmanuel Lord Tetteh, and David …

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Woman arrested for swindling 30 people with fake dollars

The Tema Police has arrested a 35-year-old woman from Swedru for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting people of various sums of money under the pretext of Gifty Osei, who claimed to be a financial consultant and the chief executive officer of Royal Ancient Root Venture, was arrested at the Tema Melcom shop …

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Coronavirus: American arrested for entering Ghana illegally

An American who illegally crossed into Ghana through the Aflao border in the Volta Region has been arrested and placed under mandatory quarantine for the next 14 days. He was said to have flown through neighboring Togo on March 20, just two days before Ghana announced the suspension of flights …

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Man jailed seven years for defiling 15-yr-old girl

A 20-year-old man who appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl at the Arts Centre in Accra has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Emmanuel Teye has since December 2018 had countless number of sex with the victim at the Black Star Square Seashore …

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Covid-19: Court fines stubborn Nkwakaw pastor GHC1,200

The Nkawkaw District Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Albert Kwasi Owusu has convicted Pastor of Kingdom of God Church who was arrested for holding Church Service Sunday despite the ban on public gathering to a fine of Ghc1,200 in default serves eighteen(18) months imprisonment in hard labour. The …

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Two-year-old killed for rituals

A two-year-old girl has been found dead, raising suspicion that she was killed for ritual purposes. Her body was found in a big gully full of water at Apatrapa, a suburb of Kumasi, on Friday morning. Eyewitnesses alleged that her tongue was cut away, but the police are yet to …

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SHS student arrested for putting her finger in genital of 3-year-old girl

A female Senior High School (SHS) student is in the grips of the police for allegedly ‘fingering’ a three-year-old girl at Fetteh Kakraba in the Central region. The 17-year-old suspect was apprehended for allegedly inserting his fingers into the genitals of the minor. The suspect, who is back home due …

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