CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Man kills his 71-year-old mother over missing GH¢100

A 45-year-old resident of Sooba in the West Mamprusi Municipality has reportedly shot his 71-year-old mother. The suspect identified as Zakaria Alhassan, according to a report by Asaaseradio.com returned from a drinking spot last Thursday and confronted his siblings about an amount of GH¢100. An inquest about the missing amount …

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Walewale: Man ‘kills’ daughter, wounds wife over soap

A 25-year-old man, Haruna Adam, is in the custody of the Walewale Divisional Police Command for allegedly killing his own three-year-old daughter, Mezrifa Hurana. According to police report, the suspect, who is a farmer, also inflicted machete wounds on his wife, Zuraya Kofi, age 22. The incident is said to …

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Shooting in Court as judge run for safety

A shooting incident at an Accra High Court this morning has temporarily brought the trial of the Canadian girls’ kidnappers to a standstill. The presiding judge at Criminal Court 5, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo immediately suspended proceedings and took to her heels after the shooting incident from the weapon of …

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Prison officer wounded after gun goes off in courtroom

An accidental discharged of a gun has left a prison officer wounded in the leg. The officer whose name is not immediately known is part of the team of prison officers who brought the four persons standing trial for unlawful kidnapping of Canadian ladies. According EIB Network’s Court Correspondent Murtala …

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Attempted bullion van robbery: Three persons admitted to hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds

The Ghana Police Service has announced that three persons sustained gunshot wounds following Tuesday’s attempted bullion van robbery. The Police through the intervention of an officer on duty successfully foiled an attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area, Accra, today. In a statement released via the official Facebook page of …

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Court fines self-styled journalist GHC1,200

A 41-year-old self-styled journalist who was standing trial before the Sefwi-Wiawso Magistrate Court has been fined GH¢1,200.00 or in default serve six months imprisonment in hard labour. Pious Griffiths Koranteng pleaded guilty to defrauding by false pretenses, forgery of documents, and impersonation. He was, however, convicted on his own plea …

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Priest tortures two Ghanaian women accused of witchcraft

A video showing a Togolese priest torturing two Ghanaian women at his camp has sparked anger among authorities in the North East region. The two women from Sakogu in the East Mamprusi municipality were accused of being witches and forced to the camp to participate in a ritual test that …

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Builders and funeral organisers arrested for blocking road

The Ministry of Roads and Highways Working Committee recently inaugurated for the protection of public roads, has caused the arrest of some builders and funeral organisers in Accra. According to the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Kaziyir Adam Bonaa, the suspects were arrested for engaging in various acts that amounted …

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Police foil attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra. The police in a short notification on its Facebook page stated that suspects involved in the botched robbery incident are being pursued by the Anti-Robbery unit of the police. The police …

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9 Ghanaian fishermen arrested in Lagos for smuggling nearly $500,000 worth of Indian Hemp

Nine Ghanaians are in the grips of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, for allegedly smuggling about 201 bags of Indian hemp (cannabis sativa) valued at N200m into Nigeria. Saharareporters.com indicates that the suspects, who are all fishermen, have been identified are Musa, Gasie, Adotete, …

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