CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Day light robbers made away with over GH¢400,000 – Victims

Some traders at Allabar and Aboabo Station in the Kumasi Metropolis who witnessed the gruesome robbery and shooting incident in the area have disclosed that the robbers made away with over 400,000 Ghana cedis. Seven armed robbers on Friday, October 30, 2020, invaded Kumasi Allabar with AK-47 guns and machetes …

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No coronavirus deaths recorded in October – Ghana Health Service

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country did not record any COVID-19 deaths in October. It said the updated COVID-19 related deaths announced were not recent, but it was as a result of an ongoing COVID-19 data reconciliation being done in all regions to usher in the next phase of measures to tackle the pandemic. Dr Franklin …

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We’ve never seen computers before – Kwahyia JHS students

Junior High School Students at Kwahyia, a farming community in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern region say they have not seen computers before, despite it being part of the curriculum. According to the students, the situation continues to have negative effect on their learning of Information Communication and Technology …

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Alabar Robbery: Identities of 2 teenage robbers unveiled

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has unveiled the identities of two teenage robbers arrested in connection with the daylight robbery incident at Alabar, a suburb of Kumasi on Friday afternoon. Suspects Salifu Iddrisu and Ali Razak both 18 were two of three suspects arrested by the police for engaging in …

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Two Ghanaians caged in US over romance scam

Two Ghanaians resident in the U.S have been slapped with a total of eight years jail term and been ordered by a court to return whopping sums of money they stole in a romance scam. Kahad Al Wuupini, 35 and Thomas Inkoom, 42, pleaded guilty to the money laundering conspiracy …

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Search continues for missing Police officer

Police Personnel and residents of Asuboi and nearby Communities near Suhum in the Eastern Region are continuing the search for a 50-year-old Police officer who has been missing for days. Charles Adamu, the Police Inspector who is a driver attached to the Police Hospital in Accra reportedly went missing Friday, …

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Cleaner jailed 8 years for defiling victim in public toilet

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old cleaner to an eight-year jail term for defiling a 12-year-old minor in a public toilet at La. Some’ Amos, a Burkinabe, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement, was found guilty by the Court, presided over by Mrs Christiana Cann, …

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Gunmen hijack Walewale highway in more robbery attacks

There has been another robbery attack at Walewale in the North East Region less than 24 hours after gunmen attacked and robbed mobile money vendors at a suburb of the town. A vehicle, carrying about 20 passengers and traveling from Nalerigu to Bolga, was attacked between Wulugu and Karimenga by …

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Alabar robbery: 3 suspects arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police has apprehended three suspects in connection with a robbery attack at Alabar High Street in Kumasi on Friday afternoon. The police have identified Hamza Nuhu, 22; Salifu Iddrisu, 18 and Ali Razak, 18 as accused persons whose actions lead to the death of Anwar Hussain, a …

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Two more suspects arrested over Mfantseman MP murder

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Mfantseman lawmaker Ekow Quansah Hayford. Police prosecutors on Friday informed the Accra Circuit Court hearing the case against the suspects of the new arrests. Already six persons Alhasan Abubakar alias Fulani (phone repairer) Nasiru Fudailu (businessman) Alhassan …

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WATCH VIDEO: Gunmen Hijack Alabar Market, Kill Two

At least four gunmen stormed Alabar market in the Ashanti Region today, Friday, October 30, 2020. The gang, according to an eyewitness shot four persons killing two in the process. “They shot like four people. Two of them are dead,” he added. He described the assailants as robbers. Traders at …

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BoG driver charged with manslaughter over death of ‘girlfriend’

The Attorney-General (AG) has asked the Police to formally charge Edwin Awuku – the man who allegedly shot and killed one Madam Comfort Owusu Afriyie – with manslaughter. This was when Awuku, a driver with Ghana’s Central Bank, appeared before a new judge at the Asokwa District Court after spending close to …

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Two farmers grabbed over human trafficking

Two farmers, Kabu Ayiku Petsi and Daniel Gaglozu, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly trafficking an eight-year-old boy. Gaglozu is said to have given the victim to Petsi to serve as herdsman. The Court, presided over by Mrs. Christiana Cann, was told that the victim was …

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Drunk armed robber arrested after revealing criminal act

The Nkawie circuit court has remanded an eighteen-year-old boy into police custody for robbing a small scale gold miner at Mpatuam, in the Amansie West District. Amidu Salifu was arrested after he got drunk and revealed the heinous crime to some people, including a witness in the case, at a …

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SAD PHOTOS: Filling Station Owner Shot Dead at Asuadai

A staunch businessman and Filling station owner, Alhaji Sadick Abubakar on Wednesday October 28, 2020  shot dead by  unidentified armed men at Asuadei in Ahafo Ano South District  in the Ashanti region. Residents of Asuadei woke up this morning to hear a heartbreaking news when filling station owner Alhaji Sadick Abubakar was …

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Review Free SHS policy now – CHASS

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools(CHASS) has called for an immediate review of the Free Senior High Schol policy. The conference holds the view that the policy which implementation started three years ago has resulted in the collapse of Parent Teachers Associations in schools across the country …

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Man who suffered from breast cancer shares experience

Breast cancer has for a long time been known to be a disease that solely affects women, yet recent discoveries have shown that more and more cases of breast cancer in men are being diagnosed in last few decades. To help mark Breast Cancer Awareness month, a survivor of this …

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3 Arrested for Robbing Passengers At Wulugu

Three suspected armed robbers are in the grips of the Walewale Divisional Police Command for robbing passengers at Wulugu in the West Mamprusi municipality of the North East Region. The suspects are Bugri Karim, a 40-year-old farmer, Inusah Delali, 24-year-old herdsman and Sumaila Kadri, 23-year-old herdsman. According to the police …

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2 miscreants arrested for attempting to disrupt voting in Ho

Two miscreants were yesterday arrested by personnel of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit of the Ghana Police Service, for their attempt to disrupt a simulation voting exercise in Ho, yesterday. The SWAT team arrived swiftly at the scene amid warning shots when one of the trouble makers was …

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Man stabs his father to death

A-29-year old man, who allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old father to death and injured his wife, on Saturday at Kotobabi in Accra, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, Samuel Ofosu, is in the custody of the police assisting in investigations. The body of the father, Kofi Ofosu, has been …

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Man arrested for possessing pistol

A 36-year-old man, Kofi Klutse has been arrested for allegedly possessing a foreign pistol after he was realized to be a key suspect in a case under investigation by the Akatsi Police Command. The suspect, popularly known as ‘Wonderful Tiger’ was arrested at Tordzinu near Akatsi in the Volta region. …

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Driver arrested for killing police officer

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old truck driver for running over one of its officers at a checkpoint near Apam in the Central Region. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, DSP Irene Serwaa Opong, the suspect, Francis Akese who was driving …

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