CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Man jailed 3 years for stealing policeman’s plantain

A young man whose name is given as Mensah Moses has been jailed for three years for stealing plantain from the garden of a Policeman. Narrating his sad ordeal to Crime Check Foundation, Mensah indicated that he shares a wall with the Policeman at Saltpond in the Central region and …

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Suhum shooting chaos: Police officer arrested, gun retrieved

The Suhum Police have arrested Detective Sargent Welbeck Agyina in connection with the shooting incident which led to the injury of seven persons at Suhum on Saturday during the installation of Nana Ohene Fianko, National Security Operative as Akyempimhene. The suspect who also sustained minor injuries in his right palm …

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Police arrest five over stabbing of Konongo Odumase SHS student

Ad Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Larhan Samu’un, a first year male student of the Konongo Odumase Senior High School on Friday, November 5. At least five students, including a key suspect Emmanuel Frimpong,17, have been picked up in connection with the incident which occured at …

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Three dead as gunmen open fire on passersby

Unknown gunmen on Friday evening opened fire on passersby at Neokeisima junction, Umulogho in Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, killing three on the spot. According to The Nation, the shooting, which took place around 7.50 pm, caused pandemonium as residents and passersby scamper for safety. An eyewitness …

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Hohoe police intercept ammunitions on bus

The Hohoe District Police Command in the Volta region has intercepted two cartons of AAA and BBB cartridges on board a Yutong bus traveling to Kpassa in the Oti Region. The police acted on intelligence and dispatched a team to search all vehicles entering the district from Accra. According to …

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Farmer sentenced to 24 years imprisonment over defilement

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a farmer to 24 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a five-year-old girl. The convict, Richard Wonder, 24, pleaded not guilty to the charge but was later found guilty by the court. Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako told the court …

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A better world is near

Accra will be one of the thousands of communities around the globe that will receive a powerful message of hope this November, as Jehovah’s Witnesses embark on a special campaign focusing attention on the Bible’s hope for a better world. The campaign will feature the distribution of a special edition …

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Police chases man for hacking girlfriend with hammer in KEEA

The Komenda- Edina- Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipal police in the Central Region is on a manhunt for suspect Kwesi Thomas, 40, for allegedly hacking his girlfriend, Celina Kakra, 24, with a hammer over the payment for expenses she incurred after a miscarriage. Narrating the matter to Accra 100. 5 FM mid-day …

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Police arrest five tricycle riders on motorway

TWI NEWS • The riders were intercepted while on the motorway • The Ayawaso North has vowed to clamp down on riders • The ban on tricycles was passed on November 1, 2021 Police have intercepted five Tricycles locally known as ‘Aboboyaa’ operators along the Tema motorway stretch in the …

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Kintampo, 3 others to get Zipline drone centers

Kintampo in the Bono East Region is one of four towns in line to have Zipline drone centers, the Vice President has announced. Since its partnership in Ghana in 2019, Zipline drone services have been used in the delivery of over 450,000 medical commodities in Ghana. Zipline distributed nearly 1 …

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Korle-Bu to begin liver transplant procedures in new milestone

Authorities of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital have announced that the facility will begin liver transplant procedures this week. This will be the first time a hospital in Ghana will carry out a liver transplant. The  CEO of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, said this was a key …

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Police arrest over 100 persons in dawn swoop at Gomoa Nyanyano

More than 100 persons have been arrested by the Central East Police Command in a dawn swoop last Friday. The persons were arrested at SMG arena pub on the Gomoa Nyanyano stretch as part of police operations to clamp down on criminal activities happening in Kasoa and its surrounding communities. …

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Health workers’ strike: KATH Out Patient Deptartment deserted

The Out-patient Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, continues to remain empty five days into the strike action by members of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU). The nationwide strike action, which was declared on Tuesday, October 26, this year is in protest of an alleged …

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Gunmen attack Piengua Chief, 10 others at festival

The Divisional Chief of Piengua traditional area Nene Tetteh Zogli III and about ten(10) others including his elders and followers have reportedly been attacked by some unknown armed men at Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region on Saturday. A group of young men wielding guns, sticks and machetes …

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Tricycle rider jailed 10 years for defiling 14-year-old

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 22-year-old tricycle rider to 10 years imprisonment over defilement. Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor is said to have defiled the victim aged 14 in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra. Charged with defilement, Otumfuor, pleaded guilty and he was convicted …

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Kintampo police recapture Bole Fulani robbery, kidnapping suspect

The Kintampo Police in Bono East Region have re-arrested a robbery and kidnapping suspect, Ali Igudu, who escaped from the exchange of gunfire with officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate at the Bole District of the Savannah Region. According to information from the Kintampo Police, they gathered intelligence that suspects …

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Man nabbed for possessing narcotic substance in Volta Region

Police in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region have arrested a man for allegedly possessing some five slabs of narcotic substances believed to be transported from Accra. The arrest was made during one of the Police’s Patrol Duties on the Accra-Aflao highway on October 28, 2021, at about …

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