CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Police on manhunt for K’si robbers

The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service is pursuing some robbery suspects who attacked two revenue collecting shops at Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday dawn. The robbers allegedly killed a night security guard of A2 Aluminum Profile Company and made away with close to GH¢90,000. …

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A/R: Armed robbers attack A2 Aluminium Company

A private security man  has been murdered by suspected robbers at Ahenema Kokoben in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti in an alledged robbery operation at A2 Aluminium Company Limited. The deceased, believed to be 45-year-old who was identified as Mr Annorh was reportedly killed on Tuesday October 20, …

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Two juveniles remanded for gang-rape

A Cape Coast District Court on Wednesday, October 20, ordered two 17-year-olds to be held in police custody. The two were among a gang of four, accused of raping a 17-year-old girl. Their pleas were not taken, but their offenses were read to them by the Court presided over by …

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SAD PHOTOS: Security gunned down by robbers at Santase-Kokoben

Suspected robbers have gunned down a security man who was guarding the office of A2 Enterprise, an aluminium products dealership venture at Santase-Kokoben in Kumasi. Bosompem Andoh, 49, was found dead, with stab wounds and his body dragged inside the shop. Owner of the shops say the robbers made away …

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Tarkwa: Two bullion van attackers arrested

The Tarkwa Police Divisional Command has arrested two persons in connection with the robbery incident that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, yesterday Monday October 18, October 18, 2021, in the Tarkwa Municipality. The suspects, Charles Enning and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah, both workers of Mon-Trans Limited are assisting in the investigation following …

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Shatta Wale hoax: Two suspects arrested for spreading fake news

• Police have arrested two suspects for spreading false news • The arrest is connected with viral news of a gun attack on Shatta Wale • This is the second police statement around the Shatta Wale shooting hoax Two persons connected to popular dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, have been arrested by the Ghana Police Service. …

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Pupils of Abansere Basic School learn under roofless shed

Pupils of Abansere Basic School in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region currently have classes under harsh and unfavourable conditions due to the absence of befitting classrooms. Pupils from classes two, three, and four learn under a shed that was constructed by the school with the support of …

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Mankarigu health workers return to post

Health workers at Mankarigu Health Centre in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region have returned to post after partially closing down the facility on Friday, October 15. Their decision to return to work follows a meeting between the North Gonja District Health Directorate and opinion leaders from the …

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Togolese, 20, jailed 12 years for defiling 11-yr-old girl

A 20-year-old man, Michael Banu, has been convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl. The Kibi Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Peter Oppong-Boahen passed the judgement. The accused pleaded guilty when the charge and facts were read and explained to him. A resident …

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Pregnant woman stabbed to death by husband at Nyankyerenease

A 31-year-old pregnant woman has been stabbed to death by her husband in front of her six-year-old daughter following a scuffle between the two at Nyankyerenease in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Betty, according to eyewitnesses was stabbed with a knife by her 40-year-old husband, Maxwell. …

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Dozens of Qnet agents and recruits arrested in Koforidua

Dozens of Qnet Agents and hundreds of recruits have been arrested by Police in Koforidua. The special operation carried out by Police and Ambulance service Personnel from the Counter-Terrorism and Concentration Camp located in Huhunya on Friday targeted places where Qnet agents operate and target their victims. The suspects include …

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Suame: Police after man who slit throat of colleague

Police at Suame in the Ashanti Region are on a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed his friend to death on Wednesday, October 13. The 23-year-old victim, Ebenezer Asare, died shortly after he was rushed to the hospital following the incident. Police say they have begun investigations into the …

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Police recruitment fraudster jailed 18 months

The Ho District Magistrate Court presided over by H.H. Mr Akosah Amoampong Agyiri Yaw has sentenced 21-year-old Frank Fenuku Junior to 18 months imprisonment for defrauding by false pretence. Prosecuting the case, Chief Inspector Clever Ayayee informed the court that on September 3, 2021, Police picked a fraudulent FACEBOOK publication, …

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Jealous gay man stabs lover for cheating

Two Gay lovers have been arrested by the Kasoa New Market Police after one inflicted cutlass wounds on his partner for allegedly cheating on him. The suspects are prince Nyator 22, and Evans Amoah 23 years. The incident happened Thursday evening around 6:30 PM. A Police source indicates that both …

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Kasoa Police arrest suspected gays after bloody disagreement

Police at Kasoa New Market in the Central Region have today (October 14, 2021) arrested two young men suspected to be homosexuals, according to multiple news outlets including Adom TV and Metro News. The two, whose names were given as Prince Nyator, 22 years and Evans Amoah, 23 years were …

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Man arrested after beating prophetess to ‘coma’

A 43-year-old, Kwabena Afriyie, has been arrested by the Anwiankwata District Police Command for beating his divorced wife, Prophetess Hagar Afriyie to coma. The unfortunate incident which happened on Saturday night at Poano sent Hagar into a coma. According to reports, the victim, Prophetess Hagar sustained various degrees of injuries …

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Ghana loses US$5 billion to mental health issues

The medical director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Pinaman Appau, has revealed that Ghana loses at least US$5 billion per year to mental health issues. Speaking to Asaase News, Dr Appau said the challenge is as a result of a lack of attention to the problem in the country. Her …

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Fake Ghanaians jailed over Ghana Card

The Head of Corporate Affairs at the National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that several foreigners have been prosecuted for posing as Ghanaians in their attempt to acquire the Ghana Card. Abudu Abdul Ganiu says though these persons presented “genuine documents, some later interviews showed that they were not Ghanaians.” …

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