CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

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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Student arrested in connection with Nyinahin school fire

A spokesperson for the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nyinahin, Bismark Obuobi, has disclosed that the police has arrested a student suspected to be involved in the arson attack on a dormitory of the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School. “The arrest was made yesterday and the police commander in the …

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5 arrested with guns, ammunition and other weapons in Nsawam

Five persons have been arrested in Nsawam-Adoagyiri for possessing several guns, ammunition, and other offensive weapons without a license. The suspects were arrested along the Nsawam road by a patrol team on the evening of Monday, October 11, 2021. According to Rainbow Radio’s Prince Collins Bening, the suspects who were …

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Police foil robbery at Oyibi

The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service on Sunday, October 10 foiled a robbery attempt at Oyibi, a suburb of Accra, leading to the arrest of two suspects. Prime suspect Richard Narh, 45, had made his way into the residence of his victim by chiseling through the fence …

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One arrested; 15 tankers impounded in fake fuel supply

The Ashanti regional police command has arrested one suspect in connection to the alleged adulteration of fuel loaded from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to the Kumasi Bulk Oil storage depot. The suspects involved in the illegal fuel production include seven other fuel Tanker drivers who are currently at large. …

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Volta police arrests 3 for murder, trying to sell dead man

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested three men for alleged murder.   Kalefe Korku, 42; Afedo Kpotor, 21; and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27, were arrested in their attempt to sell the body of the murder victim, 30-year-old Albert Anyinado, to a fetish priest at Agbozume. The police got intelligence of …

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Policeman defiles class 5 pupil at Police Station

A 42-year-old police officer in the Volta Region is under investigation for allegedly defiling a class 5 Pupil of Ave Xevi Roman Catholic (R/C) Primary School in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region. The suspect, Sergeant Emmanuel Duah reportedly abducted the 13-year-old girl in a yet-to-be commissioned newly-built …

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