CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Police chase armed robbers at Afiedanyigba with ‘toy’ guns

When armed robbers struck at Afiedenyigba in the Keta Constituency of the Volta Region earlier in the week, the Police’s response was to go after them with guns that could not fire, Whatsup New gathered. According to a group of Anlo citizens of the Volta Region called “Concerned Citizens of Anlo” who are lamenting …

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68-year-old trader crushed to death by faulty vehicle

A 68-year-old woman met her tragic end Wednesday morning when a vehicle loaded with foodstuffs ran over her at the entrance of the Agomanya market in the Eastern Region. The accident occurred when a Mitsubishi mini bus with registration number GW 3696-X loaded with foodstuffs and heading from Yonguasi, a …

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Cape Coast daylight robbery: All you need to know

• Cape Coast recorded the latest incident of daylight robbery • A businessman was attacked by armed robbers who shot him and bolted with his money • Police have placed a 5,000 cedi reward on information leading to arrest of the culprits Another month and another daylight robbery incident in …

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Police arrest five more suspects in Afiadenyigba robbery

Police in the Volta Region have arrested ten(10) armed robbers who robbed a company and occupants of a vehicle at Anlo-Afiadenyigba. On 1st October, 2021, a Police-community partnership-led operation resulted in the initial arrest of five(5) persons, Haruna Tobolka, aged 36, Akwasi Owusu aged 18, Famous Normesi aged 29, LumorEric …

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Case of Caregiver held for baby’s death adjourned to Nov. 15

The Adentan District Court has adjourned the case in which Clara Ayan Ampah, a caregiver has been held for the death of an eleven-month-old baby to November 15. This was because the court magistrate of the Adentan District Court has been on leave. At the last court sitting, prosecution informed …

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Alleged motor thief nearly lynched at Assin Adiembra

A suspected motorbike thief was nearly lynched by an angry mob at Assin Adiembra in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The timely intervention of the police at Assin Aworoso saved his life. The suspect is currently on admission at St. Francis Xavier Hospital in Assin Fosu receiving …

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Ecobank staff jailed for stealing customers deposit

Ad • Prince Sam Essuman has been jailed for twelve years • He stole from customers deposit • He was found guilty of nine counts Prince Sam Essuman, a staff of Ecobank has been sentenced to twelve years for stealing funds from the bank’s depositors. The Tema Circuit Court ‘B’ …

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Credit officer jailed two years for stealing, two others fined

Henry Adotey Allotey, an Account officer of Kalmoni Group/ Japan Motors, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing GHS73,000 belonging to his employer. Allotey had earlier on refunded GHS22,000 out of the amount he stole. The court in its judgment further ordered Allotey to refund GHS51,000 out of …

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Father hacks son for tapping his palm trees

A 63-year-old palm wine tapper, Gordon Teye, popularly known as ‘Kampala’, has butchered his son at Assin Amanbete Larteh, near Assin Anyinabirem, in the Assin South District of the Central Region for wine from his palm trees. Narrating the incident to Angel FM’s Kwame Owusu Shadrack, Isaac Kwame Tetteh, 31, …

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Takoradi ‘pregnant’ woman finally meets bail

Josephine Panyin Mensah, who allegedly faked a pregnancy and kidnapping in Takoradi in the Western Region, has finally met her bail conditions. A week after being granted bail by a Takoradi Circuit Court, the 27-year-old had failed to meet the bail conditions. She was granted bail by His Honour Michael …

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8 things you should never do while having s3x

When you’re in bed with your lover, the last thing you want to do is turn them off. Not everyone is clear on his mind on how to have sex which feels great. That said, here are a few common blunders that you should not commit: Not kissing Believe it …

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Woman, 27, beheads husband By

A 27-year-old woman has allegedly beheaded her husband Lartey Daniel, 35, in a bizarre circumstance at My God Village at Tei Glover, a farming Community near Akyem Bosuso in Fanteakwa South District in Eastern Region. The suspect, Rachel Tetteh has been arrested by Police while the headless body was deposited …

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GNASSM arrests 13 illegal miners, 60 mining equipment burnt

Thirteen (13) illegal miners have been arrested by the task force of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM). The suspects including some West African Nationals were arrested at Accra Village, Mampong, Nkatieso, Mokyere, and other places operating on the Birim River. The GNASSM Taskforce commander Don Chebe …

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Police foil robbery attack at Varenpare

The Upper West Police Command has foiled a robbery attack at Varenpere in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The Police said it picked intelligence on Friday, October 1, that some armed robbers were hiding in the bush planning an attack on commuters on the Wa-Wechau road. …

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Five armed robbers arrested at Afiadenyigba

Five armed robbers have been arrested on Saturday, October 2, at about 11.30 pm at Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region. They were arrested by a joint team of police officers and the people of the town. The robbers, according to the Police, attacked a shop and shot into a vehicle. …

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The Importance of Education On Gynaecological Conditions and Menstrual Hygiene

Speciallady Awareness carries a yearly outreach program to inspire, educate, and raise awareness for women on reproductive health issues, and to combat menstrual poverty. From Monday 27th September to Thursday 30th September 2021, the NGO carried out outreach projects, providing education on women reproductive health and donating sanitary products, hygiene …

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Dep. Minister leads destruction of mining equipment, 6 arrested

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources George Mireku Duker has led a joint operation of Military and Police against illegal mining in Birim North and Asante Akyem South Districts in Eastern and Ashanti Regions respectively. Six suspected illegal miners were arrested. A total of 19 chanfan machines and …

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Police arrest two motorbike thieves in Ketu

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested two armed robbers who attacked and stole a motorbike from a resident at Tadzewu in the Ketu North Municipal Area of the Volta Region. The suspects, Michael Maccatus, aged 31, and Wisdom Agbotokpo, aged 25 robbed a victim of his motorcycle after inflicting …

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Student allegedly killed by roommate’s boyfriend

A first-year female student at Laikipia University’s main campus, in Kenya, has been killed by a man alleged to be her roommate’s boyfriend. The deceased, Gertrude Chepkoech, was eliminated by the man, identified as Ezra, a non-student alleged to be a motor rider locally referred to as Boda Boda. The incident …

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2 nabbed for robbery

Two young men are in the grips of the police for robbing a commercial motorbike rider in Kudzeagbakorpe, a community near Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality. According to the Police, the suspects hired the services of the victim, Awudi Kwame, to transport them from Tadzewu to Ave-Dakpa on September …

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