Tag Archives: ARREST

‘Policeman’, 2 accomplices in GHc147,000 recruitment scam

A self-styled policeman and two others have been hauled before a court over their alleged involvement in a GHc147,000 recruitment scam. 26-year-old Albert Bruce who parades himself as a senior police officer with the connivance of two others succeeded in duping about 51 persons under the guise of getting them …

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Two persons jailed for robbery

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) court has sentenced two persons to 10 years imprisonment each for robbing a mechanic at the Atafoa Forest Reserve, near Kumasi. Atta Thomas, 23 and Kwaku Mensah, 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge but were convicted by the court after trial, presided over by …

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Man handed 21 years jail sentence for defiling 4-month old baby

A 31-year-old man in Zomba, Mumuderanji Kayere, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for defiling a 4-month old baby. Senior Resident Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe said he run out of the best words to express the behavior of the convict considering the age difference and what he really wanted …

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High Court issues arrest warrant against assemblyman, two others in Namoalug-Shaanxi Case

A High Court in the Upper East Region has directed the police to arrest three people including the Assemblyman for Gaare-Gbane (an electoral area in the Talensi District) for failing to appear in court for an ongoing hearing of a civil case related to land ownership and mining. The assemblyman …

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JHS student who led 15 men to attack his maths teacher arrested

The Nungua Police Command has arrested the 17-year-old student of the Nungua Krowor 2 Junior High School (JHS) who led a gang to attack his mathematics teacher in school. This was made known by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krowor Constituency, Joshua Nii Bortey in an interview with Citi …

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Carpenter arrested for stealing coffin in Accra

A carpenter at Ayigbe Town in Abossey Okai, Accra, George Amoah is in the grips of the Korle Bu police for allegedly stealing a coffin worth GHS2000. The suspect was arrested after a complaint and a tip-off on the incident. According to the Accra Region Police PRO, DSP Effia Tenge, …

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Arrest warrant issued for AbaThembu King Buyelekaya Dalindyebo

The Mthatha magistrate’s court on Thursday issued a warrant of arrest against the AbaThembu King Buyelekaya Dalindyebo. The monarch failed to appear in court on charges that he allegedly assaulted his son, the former acting king, Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo, in 2020. NPA spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said Dalindyebo was due to …

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Woman arrested for having s3x with 13-year-old boy

A yet-to-be-identified Greendale woman has been arrested after she was caught red-handed having sex with a 13-year-old boy at the teenager’s parents’ home in Houghton Park, Zimbabwe. The minor’s mother got the shock of her life when she returned home on Tuesday, February 23, and caught her son being sexually abused by …

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Adanse Fomena bullion van robbery: Ashanti police arrest 5 suspect 

The Ashanti Regional Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers believed to have killed a police officer in a bullion van attack at Adanse Fomena  on January 19, 2021. Addressing  journalists on Monday February 22, 2021 at the Central Police Command monitored by OTEC News’ Kwame Agyenim Boateng, police …

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Namon Sec/Tech. staff arrested over GHS244K recruitment scam

A 45-year-old tutor at Namon Senior High School in the Offinso Municipality of the Ashanti region has been remanded by the Offinso Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding two Pastors and other residents of the community of a total amount of GHS244,700. The two Pastors namely Bernard Kokroko and Eric Owusu …

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