A twenty-year-old boy is in the custody of police in Damongo for allegedly kidnapping an 8-year-old girl. The suspect who has been identified as Nicholas was reportedly arrested and handed over to the police after several hours of manhunt. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Alhassan-Kura a …
Read More »Court fines Takoradi woman who faked kidnapping, pregnancy GHC7,200
Josephine Panyin Simons Mensah the lady at the centre of the fake pregnancy and kidnapping in Takoradi has been fined GHC7,200 by the Takoradi Circuit court A presided over by His Honour, Michael Ampadu on count two of her offense. She has 14 days to pay the fine. The accused …
Read More »Abuakwa kidnapping: Police successfully rescue 34-year-old woman
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed it through its anti-armed robbery operations successfully rescued the 34-year-old female victim who MyNewsGH.com reported earlier was kidnapped by armed robbers at Asonomaso in Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. “Police have successfully rescued the female victim who was taken away by the armed robbers”, the Police …
Read More »KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife granted GH₵300K bail
The Kumasi High Court has granted bail to a senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Wilberforce Aggrey, who is standing trial over the disappearance of his wife, Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, a staff of the Lands Commission in Kumasi. He has been granted bail of GH¢300,000 …
Read More »Methodist Church leader shares harrowing kidnapping experience
The head of Nigeria’s Methodist Church, Samuel Kanu has said a ransom of 100m naira ( $240,000, £193,000) was paid to secure his freedom and two other priests who were kidnapped with him. Dr Kanu was kidnapped on Sunday on a highway while returning from a church event in the south-eastern part …
Read More »Police arrest undertaker for kidnapping his own daughter
The Mile Seven Police Command have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped his daughter and pretender she was missing. The suspect Kojo Dyunie, an undertaker, age 33, whose accomplice is currently at large was said to have kidnapped the victim, Dzifa Dyunie, who was living with a guardian at Lapaz-Tabora …
Read More »Court denies KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife bail again
A Kumasi High Court has denied the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) lecturer being prosecuted for allegedly kidnapping his wife, Dr Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, bail. According to the presiding judge, the bail cannot be granted because the filing of witness statements has not been completed, myjoyonline.com reports. …
Read More »Nigerian kidnapping kingpin sentenced to life
Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans”, has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017. The CEO of a pharmaceuticals firm was held for nearly three months before managing to escape and …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Takoradi kidnapping: Court orders suspect to undergo pregnancy test
A Takoradi Harbour Circuit court, presided over by Michael Ampadu, has ordered that a pregnancy test be done on Joana Krah before convicting her. On Monday, when the accused person appeared in court, she pleaded guilty to all the two charges leveled against her by the police. Madam Krah and two …
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