Tag Archives: MURDER

Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life for murder of Thomas Sankara

A court in Burkina Faso has sentenced the country’s former president, Blaise Compaoré, to life in prison for the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, who was not one of those African leaders to be told what to do by western nations, was murdered after four years in power …

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I was never a suspect in my late wife’s murder – Chris Attoh breaks silence after 3 years

Actor Chris Attoh is finally opening up three years after his second wife, Bettie Jenifer, was shot dead in 2019. In an interview with Zionfelix, Chris Attoh denied claims that he was a suspect in his wife’s murder. According to him, per the law, the Police invited the close friends and family of Bettie …

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1982 Murder of Judges: Kwabena Agyapong recounts last moments with his dad

Kwabena Agyapong, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has opened up on his last encounter with his dad in 1982 before he was tricked out of the house and later found shot and burnt. Agyapong who described the murder as ‘savage’ stated on the March 23 edition …

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Murder of 3 High Court Judges: ‘I think Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth’ – Kwabena Agyepong

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, has spoken about the murder of his father and other judges in 1982 during the era of the Peoples National Defence Council (PNDC). According to him, people high up in power must have given orders for the ‘savage’ murder …

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Kasoa murder: I was nowhere near murder scene – Suspected killer tells court

Nicholas Kani, the second accused person for the murder of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdullah has said he was nowhere near the crime scene where the murder happened. Kani, has raised a defence of Alibi and said he has witnesses to support his defence of Alibi. An Alibi is a defence …

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Ho murder: Victim and suspect were both workers of Kekeli Hotel

Residents of Ho-Fiave, a suburb of the Volta regional capital, Ho were thrown into a shocking state on Monday, following the discovery of the body of a lady only known as Lizzy, in a double-decker refrigerator in a rented room of the boyfriend, who is currently on the run. The …

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Weija land guard butchers wheelchair man

A land guard identified only as T.T at Weija Old Town in the Greater Accra Region on Monday, 15 November 2021, threw caution to the wind and butchered a disabled man in a wheelchair with a machete over some disagreements.   Narrating his ordeal to the media after being treated …

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Tears as 15-year-old victim of Abesim murder is laid to rest

The 15-year-old victim of the cold-blooded Abesim killing, Stephen Sarpong, has been laid to rest in a tearful ceremony. The funeral was held in his family home at Alaska on Saturday, October 16. His parents, family and other sympathisers could not restrict themselves from shedding tears, as they demand justice …

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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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Anloga: Fisherman, 27, arrested for murder

A 27-year old fisherman, Yao Senya has been picked up by police in Anloga for stabbing a 71-year old man to death at Atito in the Anloga District of the Volta region. On Wednesday, 15 September 2021 a police report was received at the Alakple police station to the effect …

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