Tag Archives: PRISONERS

image captionPolice have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, of carrying out the attack More than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri …

The information available to MyNewsGh.com suggests that four inmates at the Bolgatanga Police cells have tested positive for COVID-19. This was discovered after seven inmates Sulemana Salifu Zibrim, Nyaaba Dominic, Charles Muftawu, Yaw Akurugu, Nathaniel Abugbire, Atingane Aporbono and Aloga Adongo who due for transfer to the Gambaga Local Prisons …

A group of 44 prisoners died in one night in a prison in Chad because they were all kept in the same cell in 46C heat, an investigation has concluded. Prosecutors had suggested that the group were suspected Boko Haram militants and had taken poison to kill themselves. But the …

South Africa’s prisons body says it has arrested all but eight of the 69 inmates who escaped from a facility in the Western Cape on Friday. Explaining how it had happened in a statement, South African Correctional Service said the prisoners had “overpowered officials during exercise” then “took the keys …

  John Dumelo is a Ghanaian actor,farmer and politician,  he keeps on bringing the best in him to change the society’s hardship on the side of others due to their current state in life.   Aspirant for NDC parliamentary candidate of Ayawaso West Constituency, keeps putting in much to put …

Inmates of the Ho Central Prisons have appealed to the Government to provide the Prisons with isolation centres in the wake of COVID-19. They also appealed for minor offenders to be freed to make room for social and physical distancing in the cells. The prisoners made the appeal when Mr …

A convicted prisoner and Five (5) out of Twenty-Seven (27) persons who were arrested by the Adenta police for violating the restriction order have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to police sources available to this portal, the three women and three men respectively whose samples were taken and …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to a total of 808 prisoners upon the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State. The amnesty is also in accordance with Article 72 (1) of the Constitution, a statement from the Prisons Service stated. The categories …

A project that seeks to protect and improve the welfare of prisoners and ex-convicts has, within the period of 12-months, extended free legal services to 48 remand prisoners in and around Tamale. The project dubbed: “Harnessing Opportunities for Prison Ex-convicts” (HOPE), is an initiative of the Centre for Social Development …