Tag Archives: SOLDIER

A disgruntled retired Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier has abandoned his children. Mr Zaidi Bafonza,54, number RA/ 118292, who retired in 1992 from UPDF a month ago, abandoned his eight children in a makeshift house in Bukolooto trading centre in Kayunga District on claims that he had failed to …

Mohammed Mustapha Yussif, who was sentenced to 15years in prison with three others has been arranged before the Tamale Circuit Court in connection with another alleged car snatching incident in Tamale in the Northern region. The accused person has been accused of stealing a Toyota Camry Spider with registration number …

A military man on anti-galamsey operations is in the grips of the Wassa Akropong District police for allegedly raping an 18-year-old lady at Yaw Gyimakrom near Hemang in the Western Region Police confirmed to MyNewsGh.com that the victim (Name withheld) and the boyfriend Bismarck Antwi were returning home from a …

• Ten persons charged with high treason standing trial for alleged coup • Accused persons include seven officers of the Ghana Armed Forces • Coup masterminded by Dr Fredrick Yao Mac Palm A prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial of some ten persons including seven officers of the Ghana …

Major General Robert Kotei was a soldier, politician and a track & field athlete who held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) which ruled Ghana …

The soldier who was filmed drunk in Pretoria has been demoted.  Image: Screengrab A soldier who was filmed in a drunken stupor in Pretoria earlier this month has been demoted, the SA National Defence Force said on Tuesday. A video of the officer surrounded by shocked community members while he struggled …

• A military officer at Burma Camp has taken his life • His lifeless body was found hanging on a tree • Investigations are underway to discover more details W.O II Robert Doku, a serving military officer with the Army Recruit Training School has reportedly taken his life. Reports from …

A soldier in a military pick-up that was moving behind a bullion van has allegedly shot and injured a motorcyclist at East Legon in Accra. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon. According to an eyewitness, the soldier, who was in a military pick-up vehicle, after shooting the motorcyclist, moved on …

  A Police Officer has sustained cuts on his eye after he got into a physical fight with a military officer. The incident occurred at the Osu Bus Stop around the Osu Presby Church on Friday evening when he attempted handcuffing a Military officer for obstructing his lawful duty. The …

A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, LCP Mahmud Sulaiman, committed suicide by shooting himself dead after he shot dead a customs officer at the Oloko checkpoint, Gbaji on Badagry-Seme expressway on Wednesday, June 2. According to reports, the soldier accidentally shot the Customs officer when his own …