Tag Archives: VOLTA

Volta Secessionists trial: 10 new suspects arraigned

Defence lawyers in the ongoing Volta Secessionists case have clashed with prosecution over the jurisdiction of the court where the accused persons were arraigned. The Prosecution led by ASP Sylvester Asare today amended the charge sheet earlier filed on November 9 which had some 24 accused persons standing trial to …

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Volta ‘Rebels’ Planning Another Attack – Police

Militants of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) and the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) are planning another attack, a police document has revealed. According to the document intercepted from the Volta Regional Police Command, the two secessionist groups are planning to attack “critical national facilities and government officials. As …

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Our 4000-man army dragons will re-claim ‘the motherland’ in 21 days – Volta separatists warn

A group calling itself the Dragons of Western Togoland military army has sent a note of caution to Energy Minister John Peter Amewu, Volta Regional Minister Archibald Yao Letsa and the MP for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that it will move to claim “the motherland” in the next 21 days. …

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We’ll invoke ancestral gods to strike down leaders betraying Volta Region – Asogli Youth

The youth of the Asogli traditional area in the Volta Region have threatened to invoke the gods of their ancestors to strike any leaders in the region who may be betraying the region vis-à-vis secessionist activities there in recent times. Additionally, the youth have thrown a challenge to the members …

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We Rioted Over EC Missing Names – Volta Rebels

Some of the ‘rebels’ arrested in connection with the agenda to push for a so-called Western Togoland in the Volta Region are making astonishing claims that they got involved in the melee because of the Electoral Commission (EC) and the fact that there is ongoing discrimination against the Ewe ethnic …

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Video: White Volta Flood Divides Bawku, Bolga; No Movement

Poor communities in Zebilla and Bazua of the Upper East Region continue to face hardship following the Bagre Dam spillage accompanied by torrential rains. Floodwaters from the spillage has created what appears to be a small river across the only Bolga-Bawku road. The fate of passengers from Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, …

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14 suspected Volta separatists to be arraigned

The Volta Regional Police Command has served notice that it is preparing to put the 14 suspected separatists arrested on Saturday, May 30, 2020, before a court in the coming days. The notice was contained in a release issued by the command and signed by its Public Affairs Officer (PAO), …

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4 more bodies retrieved from Volta Lake

Four more bodies have been retrieved from the Volta Lake in a Boat accident which occurred last Thursday. The four; two males and two females were retrieved Saturday bringing the total number of recovered bodies to five. Background About 25 passengers returning from Dzemeni to Agalakope met a violent storm …

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Volta roads neglect: We don’t buy your wishy-washy explanation – Volta Minority

The Volta Caucus of the Minority in Parliament has described as “wishy-washy” the denials by Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo that the omission of roads in the Volta Region from a list of roads to be fixed in 2020 was a “genuine mistake” rather than a deliberate act. Addressing the media …

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