Tag Archives: WA

Man in Wa flogging video reveals fear of losing an eye after incident

The man filmed being whipped at the forecourt of the Wa Naa’s Palace last week has revealed the impact of the incident on his life generally. According to him, aside from the physical injuries that he sustained, there is the social impact that has caused him to lose his livelihood …

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Wa flogging incident: 3 suspects; 13 rioters granted bail

The Wa circuit court, presided over by His Honor Jonathan Avogo has granted bail to all the three persons suspected to have been involved in the flogging of the two lovers whose nude videos went viral on social media. The court also ordered the release of some 13 others who …

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WATCH: Terrifying accounts of how the military brutalised residents of Wa over a ‘missing’ phone

One of the witnesses in the case of some military men brutalizing residents of Wa in the Upper West Region on July 1, 2021, has given disturbing details of how the town came under the angry viciousness of some soldiers. Contained in the Investigative Report of the Committee on Defence …

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I ordered the flogging of ‘sex tape’ youth — Wa Naa makes U-turn

After denying knowledge of flogging two persons, barely 24 hours ago, Na Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Waala Traditional Council has stated that their flogging was under his orders. The two were allegedly involved in a sex video scandal that went viral. He said it formed part …

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List of all 97 soldiers who ransacked, brutalised residents in Wa

The final Investigative report of the Committee on Defence and Interior on the Incident of the Military-Civil Brutality in Wa has been made public. In the report, it recommended that more experienced hands in the military be sent to the 10 Mechanised Battalion to help with the execution of the …

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Wa flogging: 18 arrested as youth clash with police

The youth of Wa in the Upper West Region on Wednesday evening clashed with the police over the arrest of three persons who allegedly instigated the public flogging of two lovers whose sex tape leaked on social media. Eighteen of the rampaging youth were arrested after they besieged the Upper West Regional Police headquarters …

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Stones, teargas and warning shots as Wa youth demand release of ‘sex tape’ floggers

News emerged late Wednesday evening that hundreds of young people had thronged a local Police station demanding the release of three persons arrested in connection with the flogging of two persons captured on a leaked sex tape. A Citi News reporter reported that the police contingent comprised about 200 men …

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Wa: Angry youth besiege police station; demand release of persons arrested over flogging incident

Some angry youth in Wa besieged the Upper West regional police command on Wednesday evening, demanding the release of the three persons arrested for their alleged involvement in the flogging of the two youngsters whose sex video went viral on social media. The youth, numbering over 300 pelted stones and …

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I take full responsibility for the flogging of two lovers —Wa Naa makes U-turn

After denying knowledge of flogging two persons, barely 24 hours ago, Na Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the Waala Traditional Council has stated that their flogging was under his command. The two were allegedly involved in a sex video scandal that went viral. He said it formed part …

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