A level 200 student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has committed suicide after a few misunderstandings with his father at Wassa Akropong. Isaac Ofori is said to have gone out with his friends where he took in some hard liquors. This didn’t sit well with …
Read More »Wassa Akropong bank robbery suspects arrested; one shot dead
The police have arrested two men, suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers who attacked the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong on 27th June 2022. The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed, according to a police statement, were arrested at hideouts …
Read More »35-year-old man trapped to death in a well at Wassa Akropong
The Police in Wassa Akropong in the Western Region are investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 35-year-old, in a well in which he was working. Kwabena Boateng is alleged to have been working on a well constructed for a client at Wassa Akropong when the misfortune happened. …
Read More »Seven robbers arrested at Wassa Powuako after robbing 42k, phones
Seven suspected armed robbers have been arrested in two separate anti-robbery operations in the Western Region. Four of the suspects – Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw Boadi, Sampson Attobra and Kweku Koduah – were arrested at their hideout at Wassa Powuako. The arrest was after they had robbed their victims of …
Read More »Six dead, 22 others injured on Wassa Akropong Bawdie road
Six lives have been claimed in an accident involving three cars at Wassa Asikuma on the Wassa Akropong Bawdie road in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality. The cars involved in the accident on Thursday afternoon were; a taxi, a Mercedez Benz Sprinter, and a Kia truck with registration numbers; GT …
Read More »Head-on train collision at Wassa Manso
Two trains have collided at Wassa Manso Fire service personnel aid The incident occurred on Saturday morning A head-on collision by two trains at Wassa Manso in the Western Region has resulted in the death of many passengers on board. The incident is said to have happened around 2 am …
Read More »Man nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items at Wassa Akropong
A 26-year-old young man was nearly lynched for stealing meat, stew and other items in a cluster of houses at Agapet, a suburb of Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amwenfi Municipality. The thief who gave his name as Kobby carried his ‘stealing operation’ on Thursday; a market day at …
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