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11 Dec

Police Arrest 106 Suspects Over Post-Election Violence

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The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of nine suspects linked to the arson attack on the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Ayensuano in the Eastern Region. This development brings the total number of arrests related to post-election disturbances to 106. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Police confirmed that all 106 suspects are “currently undergoing due legal processes.” The suspects, now in custody, are assisting w Advertisement ith investigations. “This arrest brings the total number of suspects so far arrested in connection with the post-election disturbances to 106, all of whom are currently undergoing due legal processes,”…

24 Oct

Senior Military Officer, Four Others Remanded For Allegedly Kidnapping A Dutch National

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A Senior military officer and four accomplices have been remanded in custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in a robbery and kidnapping of a Dutch national. WOI Elorm John Ahiakpor, along with Silas Amewonye, a 25-year-old farmer; Farouk Nuodio, a 32-year-old trader; Daniel Kwesi Obiri Yeboah, also known as Aljazeera, a 49-year-old trader; and Michael Nana Addo, a 25-year-old carpenter, face charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping, as well as robbery and kidnapping. All five pleaded not guilty before the court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah. The accused’s lawyers, Andy Vortia and Carlos…

21 Oct

I Have Been Arrested Countless Times By The Police – Darkovibes

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Ghanaian musician Darkovibes has shared that he has been arrested multiple times by the police due to his admission of using marijuana. During an interview with Accra-based TV3, Darkovibes mentioned that he often gets picked up right after studio sessions or performances, and is subjected to lengthy searches. Despite these encounters, Darkovibes maintains a positive relationship with many police officers. “They bother me a lot. But... I have a very good relationship with many police officers, okay? They have arrested me numerous times. Not just after a studio session, but also after a show, they can detain me and search…

20 Sep

Two More Suspects Arrested Over DRIP Clash At Apam

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The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons and declared others wanted in connection with violent disturbances which left one person injured at Apam in the Central Region on September 16, 2024. The suspects, who have been identified as NDC Gomoa West constituency chairman, Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, Stephen Cobbinah alias Bonjour, and Joseph Mensah alias Kofi Kokor. They, together with others, armed with offensive weapons, disrupted a commissioning ceremony for the equipment for the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP) at Apam. This resulted in the violence between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC)…

06 Sep

Man Nabbed For Allegedly Killing Sister, Lover And Friend

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In a tragic turn of events, a 300-level student from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos State, has reportedly been killed by her abductor. Christiana left her home in the Itaoluwo area of Ikorodu to travel to the University of Lagos in Yaba, where she was undergoing her industrial training when she was abducted by kidnappers. The suspect has since been arrested after combined efforts from security agencies. In a now-viral post on X, a user named @letter_to_jack shared that intelligence agents were able to track down…

30 May

Man, 45, In Custody Over Attempted Defilement At Tuba Kuwait

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A 45-year-old man, Efo Emma has been apprehended by the Tuba Police Command for allegedly fingering and nearly defiling a three-year-old girl at Tuba Kuwait in the Ga South Municipality of Greater Accra Region. Police sources revealed that, the suspect took the little girl to his room and inserted his hand into her private part. He also reportedly robbed his penis with cream and nearly defiled the victim whose mother, a co-tenant had gone to the market. In the course of his act, a co-tenant is said to have heard the little girl’s cry and quickly broke into the suspect’s…

20 Nov

Police Arrest ‘Demons’ Who Threatened Violence, Robbery In Viral Video

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The Ghana Police Service has made a swift arrest of two gangsters who identified themselves as ‘Demons’. The duo, leaders of the Aputuogya Gangsters were arrested in their hideout, the same location they made the viral video announcing their intent to embark on a robbery spree. In the video, they were captured wielding cutlasses and scissors, which they warned to use in stabbing any victim who makes attempt to resist them. The police was and quickly led to the swift arrest of the gangsters. A bag containing more weapons including knives, shears and scissors were retrieved from the suspects. Source:…