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26 Nov

National Security Denies Allegations Of Involvement In Emirates Airlines Manager’s Kidnapping

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The Ministry of National Security has categorically denied allegations that its officers or those of the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) were involved in the reported abduction of Sylvia Patience Baah, the Airport Services Manager for Emirates Airlines in Accra. In a statement released on November 25, 2024, the Ministry addressed claims made in a publication by The Herald newspaper, which alleged that security operatives were behind the kidnapping. “The Ministry wishes to categorically state that no officer from the Ministry or the National Intelligence Bureau was involved in the alleged abduction of Sylvia Baah,” the statement clarified. Meanwhile, the Ministry confirmed that…

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…

20 Dec

Musician And His Band Kidnapped While Returning From Event

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Omoba De Jumbo Beats, a popular Juju artiste has been abducted alongside his band members. They were attacked and abducted while returning from an event on Sunday, December 17. Another musician, Adeyinka Adeboye, also known as Boyebest, disclosed this on Instagram. “A whole full band members kidnapped, Naija is f**k up I swear my prayers are with you guys. You all would come out alive.” They were travelling to Kogi State from Abuja for a performance when they met their kidnappers. According to Boyebest, the kidnappers are demanding N10 million ransom each to release them. He wrote: “May God in…

10 Nov

Family Of Missing Lands Commission Staffer Places GHs100k Reward For Information On Her Whereabouts

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Senior Lands Administrative Officer and mother of two, Rhodaline Amoah Darko, has gone missing for more than two years. Her husband, Dr. Wilberforce Aggrey of the Petroleum Department of KNUST is on trial at the Kumasi High Court accused of kidnapping his wife. Now, the family of 32-year-old Rhodaline has announced a GHs100,000 reward for information leading to the location of their relative. A tearful and distraught mother seeks answers to finding her missing daughter, described as a breadwinner of the family. “It has been 2-years of sorrow. Two years of expectations; expecting that I will get up one day…