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31 Oct

Central Region: Chief Remanded Over Fatal Shooting At Mankessim’s Odambea Festival

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The acting Gyaasehene of the Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Central Region, Eric Ato Appiah Mends, known as Nana Beeyin II, has been remanded by the Cape Coast District Court 1 over the alleged murder of 52-year-old Kwesi Mekyeawo. The incident reportedly occurred on Friday, October 25, 2024, during preparations for the Nkusukum Odambea Festival in Nkusukum, Mankessim. Mekyeawo was fatally shot during a ritual procession to slaughter a cow, where tensions reportedly arose between different factions within the traditional area. According to witnesses, the procession was interrupted by individuals associated with the Nkusukum Obaatan Division, leading to a confrontation.…

11 Dec

Mankessim-Winneba Junction; The Deadliest Stretch In Central Region — Police

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The approximately 49.9 kilometre Winneba-Mankessim stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway is the deadliest road in the Central Region, the Regional Police Command has said. The police said the quality of the road and the rampant accidents, along the 48-minute drive on the stretch, were mind-boggling due to drivers’ non-adherence to road safety regulations. That was besides the sustained road safety education by stakeholders, speed checks, and police snap checks at vantage locations. “Our challenge is that anytime Christmas is approaching, people are hesitant and afraid to travel because of road accidents,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Charles Kofi Adu, the…

30 Sep

Mankessim Murder: Accused Persons Allegedly Confess To Killing Three More People

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Hundreds of people on Thursday gathered in front of the house of Christopher Ekow Quansah, the Tufuhen of Mankessim, to catch a glimpse of him and self-styled pastor Michael Darko, who allegedly murdered one Ms. Georgina Asor Botchwey. A police team had led the two accused persons, who allegedly confessed to the killing of three more people, to the house of the Tufohen, located just after the Pacific Fuel Station, near the Mankessim Lorry Station for further investigations. The crowd hooted at them amid name calling and casting of aspersions as drivers in traffic temporarily stopped over to watch the…

26 Sep

Mankessim Murder: Police React To Speculation And Says Arrested Chief Is Alive In Custody

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The police have debunked reports that Christopher Ekow Clarke Quansah, the Tufuhen of Akwakrom, near Mankessim, who has been accused of being involved in the murder of a prospective student-nurse at Mankessim, has died. “The report circulating in the media that the chief arrested in connection with the murder of a prospective student-nurse at Mankessim has died is false,” the police said in a statement issued on Saturday. According to the police, chief and his accomplice, the self-styled pastor who were remanded into police custody by the court to reappear on October 4, 2022, were alive and in custody. The Police, therefore,…

22 Sep

Police Retrieve Body Of Lady Allegedly Killed And Buried In A Room

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The Central Regional Police Command has retrieved the body of a 25-year-old girl allegedly killed and buried secretly by a Chief in his house at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality. The suspect, Nana Clarke, Tufohen of Ekumfi-Akwankrom and President for the Mankessim Traders Association, is currently on the run but his accomplice, a pastor, has been arrested to assist with police investigations. Mankessim Divisional Crime Officer, Robert Awampaga, confirmed the arrest to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), but could not give details of the incident. However, information gathered by the GNA indicated that the deceased who hails from Yeji in…