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23 Apr

Police Arrest GLICO Worker Over Extortion Allegation Against NAPAIC Secretary

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Police have arrested a GLICO worker, Thompson Amartey, in the Upper East regional capital, Bolgatanga, for offensive conduct. The Bolgatanga Divisional Police Command took him into custody on Friday, April 21, 2023. Amartey, who is also alleged to be a pastor, had claimed that the Secretary of the National Patriots against Injustice and Corruption Ghana (NAPAIC-Ghana), Zumah Tii-roug, attempted to extort money from him. His claim prompted the Upper East Regional Police Command to arrest and detain Tii-roug on April 14, 2023. Amartey, however, has up to now not mentioned the amount of money he claimed the secretary attempted to…

19 Apr

Female Suspected Armed Robber, 2 Others Arrested

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Police have arrested three suspected armed robbers including a female for snatching a vehicle from a driver at Cemetery on the Breman Kokoso to Amanfopong road in the Central Region The incident happened on Sunday April 16, 2023 in the evening. Information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan revealed that, the Female suspected robber, Ruth Agyapong who is the gang leader was first arrested at her hide out and then led the police to arrest the other suspects, Edward and William Kissi. She’s said to have hired a Toyota Yaris with registration number GC-6553-21 and while negotiating with the driver…

19 Apr

Police On Manhunt For Man Who Allegedly Defiled Daughter

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The police in the Eastern Region’s Upper West Akim District are looking for a man named Kwesi Akpakudu for allegedly defiling his daughter [name withheld]. The suspect is said to have defiled the 13-year-old minor multiple times and threatened to kill her if she told anyone. According to new information, the suspect who is on the run divorced his wife and took custody of their daughter. He is accused of defiling his daughter several times. Last Saturday, the victim mustered the courage to confront the father after he demanded sex before giving her food to eat. The suspect, sensing danger,…

13 Apr

Police On A Manhunt For Gang Of Suspected Robbers

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The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of robbers who allegedly attacked a cash collection point at Anyinase near Essiama on 11th April 2023. A brief statement issued by the Police revealed that the suspected robbers who were on motorbikes entered the premises of the cash collection point under the pretext of transacting business but later attacked the workers at gunpoint. They also took them hostage and made away with an amount of money. According to the Police, intelligence operations are ongoing to get the perpetrators arrested and we will surely get them. Source: rainbowradioonline.com

10 Apr

Update: Police Arrest Six Persons For Attacks On A Police Officer At Kumawu

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The Police have arrested six persons for attacking a Police officer at the Wono Akotsosu snap checkpoint in the Kumawu District of the Ashanti Region on 7th April 2023. An investigation has disclosed that the suspects, Edward Boateng, Evans Addo, Yaw Kusi, Michael Owusu, Yaw Boateng and Emmanuel Mensah, and one other suspect currently on the run, pulled up in a taxi cab at the checkpoint. The taxi which was overloaded with seven male adults caught the attention of one of the three Police officers who were on duty at the checkpoint. He, therefore, stopped them and requested to search…

06 Apr

Police Search For Seven Fugitives From Nkwanta South Police Cells

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The Police are searching for seven male suspects who have escaped from their cells at the Nkwanta South Divisional Police Station. The eighth fugitive, a 20-year-old female, Afu Danjumah, has, however, been rearrested. Afu, before her being picked up by the Police, allegedly drank some bleach in a suicide attempt. She has, therefore, been rushed to the Nkwanta South Municipal Hospital for treatment. Information gathered by the Ghana News Agency from eyewitnesses indicated that the incident occurred on Tuesday, April 4, at about 2200 hours, when the duty female police officer was in the process of locking the cells. The…

03 Apr

Police Gun Down ‘Notorious’ Galamsey Site Robber

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Some unknown assailants have reportedly gunned down a notorious gang leader believed to have been known for terrorizing illegal miners within the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region. According to a 3news.com report, this was confirmed by Justin Afful, the Assembly Member of the Benso Electoral Area. He explained that the slain, Agye Nyame Sulemana, A.K.A. Sulley, was killed while on his way back from an ‘operation’, with his gang members. He is reported to have been shot along with other members of the cartel. “He has a gang, and they have been terrorizing residents in my electoral area.…

20 Mar

Police Probe Prof Frimpong Boateng’s Jubilee House ‘galamsey’ Allegations

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President Akufo-Addo has tasked the Police to investigate allegations by the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) regarding the seat of government’s involvement in illegal mining. Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng accused some top government officials of being engaged in the canker, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. The renowned professor who served under President Akufo-Addo during his first term insisted that the rot goes as high as the government seat, Jubilee House. This comes as government continues to trumpet its commitment to the illegal mining fight. In an interview with state broadcaster GBC, the former Minister explained that some…

13 Mar

We Informed Military Of Sherrif Imoro’s Death On Day Of Incident – Police

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The Ghana Police Service disclosed in a statement issued late Sunday, March 12, 2023 that it had notified the military about the death of one of its officers on the same day the incident happened. The police statement said, after its officials on March 4 acted on a report of a murder in the Ashaiman Taifa area of the Ashaiman Municipality, deployed forensic experts from its Police Crime Scene team to the place. At the scene, “Police immediately commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the victim. The officers cordoned off the scene and called in the…

13 Mar

How Search For Slain Soldier’s Phone Led To Arrest Of Four Suspects – Police Statement

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The Ghana Police Service disclosed in a statement issued late Sunday, March 12, 2023 that six persons had been arrested for their suspected roles in the murder of a young soldier at Ashaiman Taifa on March 4, 2023. The police are, however, on the hunt for the iPhone of the deceased which according to the statement was the reason he was fatally stabbed by the first two assailants who attacked him early dawn of March 4. The statement said: “After almost a week of painstaking intelligence-led operations, on 9th March 2023, the police arrested suspects Safianu Musah alias Dayorgu and…