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03 Sep

Two Shot As Robbers Raid Northern Ashanti Mines

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Two people have been seriously injured after armed men raided the Konongo Odumase Concession of the Northern Ashanti Mines Co. Ltd. The armed thugs looted gold ore worth millions of dollars in the incident which occurred on Monday, September 2. Management in a statement narrated that, the suspects wielded guns, machetes, clubs, bows and arrows and other offensive implements caused significant damage to three vehicles and other mining installations. The company has expressed worry over the incessant assaults by armed illegal miners, highlighting that this attack was not an isolated incident but part of a troubling trend. The company is…

19 Feb

3 Robbers Jailed 60 Years

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Three armed robbers who attacked a vehicle belonging to Accurate Giant Company on 26th November, 2022 in Tewobabi, Adansi Asokwa district of Ashanti, and stole an amount of 40,500 GHC have been jailed for a total of 60 years. The suspects are as Emmanuel Blay, 28, Ibrahim Adams, 26, and Stephen Sarpong, 23. Two others, Martin Asante, 26, and Rocky Nyamedi, 29, who are on remand, will appear in court on 4th March, 2024 for their sentences. According to the prosecution, the first three who were arrested mentioned Rocky Nyamedi, a staff of the company, as the mastermind behind the…

26 Jan

2 Jailed For Stealing Electrical Cables

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Two men who broke into an empty house at Sokode-Etoe, near Ho in the Volta Region, and made away with the fitted electrical cables and sockets in the building, valued at GH¢31,340, have been jailed three years each by a Ho District Magistrate Court. Yaovi Alorwonu, 31, a mason; and Samuel Agbeko, 27, a driver, both residents of Ho, will serve three years each. They pleaded guilty to the counts of conspiracy to steal, stealing and unlawful entry when they were arraigned before the court last Friday, January 19. Each was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment on each count, with…

12 Oct

Police Officer Killed, Another Injured In Shootout With Robbers

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A police officer has met his untimely death after armed robbers opened fire on him and his colleagues at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The robbers who were said to be preparing to rob a mobile money vendor at Ejura opened fire on the policemen who attempted to counter their move. According to a press release issued by the Ghana Police Service, the dastardly incident happened on Monday, October 9. Per the said release, two officers sustained gunshot wounds and were rushed to the hospital where one was pronounced dead upon arrival. “The Police, on 9th October 2023, arrested two suspects…

12 Apr

W/R: Police Chase Gang Of Robbers

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Police are on a manhunt for a gang of robbers who attacked a cash collection point at Anyinase near Essiama. The robbery happened on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the Police said. The 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, took them hostage and made away with an amount of money. “Police intelligence operations is ongoing to get the perpetrators arrested and we will surely get them,” a statement said.