Tamale High Court

A Tamale High Court on July 4 handed down a landmark ruling in respect of the lynching of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region three years ago. The court found Hajia Mohammed Serena and Latifa Bomaye guilty and sentenced them to 12 years in prison for their involvement in the murder of Akua Denteh. The incident took place in the town of Kafaba on July 23, 2020, after false accusations of witchcraft were levelled against the deceased. Law enforcement officials swiftly responded to the tragic event by apprehending seven individuals, including Seidu Yahaya, the chief of the Kafaba community.…

A High Court in Tamale has ordered the Northern Regional Police Command to assist in the enforcement of a court ruling against the Ambariya Islamic Institute. The High Court on January 30, 2023, presided over by Justice Richard Kugyapwah, ruled in favor of the Technical University College, asking that the Ambariya Islamic Institute vacates with immediate effect their illegal occupation of the structures of the University College. The Court had also found four members of the Islamic Institute guilty of contempt for organizing and leading a mob, in April of 2022, to attack the staff and students and forcibly occupy…