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12 Mar

New Takoradi Health Staff Threaten Night Shift Boycott Over Theft

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Health workers at the New Takoradi Health Center in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly are threatening to suspend night services due to repeated theft attempts at the facility. The latest incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. yesterday when unknown individuals attempted to break into the center by damaging its windows. Assembly Member for the Lower New Takoradi Electoral Area, Gilbert Saiw Afriyie, expressed disappointment over the frequent break-in attempts. While urging health workers to reconsider their decision, he assured them that local authorities are working to strengthen security at the facility. Mr. Afriyie also called on the government to repair the damaged…

25 Feb

Man Nearly Lynched For Stealing Clothes And Toilet Roll At Kasoa

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A 29-year-old Nigerian, Joseph Chukumeka, was stripped naked and beaten after he was caught stealing designer clothes—along with their hangers—and toilet rolls from residents’ rooms at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. According to information gathered by Adom News, residents had been experiencing mysterious thefts daily but had been unable to identify the culprit. However, luck ran out for Joseph on Monday during one of his operations. Some neighbours heard unusual noises coming from a room and rushed to investigate. Upon arrival, they found Joseph inside, despite no signs of forced entry on the doors or…

04 Oct

Court Remands Unemployed Man Over ECG Meter Theft

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The Weija Circuit Court has remanded Bismark Owusu, a 21-year-old unemployed man, into custody for two weeks, for stealing and causing damage to electricity meters. The meters belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) are valued at Gh¢10,000.00. The court presided over by Mr Joshua Caleb Abaidoo charged the accused with two counts of causing unlawful damage and stealing. Bismark, who has pleaded not guilty, is to reappear on October 10, 2024. The prosecution, led by Inspector Joseph Barabu, said on September 20, 2024, a complainant spotted a mob at “Choice” near Police Barrier, Weija in Accra, beating the…

27 Sep

Road Trip To Dubai: Thieves Break Into Wanderlust Car

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Kwabena Peprah, a member of the Wanderlust Ghana team attempting to travel from Accra to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, has announced that they have been robbed. In a post shared on Facebook on Friday, September 27, 2024, Kwame Peprah disclosed that they were robbed in Krefeld, Germany, on the 13th day of their journey to Dubai. He indicated that the robbers broke into one of the vehicles they were using for the adventure - a Tacoma, and made away with some of their belongings, including their money and possibly travel documents. “I was dressing up when Saka knocked…

07 Aug

Watch How Armed Robbers Escaped With Sacks Of Money At Wassa Dompoase

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Some armed robbers stormed the Humble Gold Buying Enterprise in Wassa Dompoase, in the Amenfi East Municipality, and fled with two sacks of moniehand gold, are reported by EDHUB. The brazen attack is the second armed robbery in the municipality within four days, following a similar incident at Wassa Akropong. Around 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 224,, about seven armed men, wielding guns and knives, rushed into the gold buyer’s shop where three shopkeepers were present. According to the report, which GhanaWeb is unable to independently verify, the robbers demanded the keys to the safe where money and gold were…

30 Jul

NEDCo Laments Power Theft, Meter Tampering In Tamale Area

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The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), the primary power supplier for the five Northern regions of Ghana, has raised serious concerns about widespread power theft and meter tampering in the Tamale area. These illegal activities are causing the company to incur significant financial losses, amounting to millions of cedis annually. NEDCo has reported various methods of power theft being employed by residents. One such method involves tampering with meters through illegal connections, which can cause major disruptions. In one instance, an illegal connection blew the main fuse of a meter, affecting other residents in the area. Additionally, some individuals are…

29 Apr

Electrician Jailed Five Years For Theft

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The Adentan Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 20-year-old electrician to five years imprisonment for stealing electrical cables and standing fans. Yussif Abdulai Masawudu, pleaded guilty to all five counts of unlawful entry, unlawful damage and stealing. Sentencing is to run concurrently. The second accused, Paul Akuffo, an electrical appliances seller, at Opera Square in Accra, who was charged for dishonestly receiving stolen items, pleaded not guilty, and discharged by the court presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie. Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant, Wisdom Kwabena Posodua, is a 43-year-old electrical contractor, residing at…

14 Feb

Suspect Who Escaped From Prison Rearrested

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A 26-year-old pupil teacher, identified as Bernard Tamayiri, has been rearrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla district of the Savannah region. Suspect Tamayiri was apprehended for escaping from police custody after allegedly stealing from a mobile phone accessory shop in Tuna. According to reports, Tamayiri managed to escape from police custody in January 2024. He reportedly requested permission from the police officers to attend to nature’s call, but instead fled the scene. Following his escape, the police launched a search operation to locate and apprehend Tamayiri. After weeks of pursuit, the Tuna police successfully rearrested him in his…

14 Nov

Man Escapes Lynching For Attempting To Steal Cocoa Beans At Osedzi

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A young man is battling for his life after he was attacked with machetes, when he attempted to steal dry cocoa beans at Osedzi in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District, of the Central Region. The victim, in his late 20s, popularly known as Cape, was slashed open in the abdomen and left shoulder and bled profusely. The owner of the cocoa beans, known as Roman Father, who caught the victim in the act, also smashed his face on a wall multiple times, leaving him with a disfigured face and a swollen neck. A witness, who pleaded anonymity, told the GNA that Cape…

07 Nov

ECG Cable Thief Jailed 1 Year, Power Thief Remanded

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An unemployed resident of Dansoman in Accra, has been sentenced to your a year in prison for stealing electricity cables belonging to the Accra East Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Geoffrey Oboubi, according to court documents had used a cutter to cut core copper cable measuring 1×185 and valued at GHc7,550 belonging to the power distributor. He was caught pulling the stolen cable from a transformer at Ridge when officials of ECG who were responding to a power outage arrived at the scene. Oboubi was arrested and charged with one count of stealing, one count of unlawful…