The suspects, identified as 44-year-old Abubakari Ateni, the current station master, and 45-year-old Eric Tetteh, a former station master, are alleged to have planned the murder of the woman, identified as Esther, after she demanded repayment of the money owed her.

According to the Madina Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Dr. Aba Afari, the alleged plot followed a misunderstanding between Esther and Abubakari over the debt.

Police say Abubakari, who also worked as Esther’s errands driver, was allegedly advised by Eric Tetteh to kill her to avoid further embarrassment over the debt.

The two allegedly first planned for Abubakari to strangle Esther, but after that proved difficult, they allegedly hired another person to carry out the killing.

Police say the suspects allegedly paid ₵2,000 upfront to the serial killer, with another ₵3,000 promised after the job.

The alleged plan was for the hired assailant to shoot and kill Esther while Abubakari was driving her home to stage a robbery.

The issue to a different turn when a hired supposed serial killer is a community volunteer and works with the Madina police in crime fight.

The police further arranged and arrested the suspect Thursday, 2nd September when they were going to carry out their plans.

Chief Superintendent Dr. Aba Afari has assured residents of Madina of the Police Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property.

She also commended officers involved in the investigation for uncovering and foiling the alleged murder plot.

The suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue.

The accused persons, identified as 72-year-old Adams Nyaaba Iddrisu and 38-year-old Elvis Adongo, are facing a charge of defilement under Section 101 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The allegations came to light after school authorities discovered that the first-year boarding student was in possession of an Itel keypad phone, which she reportedly received from Iddrisu.

According to the prosecution, the discovery of the phone prompted further questioning by the school’s Dean of Discipline.

During the questioning, the student allegedly disclosed that Iddrisu had bought the phone for her and subsequently revealed that both security guards had sexually abused her on several occasions.

The prosecution told the Bolgatanga Circuit Court on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, that the alleged incidents occurred between June and July 2026 at different locations within the school.

The victim, described by the prosecution as a student with special needs, was a boarder at BOGISS and reportedly had a routine of charging her tablet at the school’s security room after evening studies.

Investigators allege that the two accused persons took advantage of her vulnerability during the period in question and engaged in sexual intercourse with her on multiple occasions.

The prosecution further alleged that the student was enticed with food, financial assistance and other items, including the mobile phone purchased for her by Iddrisu.

During further questioning following the discovery of the phone, the student allegedly identified several locations where the sexual encounters took place.

These included the security room, an area behind the school’s dining hall and a classroom in the Unity Block after evening studies.

The allegations were subsequently reported to the police on July 23, 2026, by Celestina Atuora, the Assistant Headmistress in charge of Domestic Affairs at BOGISS.

Following the report, the two security guards were arrested.

The Bolgatanga Circuit Court, presided over by Sumaila Nbache Ahmadu, granted the two accused persons bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 each.

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The attacks, recorded between August 29 and September 1 in Saboba, Tamale and along the Tamale-Yendi Highway, involved armed assailants targeting motorists and travellers and making away with cash and personal valuables.

The first incident occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on August 29 at Zagbeli, near Saboba, on the Chereponi-Yendi road.

According to the Police, four armed men attacked three people travelling on a motorbike from Chereponi towards Yendi.

The attackers shot and killed one male adult before taking three mobile phones and GH¢100.

Another robbery was reported at about 8:30 p.m. on August 31 around the UDS Junction at Dungu in Tamale, along the Tamale-Kumasi Highway.

Police said three armed men attacked motorists at the location and reportedly made away with GH¢700,000, a motorbike and an iPhone.

The most recent incident was recorded at about 4:00 p.m. on September 1 around the Kpligini Forest stretch of the Tamale-Yendi Highway.

The suspects reportedly attacked a passenger Sprinter Benz bus, registration number UW 125-18, and opened fire, killing two passengers—a man and a woman.

They subsequently fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money belonging to the victims.

The Northern Regional Police Command says investigations are underway into all three incidents as it steps up intelligence-led patrols and security operations along the affected highways and other identified vulnerable locations.

The Command has appealed to motorists, commercial transport operators and members of the public who witnessed any of the attacks or have information that could assist in identifying the suspects to contact the Police.

It has assured informants that their identities will be protected.

The Police have also advised individuals and businesses handling large amounts of money to avoid transporting substantial sums of physical cash and, where possible, opt for mobile money, banking services and other secure electronic payment platforms.

Persons who need to withdraw or transport large amounts of cash for legitimate transactions have been encouraged to notify the Police in advance to facilitate security arrangements, including an escort where necessary.

Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Wisdom Lavoe, has assured residents and travellers that the Command remains committed to safeguarding lives and property.

He said the Police would collaborate with communities and other security agencies to track down the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

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Mr Awuku said the scale of the destruction became apparent when he visited the two schools following the clashes, describing what he saw as an “eye sore.”

Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, he said the two schools have a long history of co-existence despite a deep-rooted rivalry, particularly during sporting competitions.

“There is deep rivalry,” he said, explaining that the two institutions were established by two cousins and have consequently co-existed for years.

The MP said the absence of a physical barrier between the schools has also contributed to the tensions, with facilities belonging to both institutions located close to each other along the shared boundary.

He noted that some dormitories and classroom blocks belonging to Okuapeman SHS are situated along the border with Mount Sinai, while Mount Sinai also has washrooms, staff bungalows, dormitories and other facilities bordering Okuapeman.

According to Mr Awuku, tensions between the schools have been particularly evident during football competitions, although other incidents have also triggered confrontations over the years.

He said the situation became serious on Monday when there were reports of students from both schools pelting each other with stones, prompting the police to intervene.

Some police officers were reportedly injured while attempting to restore calm.

Mr Awuku said the police remained in the area for some time before leaving on Monday evening but returned on Tuesday as tensions persisted.

He said the situation eventually escalated into reprisal attacks in the early hours of Wednesday, resulting in extensive damage to facilities at both schools.

According to the MP, school authorities reported that about 25 Mount Sinai students were injured, with some requiring surgery, while seven Okuapeman students were also injured.

“Four of the injured Okuapeman students had been treated and discharged as of Wednesday,” he said.

Mr Awuku recalled that the Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) had engaged the management of both schools about two years ago and encouraged them to strengthen their relationship and promote peaceful coexistence.

He said the latest incident, however, shows that more needs to be done, particularly by parents, to address the underlying rivalry among students.

“I was shocked by what I saw, and I think we have gotten to the point where parents must play a role in the shaping of our children,” he said.

Mr Awuku urged parents, school authorities and other stakeholders to work together to prevent the rivalry from escalating into further violence and destruction.

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Ahamad, 27, denied issuing the cheques.

Madam Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, the presiding judge, ordered that one of the sureties be justified with either landed or movable property, while the other should be a salaried worker earning at least GH¢3,000.

The Court also directed Ahamad to deposit his passport with the Court’s Registry and report every Tuesday between 0700 and 1400 hours to the Police investigator handling the case.

The case has been adjourned to October 20, 2026, with the prosecution directed to prepare disclosures for a possible Case Management Conference.

Counsel for Ahamad, in praying for bail, said his client was innocent of the alleged misdemeanour, was not a flight risk and would avail himself to the Court to contest the case and clear his name.

He said Ahamad had been on police enquiry bail before appearing in Court.

Police Chief Inspector Daniel Appiah Ofori, who held brief for Deputy Superintendent of Police Kesse, told the Court that the complainant, Yahaya Umar Mohammed, was a Sales Manager of Parthagyl Ghana Limited, a company engaged in the supply of rice products.

He said Ahamad was responsible for the management and operations of Ali PVT Ghana Limited at Haatso.

The prosecution said between 2024 and 2025, Parthagyl Ghana Limited supplied various quantities of rice products to Ali PVT Ghana Limited valued at approximately GH¢7,049,340.

The Court heard that on June 11, 2026, the complainant contacted Ahamad over the outstanding debt.

Subsequently, Ahamad, acting on behalf of Ali PVT Ghana Limited, issued five cheques numbered 000189, 000190, 000191, 000192 and 000193 to the complainant in settlement of the debt.

The prosecution said the cheques were presented for payment through OmniBSIC Bank but were dishonoured and returned unpaid due to insufficient funds in the account.

The complainant subsequently reported the matter to the Manet Police Station, leading to Ahamad’s arrest.

He was cautioned and, after investigations, charged with the appropriate offence and brought before the Court.

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The offence, the court says, is contrary to section 56 (a), (b) and (c) of the Public Health Act 851 of 2012. 

Dzikum pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted on his own plea to a fine of GHS 1,440, and would serve six months in prison if he defaults on payment. 

Prosecuting Officer, Mr Daniel Dotse Eklo, Environmental Health Analyst, told the Court presided over by Lambert Y. Keriba, the relieving judge, that on September 25, 2025, sanitary inspectors on their routine inspection duties discovered that the convict was dumping refuse behind the hotel premises. 

He said the convict was educated and served notice to abate the nuisance and to report to the Environmental Health office for reinspection, but he failed to do so. 

Mr Eklo said that on May 12, 2026, at about 12:00 noon, Environmental Health Officers returned to the hotel for a follow-up inspection and found that the nuisance was ongoing. 

He said the convict’s actions were inimical to the environment and his clients. 

It could lead to disease outbreaks and flooding. 

Mr Eklo said the convict was subsequently served with court summons and charged with the offence. 

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Charles Seddoh was sentenced by the Circuit Court, housed at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Police Headquarters, after he was found guilty on five counts of defilement and incest.

The court, presided over by Annette Sophia Essel, also ordered that the two victims be referred to a psychologist for clinical therapy to help them overcome the trauma associated with the offences.

It further directed the Police to send the victims to a shelter.

Chief Inspector Opoku Aniagyei, leading the prosecution, told the court that the 18-year-old complainant was Seddoh’s first daughter and lived with her 15-year-old sister, who was the second victim.

The prosecution said Seddoh began defiling the first victim in 2018, when she was 14 years old, and continued for about seven years.

In 2021, he began defiling the second victim when she was 11 years old.

The prosecution said whenever the victims refused his sexual advances, Seddoh beat them, denied them food and threatened not to provide for them or support their education.

It said the victims complained to their father about his conduct, and he promised to stop when they entered secondary school.

On January 3, 2025, at about 1200 hours, Seddoh allegedly forced the 15-year-old victim to have sex with him, and on January 24, 2025, at about 1400 hours, he again had sex with the 18-year-old victim.

The prosecution said on January 31, 2025, the two victims went to the Adenta DOVVSU to lodge a complaint and were issued police medical forms.

On February 4, 2025, the mother of the 18-year-old victim handed the Police a packet of Fiesta condoms, which she said Seddoh had attempted to use on her daughter.

Seddoh was arrested the same day.

On February 5, 2026, the prosecution said Seddoh led the Police, together with the victims, to the crime scene at Oyibi.

Seddoh admitted the offences in his caution statement to the Police, the prosecution said.

His plea was not taken on his first day in court.

A resident of Assin Betwease in the Assin South District, John Mensah has been charged with two counts of murder and unauthorised entry into a protected forest area.

The prosecution told the court that the case was still under investigation and requested more time. 

The presiding judge, Peter Anongdare, subsequently ordered Mensah to remain in police custody for 14 days. 

He is to return to court on September 11, 2026.

The incident happened at about 6pm on Friday, August 21, 2026 while forest guards were conducting a routine patrol to check illegal activities in the Kakum National Park.

The patrol team reportedly came across signs of a route being used by suspected poachers. 

The guards were said to have taken strategic positions in the forest after hearing gunshots believed to have come from the direction of the suspected poaching activity.

The following morning, at approximately 5:15 a.m., two lights were seen moving towards the team.

The guards, according to the Forestry Commission in an official situational report, prepared to apprehend the persons and ordered them to surrender.

The suspects, however, reportedly bolted into the forest in separate directions.

According to the Commission, one of them abandoned a sack before turning back and firing at Richard Otwey, the forest guard who was pursuing him.

The forest guard was hit by the gunfire and died at the scene.

Mensah was subsequently arrested and, during questioning, allegedly named Bukari Abudu, also from Assin Betwease, as the person who fired the shot. 

Abudu has not yet been arrested, and the police, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission, were continuing efforts to locate him.

Investigators who searched the area after the shooting retrieved two single-barrel guns suspected to have been carried by the two men. 

They also found the remains of animals believed to have been killed by the suspected poachers.

Among the carcasses were five brush-tailed porcupines, two African giant rats, a Maxwell duiker, a snail, two Mona monkeys, and an olive colobus monkey.

Other articles found at the location included two machetes, a cooking pot, two sachets of tomato paste and a bottle of water, suggesting that the suspects may have spent considerable time in the forest.

The incident was reported to the Nyankumasi Police, after which officers, accompanied by the Park Manager and other Forestry Commission officials, entered the park to retrieve the body.

Otwey’s remains have since been deposited at the Abura Dunkwa Government Hospital mortuary.

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Emmanuel Ekumfi is facing allegations of sexually abusing the children, including claims of defilement and sodomy.

He is scheduled to appear before the court on September 15, 2026.

The case came to light after the mother of the children, Antoinette Boakye, reportedly noticed unusual symptoms in her eldest daughter and questioned her about them.

The mother alleges that the girl disclosed that her father had sexually abused her and further claimed that three of her younger sisters had also suffered similar abuse.

The matter was subsequently reported to the Kasoa Millennium City Police, leading to the arrest and prosecution of the accused.

The distraught mother in an interview with Adom News appealed for an expeditious hearing of the case while calling for the necessary protection and support for her daughters.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Ekumfi, is accused of subjecting the children to sexual abuse, including alleged defilement and sodomy.

The children’s mother, Antoinette Boakye, told Adom News that she is seeking justice for her daughters but is concerned about what she describes as delays in the court proceedings.

According to her, she and her husband lived together at Gomoa Dominase until a misunderstanding led to him sending her back to her family home in 2025.

She said about six months ago, she noticed an unusual discharge from her eldest daughter, who is now 13 years old.

After repeatedly questioning the child, Madam Boakye alleged that the girl disclosed that her father had sexually abused her.

She further alleged that the suspect subjected the girl to sodomy and that their other daughters, aged six, eight and another younger child, were also allegedly abused.

According to her, the children were allegedly threatened with death if they spoke about the abuse.

The matter was subsequently reported to the Kasoa Millennium City Police, leading to the suspect’s arrest.

However, Madam Boakye said she is worried about the pace of the court proceedings and appealed to the relevant authorities to ensure that the case is dealt with expeditiously.

She is also calling for the four children to receive the necessary protection, counselling and other support while the case goes through the court process.

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The arrests were made on Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Ejisu, Abrepo Junction and Atimatim by the IGP Special Operations Team (SOT).

The Police said the operations followed intelligence on the suspected possession, use, control and sale of narcotic substances.

At Ejisu, the team arrested 43-year-old Nana Kwadwo Adu and 48-year-old Nana Kwame Fella.

Four others were picked up at Abrepo Junction. They have been identified as 23-year-old Stephanie Anokye, 20-year-old Roland Anokye, 30-year-old Gideon Owusu and 27-year-old Grace Fosua.

At Atimatim, the Police arrested 27-year-old Kofi Opoku, who is suspected of peddling narcotic substances and had allegedly evaded arrest on previous occasions.

During the operations, the Police recovered several pill pouches containing dried leaves suspected to be narcotic substances, along with quantities of Tramaking 225mg and 250mg, Royal 255mg and Rophynol 100mg.

The team also seized 860 tablets and capsules of Tramadol suspected to be unregistered drugs, as well as an unspecified amount of cash.

All seven suspects are currently in Police custody and assisting with investigations.

The Police said the ongoing investigations will seek to establish the source of the substances, determine the extent of the suspects’ involvement and identify other persons who may be linked to the activities.

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has, meanwhile, urged the public to provide credible information to help its efforts to combat narcotics-related activities and protect public safety.

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The arrest followed the circulation of the video on social media, prompting the Regional Police Intelligence Department (PID), in collaboration with the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID), to launch an intelligence-led investigation.

The police said their enquiries led to the identification of Saani as the person allegedly behind the production and dissemination of the video.

He was subsequently traced to Kumbungu, where he was arrested on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Saani was later conveyed to the Northern Regional Police Headquarters in Tamale to assist with investigations.

The Police Command said investigations are continuing to determine the circumstances surrounding the creation and circulation of the video and to establish whether other individuals were involved.

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Boah is reported to have been stabbed with a pair of scissors by 24-year-old Kofi Yena, also known as “Pogba”, following a disagreement believed to be linked to a land dispute between the two families.

According to reports, tensions had been building between the families after Yena allegedly warned the deceased’s son against passing behind their house with his tricycle.

The disagreement reportedly escalated on Wednesday when Boah and Yena confronted each other over the matter.

Yena allegedly attacked Boah with a pair of scissors during the confrontation, leaving him with injuries that later proved fatal.

The suspect has since been arrested and is currently in police custody as investigations continue.

Meanwhile, the body of Augustine Boah has been deposited at the morgue of the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital pending further procedures.

The deceased’s son and daughter have also spoken to our reporters about the incident and shared their account of what happened.

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The consignment was intercepted at the airport, with initial information indicating that a delivery driver is at the centre of the investigation.

Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure revealed on Joy News that the suspect is in custody, with suspicion that he works with others in a higher hierarchy of a drug syndicate.

The suspect is expected to assist investigators as NACOC works to establish how the consignment ended up at the airport and the identities of other persons who may be connected to the package.

The development comes amid heightened efforts by NACOC and other security agencies to prevent Ghana from being used as a transit point for illicit drugs.

The seizure represents a significant quantity of suspected cocaine, although the substance will be subject to the requisite testing and investigative procedures to establish its exact composition.

NACOC is expected to provide further details as investigations progress.

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The teenager, identified only as Rehan, was allegedly lured to a secluded location on August 6 before being stabbed to death.

Police in Bhopal, India, said the suspects allegedly removed the teenager’s testicles after the killing, believing they could sell them for about 12 million Indian rupees — approximately £92,000.

Investigators believe the group was motivated by a false claim circulating on social media about the supposed value of human testicles.

Police have arrested 20-year-old business student Zoheb Khan, described as the alleged mastermind, while 18-year-old Aamir Qureshi has also been arrested. Three minors have reportedly been detained in connection with the case.

According to investigators, Khan allegedly recruited the group and convinced them that the organs could be sold to buyers in the Gulf for a huge amount of money.

Police further allege that Khan posed as a doctor and claimed to know how to remove the organs. He reportedly purchased a white apron, stethoscope and thermometer online and used them while allegedly training the others.

Rehan, who worked as a street vendor, was reportedly approached at his stall by two youths who offered him 100 rupees to help with an arranged fight. Police believe the offer was used to lure him to the location where he was later killed.

Ayush Gupta, deputy commissioner of police in Bhopal, said four of the accused allegedly took part in the killing while Khan guided them through a video call.

The group reportedly failed to find a buyer for the organs. Police allege that Khan subsequently instructed them to dispose of the organs in separate lakes.

Rehan’s body was recovered from Lower Lake near Dhobi Ghat on August 10, four days after he was reported missing by his mother.

Police said he was identified through a tattoo.

The investigation remains ongoing as authorities work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death and the role of each suspect.

Jeff Kofi Asare’s arrest history stretches back more than four years. Publicly available Oklahoma booking records show alleged offences such as trespassing and shoplifting to breaking and entering, drug possession and assault, for the repeated arrests.

His recent arrests, however, involve more serious allegations, including sexual battery, attempted kidnapping and first-degree rape.

A history of repeated arrests

Asare’s earliest entry on the Oklahoma arrest database is dated May 16, 2022, although no charge is listed for that arrest.

He was arrested again in December that year, first on a trespassing allegation and later on allegations of larceny of merchandise and trespassing.

The arrests continued in 2023.

He was arrested in August on allegations including resisting an executive officer, larceny of merchandise, trespassing and obstructing an officer.

On November 23, he was arrested on allegations of breaking and entering, possession of a controlled substance and trespassing.

Asare’s arrest record shows an even greater frequency of arrests in 2024.

Between June and November, he was arrested several times on trespassing allegations. Other entries during the period included allegations of larceny of merchandise, breaking and entering, possession of a controlled substance and marijuana possession.

He was arrested again in February 2025 on allegations of trespassing after being forbidden and obstructing an officer.

Later that year, the record shows arrests involving assault and battery, including a December arrest in which trespassing was also alleged.

On March 5, 2026, Asare was arrested on allegations of breaking and entering, trespassing and disorderly conduct.

The arrest database records more than 20 entries involving Asare since 2022, although some entries are listed as a “hold”, meaning the booking record alone does not establish the underlying offence or whether it represents a separate criminal case.

Seven convictions amid the arrests

Court records reviewed by Fox News show that Asare has at least seven misdemeanor convictions.

Three of those convictions were for breaking and entering. The others were for resisting an officer, shoplifting, trespassing and marijuana possession.

According to Fox the reviewed court records show Asare pleaded guilty to resisting an officer, shoplifting and trespassing in September 2023.

In November 2024, he pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and marijuana possession.

He subsequently pleaded guilty to two additional breaking-and-entering cases, one in October 2025 and another in April 2026.

He received 45 days in jail in the October case and 30 days in the April case, with credit for time already served in both cases.

Not every case ended in a conviction.

Fox reported that prosecutors dismissed a 2025 trespassing and obstruction case, after which Asare enrolled in a court-ordered outpatient programme.

In another 2024 case, he missed a court hearing and a judge issued a bench warrant.

Three arrests in 12 days

Asare’s latest run of arrests began on August 1, 2026, when Oklahoma City police responded to a possible rape call.

He was arrested on probable-cause allegations of felony sexual battery and felony indecent exposure. The police incident report also listed attempted forcible rape and forcible fondling among the reported offences.

Five days later, police arrested him again after responding to reports of sexual assaults involving multiple women at a downtown park.

He was booked on probable-cause allegations of attempted kidnapping and felony sexual battery and also received two city assault-and-battery citations.

Then, on August 12, Asare was arrested for a third time.

Jail records identified him as Jeff Kufi Asare and showed that he was booked on a first-degree rape charge. His bond was set at $75,000.

The latest arrest followed an incident on the Lake Hefner Trail in Oklahoma City, where firefighters reportedly saw Asare allegedly restraining a woman before alerting police.

The three latest cases remain allegations.

Fox News reported that, as of August 17, Oklahoma City police had not completed their investigations or presented the cases to prosecutors, meaning state charges had not yet been filed.

The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office said it expected charges to be filed after receiving the completed cases from police.

For now, what the available records establish is a lengthy history of repeated encounters with law enforcement.

The latest allegations have not been tested in court, and Asare remains entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until he is convicted.

Emmanuel Akpatsa was convicted after the court found him guilty at the end of the trial. 

The prosecution, led by Inspector Priscilla Avorgah, told the court that Akpatsa entered the house of his former employer, Mr Callistus Mahama, at Okpoi Gonno, off the Spintex Road, armed with a kitchen knife and demanded a motorbike. 

Akpatsa had pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful entry and attempt to commit robbery. 

The prosecution called four witnesses to establish its case. 

The court heard that the complainant, Gabriel Djanfosu, 29, a houseboy and driver, was at the residence with three others when Akpatsa allegedly entered the premises at about 0100 hours on May 24, 2025. 

The prosecution said Akpatsa pulled a kitchen knife and demanded that Djanfosu release a Sonlink motorbike with registration number M-25-GR 5034 to him. 

The prosecution said Akpatsa was overpowered and taken to the Police station, where the knife was retrieved and he was detained for further investigations. 

It said investigations established that Akpatsa had previously worked as a driver at the residence but quit his job and was paid GH¢10,000 as compensation before leaving on January 22, 2025. 

The prosecution said Akpatsa returned to Accra from Kpando, his hometown, on May 23, 2025, at about 2100 hours and went to a drinking spot at Martey-Tsuru, where he obtained a kitchen knife from one Richard Ampiah. 

At about midnight on May 24, Akpatsa went to Oasis Estate, where the complainant resided, and entered an abandoned house adjacent to the residence to avoid detection by a CCTV camera. 

He allegedly scaled the wall into Mr Mahama’s house and, after gaining access, armed himself with the knife and demanded that Djanfosu release the motorbike to him. 

The prosecution said Djanfosu sensed danger and pretended to step outside to urinate before retrieving a cutlass and calling for help. 

A security guard and a Police officer responded to the call and assisted in arresting Akpatsa before handing him over to the Police at Manet for investigation. 

The prosecution said Akpatsa admitted the offence in his statement to the Police. 

Akpatsa, who was a driver and resident of the Volta Region, was subsequently charged with unlawful entry and attempt to commit robbery. 

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Thomas Dorkenu, 60, is alleged to have collected the money from the applicants on the pretext of securing their enlistment into the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) through protocol allocation. 

Dorkenu, who appeared before the court for the second time, pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretences. 

He was granted bail with two sureties, and the case was adjourned to September 24, 2026. 

The prosecution, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Emmanuel Nyamekye, opposed the application for bail and requested an additional two weeks to complete the investigation. 

The prosecution said investigations were at an advanced stage and that Dorkenu, having served in the GNFS for many years, knew that 60 protocol slots could not be allocated to one person. 

The prosecutor also argued that Dorkenu was a flight risk, saying, “he is now staying in the Volta Region where he allegedly collected the amount involved.” 

Defence Counsel, however, urged the court to grant bail, saying Dorkenu had been in Police custody since his arrest on July 28, 2026. 

Counsel said Dorkenu was first put before the court on August 3, 2026, and remanded into lawful custody. 

He described the facts presented by the prosecution as “fanciful and full of allegations” and disputed the assertion that Dorkenu lived at Ashongman Estates. 

“It is not true that the accused person resides in the Volta Region. He lives at Ashongman Estates. He just retired from the Ghana National Fire Service, and he would not like to jeopardise his pension after serving Ghana well over the years.” 

The prosecution said the complainant was the Chief Fire Officer of the GNFS, while Dorkenu resided at Ashongman Estates. 

It said one of the alleged victims, Eyram Davordzi-Banini, a midwife resident in Akatsi, was approached by Dorkenu on February 9, 2026. 

The prosecution said Dorkenu told Eyram that he had secured enlistment slots from the complainant and asked her to mobilise prospective applicants for recruitment into the GNFS. 

The prosecution said Eyram mobilised 60 applicants and, on their behalf, paid GH¢303,200 to Dorkenu. 

The amount was allegedly represented as the approved fee for protocol charges fixed by the complainant. 

The prosecution said Dorkenu subsequently issued purported appointment letters to the applicants, directing them to report for training on July 23, 2026. 

When the applicants reported to the GNFS Training School, however, they were informed that the appointment letters were fake. 

The applicants subsequently went to the office of the Chief Fire Officer to complain, where it emerged that they had allegedly been defrauded. 

The prosecution said Dorkenu was arrested by the complainant and handed over to the Police together with a Techno Spark C30 smartphone believed to have been used in the alleged offence. 

It said a caution statement was obtained from Dorkenu in the presence of an independent witness, during which he admitted the offence and claimed that he was also a victim of a scam scheme allegedly involving a Telecel number. 

The prosecution said the phone had been forwarded for digital forensic examination, while the Police were pursuing the user of the Telecel number. 

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According to information gathered, the suspect, popularly known as Kwabena Jack, believed to be in his 50s, allegedly attacked and killed his wife, Abena Donkor, while the couple were working on their farm on Monday, August 11, 2026. 

Mr Kingsley Obah, Assembly Member for the Brodi Electoral Area, confirmed the incident to the GNA. 

He explained that after news of the woman’s death spread through the community, residents launched a search for the suspect. His lifeless body was later discovered in a nearby bush on Tuesday, August 12, 2026. 

Police have since conveyed both bodies to the Tain District Government Hospital, where they have been deposited for preservation and autopsy. 

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

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Michael Okyere, the convict, pleaded not guilty to the charge but was convicted after a full trial presided over by Jephthar Appau. 

Police Chief Inspector David Opoku Kwabi, presenting the facts to the court, said the complainant, Ms Salomey Ametefe Enyonam, was an attendant at Kingsley Nsiah Chemist at Atwima Techiman, while the convict loitered around Denchemuoso. 

He said on January 22, 2025, at about 0900 hours, the complainant reported for duty and about 15 minutes later, Okyere entered the shop and requested to see the doctor in charge. 

According to the prosecution, the complainant asked him to wait while she called the doctor. 

However, Okyere became aggressive, pushed her against a refrigerator in the office, forcibly took her iPhone 11 mobile phone valued at GH¢4,500.00 and fled. 

The prosecution said the complainant raised an alarm, prompting some youths in the area to pursue and arrest the convict before handing him over to the Denchemuoso Police. 

In his caution statement, Okyere admitted the offence and pleaded for leniency. 

Following investigations, he was charged and arraigned before the court, which found him guilty after a full trial and sentenced him to eight years’ imprisonment. 

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The accused persons are Gilano Jorgino Holwin, a Dutch security guard; Alhaji Iddrisu Haruna, a 56-year-old transporter; and John Mensah Sarbah, a 41-year-old clearing agent.

The court, presided over by Mrs Evelyn Asamoah, remanded them into lawful custody after their lawyers’ bail applications were refused.

They have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit unlawful control of narcotic drugs, unlawful control of narcotic drugs, and prohibited business relating to narcotic drugs.

The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Emmanuel Haligah, opposed the bail applications, saying investigations were underway and urged the court to consider the charges against the accused persons.

ASP Haligah told the court that Holwin was a resident of Cantonments, while Haruna and Sarbah were residents of North Legon and Nungua, respectively.

The prosecutor said  the complainants, who are Police Officers, were stationed at the Tema Regional Criminal Investigations Department.

The prosecution said that on August 5, 2026, at about 1930 hours, the complainants, acting on intelligence, proceeded to the Golden Suvineur warehouse at the Main Harbour in Tema, where they arrested the accused persons over alleged narcotic drug activities.

The court heard that the accused persons were found loading white sacks of gari and cassava powder from the warehouse at the Main Harbour into a DAF truck with registration number WR 1118-10.

Upon inspection, the prosecution said 869 slabs of substances suspected to be narcotics were found concealed in the bags of gari and cassava powder.

During interrogation, the prosecution said Holwin admitted ownership and indicated that Haruna and Sarbah were assisting him to export the drugs to London, UK.

The prosecution said the exhibits had been forwarded to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination and compilation of a report.

The prosecutor informed the court that investigations were underway.

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Simon Levy killed Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in March 2025 and 39-year-old Sheryl Wilkins five months later.

The 40-year-old man also raped a third woman in January 2025, before the murders, in the same Tottenham car park where Wilkins was later found dead.

During his trial at the Old Bailey, jurors heard Levy had a string of convictions for attacking women dating back to July 2018, including one carried out against a prison officer in 2022.

The court heard how Levy, from Tottenham, targeted the three vulnerable women, all of whom carried out street sex work in order to fund drug addictions.

He declined to give evidence during his trial but pleaded not guilty to the two murders, as well as two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm with intent, and non-fatal suffocation against the surviving woman.

The jury, which was given a majority direction in the trial, found him guilty of all charges after 13 hours of deliberation.

Members of the victims’ families wept as the verdicts were returned while the defendant, who had a pointed beard and was wearing sunglasses, gave no reaction.

In court, judge Mark Lucraft KC adjourned sentencing until Wednesday 12 August and remanded Levy into custody.

‘Devastating harm’

The Met, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have all admitted failings in how they dealt with Levy, who was on bail as his attacks on women escalated to double murder.

London’s Victims’ Commissioner, Andrea Simon, said she was “appalled by the litany of failures to manage a prolific offender like Levy”.

She told BBC News: “I’m keen now to see how we can uncover every key moment when there was an opportunity to assess the harm Levy posed to women by every justice agency involved, not just the police, and every critical opportunity there was to intervene.”

Crime and Policing Minister, Sarah Jones, said: “The fact that Levy was able to inflict such devastating harm after being freed by police and the courts is deeply concerning.

“It raises serious questions that require urgent answers.”

She said that failures must be identified so they are not repeated.

Helena Croft, the chief executive officer of StreetlightUK charity, said this case “demonstrated the need to treat women involved in the sex industry as women at risk of serious violence”.

She said there were “missed opportunities around listening to frontline services, information sharing, and making full use of specialist organisations that had established relationships with the women most at risk”.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed to the BBC that it believed Wilkins’ death could have been avoided had there not been multiple points of failure in the handling of Levy.

The Met failed to treat Valencia-Trujillo’s death as a murder, despite arresting Levy soon afterwards and finding his DNA on her body, until after Levy killed again.

In February, Levy was convicted of sexually assaulting 10 women on London’s Tubes and trains, as well as a female prison officer in HMP Brixton, with details of that trial now reportable for the first time.

‘Deeply disturbing’

Speaking after the verdicts were given, Det Ch Insp Neil John from the Met said: “Simon Levy is a dangerous and predatory offender.

“His crimes were calculated, cruel and deeply disturbing. Throughout the trial, he has shown complete disregard for the victims and victim-survivor, despite being fully aware of the lasting and devastating impact of his actions.”

He described the investigation as “complex and challenging” but said “my team and I have been steadfast in our professionalism and dedication”.

Standing alongside Wilkins’ two sisters and Valencia-Trujillo’s daughter, he asked for any other victim-survivors of Levy to come forward.

Valencia-Trujillo’s children said she was a “big character” who was “full of life” and was said to be a “much-loved” member of the community with a love of salsa dancing.

Wilkins’ family said she was a much-loved woman who is missed every day by those who knew her.

The Met said since the launch of the investigation, detectives had exhausted numerous lines of enquiry – including working with coroners – to identify whether Levy was responsible for any similar, unsolved incidents, including deaths.

Police have said while they are yet to find anything new on Levy, they emphasised they had significantly strengthened their training and response to violence against women and girls, along with their specialist victim support services.

Two Met officers are under investigation by the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) for their decision in August 2024 to downgrade Levy from a high-risk sex offender to a medium-risk.

A police constable had been served with a gross misconduct notice and a detective sergeant with a misconduct notice.

The IOPC said it would be investigating how Levy was managed from his first conviction in September 2021 up to his arrest in September 2025.

“We are examining whether action could or should have been taken to prevent his reoffending, and if all officers involved in his management followed policies, procedures, and training.”

The IOPC stressed that the notices indicated the officers’ actions were under investigation and did not mean disciplinary proceedings would follow.

The investigation will also consider whether any lessons can be learned or changes introduced at an individual, force-wide or national level.

The British Transport Police (BTP) said that two of its officers have been moved to other roles due to their “incompetence” in handling the case.

BTP Assistant Chief Constable Charlie Doyle said: “It is clear that opportunities to expedite the investigation were missed and we have amended our procedures to address these issues to ensure that repeat offenders are dealt with expeditiously, and that linked offences are prioritised more effectively.”

Lisa Ramsarran, chief crown prosecutor for the CPS, said: “Our actions fell short of the standards that victims, families and the public are entitled to expect.

“In particular, there were points where we could and should have taken a more robust approach to representations about bail, based on the information available.

“We cannot know what decisions the courts would have made had different or stronger representations been advanced. But we recognise our responsibility and we are sorry for the shortcomings we have identified.”

‘Significant pressure’

Ramsarran said the cases had been handled against a backdrop of significant pressure on the criminal justice system, including busy court lists, late or incomplete information, and the need for agencies to make decisions quickly.

While that did not lessen responsibility for the failings, she said it was important to understand the circumstances in which they had occurred.

She said measures were being introduced to strengthen training, improve oversight of cases and enhance the handling of bail and risk assessments in serious sexual offence investigations.

Levy had attacked the three women while on bail for sex assaults on trains in London, and went on to carry out further assaults on public transport.

Ramsarran explained how Levy was convicted in February of sexually assaulting 10 women on London’s Tubes and trains.

She added: “Nothing can undo the harm caused, but we hope these convictions provide some measure of justice.”

Tube assaults conviction

Earlier this year, Levy, 40, was found guilty by a jury at Inner London Crown Court of groping 10 women on the Tube and an 11th while in prison.

Details of this trial can now be reported after his conviction at the Old Bailey.

The offences took place between April 2022 at the prison, followed by the Tube assaults between 24 October 2023 and May 2025.

He had already been convicted of sexually assaulting two women in 2018, which was why he was in prison in 2022.

The sex offender had lost sight in one eye in an attack in May 2024 and played on this, claiming that his partial sight made him unsteady on his feet and all contact was accidental on these crowded trains.

Levy’s tactic was to tie a jumper or hoodie around his waist, strap his arm down, and then back towards his victim with his hand fully or partially covered so he could grope them.

One of the Tube assault victims told the court: “It wasn’t long before I learned that my attacker was already known to the police for sexual violence and is a convicted sex offender.

“You could not begin to understand the horror I felt at hearing this.

“How could a male who does this so often and so brazenly be allowed to repeat his attacks?

“Knowing this made me feel even more unsafe, the possibility that I could encounter Simon Levy again made me fearful and the idea that he would harm more women and that there would be many more victims was unthinkable.”

During the sentencing hearing in June for the Tube attacks, Judge Michael Evans told Levy : “You were on the Tube for one purpose only, to sexually assault women.”

Levy was convicted of 11 counts of indecent assault, including grabbing the prison guard in 2022, and given an extended sentence consisting of a six-year jail term plus a three-year period on licence.

Berko, 52, a dual US-Ghana citizen, was found guilty of conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, violating the Act itself, and conspiring to launder money. The verdict came after a nine-day trial before US District Judge Diane Gujarati. He faces up to 30 years in prison at sentencing and remains in custody until then.

Prosecutors said Berko and his associates paid Ghanaian government officials more than $1 million in bribes about a decade ago to secure approval for the development and financing of a power plant expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.

How the scheme unfolded

According to trial evidence, Berko took charge of the deal in December 2014 while serving as an executive director in Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division. His task was to broker an agreement between Ghana and Aksa Enerji Uretim A.S., a Turkish energy firm and Goldman client, for the plant’s construction, at a time when Ghana faced a severe energy crisis.

To win the bid for Aksa, Berko and his co-conspirators allegedly paid off officials at multiple levels of government. In April 2015, they discussed a $1 million payment to Ghana’s power minister, who controlled key approvals, and $250,000 to his senior adviser. Officials also received bribes during an all-expenses-paid trip to Turkey to inspect equipment for the plant.

Ghana’s parliament ratified the deal in July 2015. The following month, the conspirators discussed a further $250,000 in payments, including $46,000 that Berko himself allegedly paid to members of parliament. Prosecutors said one recipient described awaiting the money as waiting for “holy rain.”

Berko concealed the scheme from Goldman’s compliance team and used a personal email account, rather than his work address, to coordinate the payments, instructing his associates to do the same, prosecutors said. The bribes were reportedly funnelled through shell companies, fake invoices, and cash withdrawals, laundered via both US and foreign bank accounts. Goldman later pulled out of the deal over corruption concerns.

International cooperation secured the arrest

US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. credited the UK government, INTERPOL’s UK bureau, the US Embassy in London, and the US Marshals Service with helping secure Berko’s arrest and extradition. Nocella said the case reflected the office’s push against corruption, while the Justice Department’s Tysen Duva said the conviction sent a message to those who undermine fair competition by bribing foreign officials.

The prosecution was led by the Eastern District of New York’s Business and Securities Fraud Section and the Justice Department’s Fraud Section.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at about 8:00 p.m., when armed men reportedly attacked a mobile money vendor at Fiapre.

According to the police, officers responded to a distress call but the suspects had fled the scene before they arrived.

The mobile money vendor, Amina Abu, 30, and three others — Khadija Abu, 23; Anifa Tanko, 24; and Ibrahim Osei, 40 — sustained gunshot injuries after being hit by pellets during the attack.

Police also found an unidentified man wearing a black mask behind Ibrahim Osei’s house with severe injuries.

All five victims were rushed to the Bono Regional Teaching Hospital for treatment. However, Ibrahim Osei was pronounced dead on arrival, while the unidentified man later died while receiving medical care.

Preliminary police investigations indicate that the suspects made away with GH¢30,000 belonging to Amina Abu before fleeing the scene.

Police recovered six spent BB cartridges from the scene, which have been retained as exhibits for forensic examination.

Further investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly disembarked from a cattle truck travelling towards Berekum to carry out the robbery.

The Twumasikrom Police checkpoint was immediately alerted to intercept two cattle trucks travelling on the route, leading to the arrest of nine suspects who are currently assisting with investigations.

The suspects are expected to be processed for court as investigations continue.

The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the hospital mortuary for preservation, identification and autopsy.

The Bono Regional Police Command said efforts are underway to arrest other suspects believed to be on the run and assured the public that everyone found culpable will be brought to justice.

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Opoku was convicted on Thursday, August 6, 2026, on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Crime and Robbery contrary to Sections 23(1) and 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The prosecution told the court that on June 12, 2026, at about 12:15 am, Opoku and another suspect, Agye Nyame, who is now on the run, attacked Divine Adu Boaheng near Kokofu Nursing Training School while he was returning from Bedomaise.

The court heard that the accused, armed with a single-barreled gun, robbed the victim of an Infinix Smart 6 valued at GHC 1,400.00 and GHC 400.00 in cash.

Police arrested Opoku on June 18, 2026, at Kokofu Lorry Station after he was identified by the complainant. The stolen phone was retrieved, and Opoku admitted the offence in his caution statement.

Presiding Judge, His Honour Issac Appiatu, handed down the 15-year sentence. Police say efforts are ongoing to arrest the second suspect, Agye Nyame.

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The accused, Alexander Adusei Gyan, allegedly collected the amount after promising to assist the complainant to secure a GH¢3 million loan facility.

The prosecution told the court that the complainant, a businessman residing at Ofankor in the Ga North Municipality, was deceived into making payments to Gyan, who is unemployed and lives at Ablekuma, Accra.

The prosecution said in October 2024, Gyan presented himself as a staff of a reputable bank and assured the complainant that he could secure the loan if contributions of GH¢2,000 to GH¢10,000 were deposited over one year.

Based on this representation, the complainant made payments totalling GH¢1,860,000 through a mobile money account bearing Gyan’s name, with receipts acknowledged each time.

The prosecution said Gyan later instructed the complainant to open an account at the bank’s Achimota branch, but after receiving the money, blocked all communication and went into hiding.

The complainant reported the matter to police, leading to Gyan’s arrest.

In his caution statement, Gyan admitted the offence and mentioned an accomplice, Desmond Osei, but failed to lead investigators to him.

Charged with defrauding by false pretences, Gyan pleaded not guilty.

The court initially admitted him to bail in the sum of GH¢2 million with three sureties, one justified with landed property and two public servants earning GH¢5,000 monthly.

Unable to meet the conditions, his counsel applied for a review.

The court reduced the bail to GH¢500,000 with two sureties, one justified with property and the other a public servant earning GH¢4,000 monthly.

The sureties were ordered to deposit copies of their Ghana Cards at the court registry. 

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The conviction was secured by the Volta North Regional Police Command after the woman pleaded guilty to the offence before the Kpando Circuit Court.

The incident occurred on July 17, 2026, when the baby’s mother, Gloria Xagbe, 21, reported to the Police that she had briefly left her eight-month-old son in the care of Amedzorme, a fellow market trader, while she went to purchase packaging bags.

However, upon returning, the mother discovered that both the woman and her child were missing.

The Police launched investigations and, through intelligence-led operations, arrested Amedzorme the following day at Toviate, a suburb of Kwamekrom in the Oti Region.

The baby was successfully rescued unharmed and reunited with family.

During investigations, Amedzorme reportedly admitted taking the child, claiming she acted on the instructions of her fiancé, who is currently on the run.

She was initially arraigned before the Kpando Circuit Court on July 20, 2026, and remanded into Police custody.

She later appeared before the court on August 3, 2026, where she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison.

The Police say efforts are ongoing to locate and arrest her fiancé to assist with further investigations.

The Volta North Regional Police Command has urged parents and guardians to exercise caution when leaving children in the care of others, stressing the need for vigilance in protecting children from potential harm.

The incident occurred on Wednesday evening between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., causing panic among residents and prompting a swift response from the police.

Information gathered by Adom News indicates that the mobile money (MoMo) vendor targeted in the attack survived the incident.

She sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder and is currently receiving treatment at a health facility.

The deceased, whose identity has not yet been officially disclosed, is believed to have lived a few houses away from the scene.

Preliminary reports suggest that he stepped outside after hearing gunshots to find out what was happening, but reportedly encountered the suspected robbers and was shot in the head. He later died from his injuries.

Three other people, including the MoMo vendor, sustained gunshot wounds during the attack and are receiving medical attention. Their conditions remain unknown.

One of the suspected robbers was arrested while attempting to escape from the scene. Eyewitnesses said the suspect was injured after being impaled by an iron rod while trying to climb through an uncompleted building.

The injured suspect was arrested by officers from the Sunyani West Police Command and taken to a medical facility, where he is currently receiving treatment under police guard.

Police have visited the crime scene and commenced investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and apprehend other suspects believed to have fled.

The Ghana Police Service has appealed to residents to provide credible information that could assist investigations and help in the arrest of the remaining suspects.

The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of mobile money operators and residents in the municipality, with calls for increased security patrols in communities.

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Her conviction followed a full trial, with the seven-member jury returning a 5-2 majority verdict, which is sufficient under Section 46 of Act 29, as amended by the Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1101).

The convict was charged with murder of her husband, Kweku Gyasi, with whom she had two children, following a misunderstanding in 2021.

Prosecution, led by Christabel Selma Anafure, a Senior State Attorney, called three witnesses, while the convict, Lydia Aboagye, led by Rita Kunkuti Ali, testified herself and called her mother as her only witness.

After the full trial, the jury found her guilty of murder, returning a 5-2 majority verdict before Her Ladyship Justice Marie-Louise Simmons convicted her.

On July 30, a day before the legal vacation, Justice Simmons summed up the case for the jury, who returned their verdict after 39 minutes of deliberation.

The forelady said they had reached a verdict, and their decision was 5-2 guilty against Lydia Aboagye.

The convict, who was given an opportunity to address the court prior to sentencing, said, “I have nothing to say.”

Passing sentence, Justice Simmons said, “With the jury having returned a majority verdict of 5-2 of guilty, the accused is hereby convicted under Section 46 of Act 29, as amended by the Criminal and Other Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1101).”

“She is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment,” the Court pronounced, adding that, “The accused (convict) and her counsel have one month from today (July 30, 2026) within which to file an appeal to the Court of Appeal.”

Brief Facts

Per the brief facts of the case, the complainant is a driver’s mate and owns a property at Omanjor-Dwenewoho, adjacent to California School.

The accused person, Lydia Aboagye, is a petty trader and one of the tenants in the complainant’s house.

She lived in a single room with her husband, Kweku Gyasi (now deceased), and their two children.

On November 3, 2021, at about 4:30 a.m., a misunderstanding ensued between the accused person and the deceased, and in the course of the quarrel, the accused picked a broken Coca-Cola bottle and stabbed the deceased in the left rib.

“When blood started oozing from the stabbed wound, she rushed out and locked the wounded and bleeding deceased in the room,” the facts stated.

The accused then ran about 150 metres away from their residence and disposed of the broken Coca-Cola bottle she used in stabbing the deceased in the bush.

Fortunately, at about 5:30 a.m. that morning, the complainant, who is a Muslim, had just finished his morning prayer (Fajr) when his daughter approached him and informed him that she heard an unusual noise from the accused person’s room while sweeping the compound.

On hearing this, the complainant went to the accused person’s door and realised it was locked.

He forced the door open and found the deceased lying in a pool of blood.

The complainant called for assistance from other tenants and neighbours and rushed the deceased to the Ga West Municipal Hospital (known as Amasaman Government Hospital).

The medical officer on duty pronounced the deceased dead on arrival.

The body was conveyed to the Police Hospital mortuary for preservation and autopsy. The accused person returned home later and started cleaning the pool of blood on the floor with a cloth.

While doing so, neighbours arrested her on sight and handed her over to the police.

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According to the Police, the incident was reported by the hotel’s management on Monday, August 3, 2026, after the two women, believed to be nationals of Benin, were found unresponsive in their room.

In a statement, the Police said the bodies had been conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital Mortuary for preservation and a post-mortem examination.

“The bodies were subsequently conveyed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital Mortuary for preservation and a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death,” the Police stated.

To support the investigation, the Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special team from the Police Headquarters, comprising investigators, intelligence officers, and crime scene experts, to work with the Northern Regional Police Command.

The Police are also appealing to the public to provide any information that could assist in establishing the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

“Members of the public with credible information on the incident are encouraged to call the Police Emergency Numbers, 191/18555, or report to the nearest Police Station,” the statement said.

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The clashes which is linked to a dispute over a parcel of land claimed by both communities, left one person dead and six others injured.

The arrests form part of ongoing efforts by security agencies to identify those involved in the violence and prevent further escalation.

The development comes as the Sagnarigu Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has imposed an indefinite dusk-to-dawn curfew on Damankungyili, Nyeshie and adjoining communities.

Under the directive, residents must remain indoors between 5pm and 7am daily, effective Tuesday, August 4, 2026, until further notice.

MUSEC has also banned the carrying of firearms, ammunition and other weapons within the affected communities, while security agencies have intensified joint patrols to enforce the restrictions and maintain order.

The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to assess the security situation after the clashes.

MUSEC Chairman and Sagnarigu Municipal Chief Executive, Abdulai Imoro Gong, condemned the violence and appealed to residents to remain calm and cooperate with security agencies.

He also urged anyone with information that could assist police investigations to come forward, and called on chiefs, youth leaders and the media to support efforts to de-escalate tensions between the two communities.

MUSEC says it will continue to monitor the situation and review the security measures as developments unfold.

The suspect, Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, is accused of defrauding women through false marriage promises and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

A Police statement issued on Monday said preliminary investigations indicated that Kwarteng posed as a pastor conducting online church services on Instagram, where he allegedly targeted women and claimed that God had revealed they were his future wives.

The statement said he allegedly gained the trust of the victims by meeting their families and presenting them with promise rings.

It added that the suspect obtained intimate images of some victims and allegedly used them to blackmail them into paying money.

According to the Police, Kwarteng also introduced some victims to a fictitious car tyre business and collected thousands of dollars from them under the pretext of shipping and clearing containers of tyres, after which he allegedly became unreachable.

Further investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly shared the intimate images of some victims with his wife, Sally Akosua Amoasah, who is also accused of threatening the victims.

The statement said seven victims had so far reported the matter to the Police, with investigations indicating that the alleged offences date back to 2021.

Kwarteng and Amoasah have been arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court One on charges of conspiracy to commit crime, namely defrauding by false pretences, defrauding by false pretences, and non-consensual sharing of intimate images.

The court remanded Kwarteng into Police custody to reappear on August 6, while Amoasah was granted bail.

The Ghana Police Service said it continues to receive complaints from other possible victims and urged anyone who may have experienced similar incidents involving the suspect to report to the nearest Police station to assist ongoing investigations.

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43-year-old Nana Takyiwa Adonu, who lived in Odenton, Maryland, was sentenced by a US District Court in the Southern District of Iowa on July 22, 2026.

According to court documents, Adonu played a major role in an extensive romance scam in which fraudsters created fake profiles on dating sites and social media to swindle victims.

She ran a company called “Han-Dak LLC,” which was used to collect payments from victims. She received more than $1.6 million in total, including over $55,000 from a single victim in Iowa.

Investigators say victims sent the money believing it would help reunite them with people they had met online and believed to be romantic partners.

“Many victims drained their retirement accounts, sold their homes and vehicles, returned to work after retirement, and borrowed substantial sums from friends and family,” prosecutors said.

When the FBI questioned her, Adonu claimed Han-Dak LLC was a legitimate garment-production business operating in China. She later submitted false invoices and fabricated customer and vendor lists to a federal grand jury in an attempt to derail the investigation, according to court filings.

In addition to the prison term, she was ordered to pay $1,655,640.76 in restitution and will serve three years of supervised release upon completing her sentence.

Her co-defendant, Naabanyin Aniagyei-Cobbold, was sentenced in March 2026 to nine years in prison over the same scheme, along with an order to pay $1,554,442.46 in restitution.

FBI Omaha Special Agent in Charge Eugene Kowel, in a statement, said romance scammers exploit victims when they are most vulnerable, preying on people by convincing them a relationship is real and then abusing that trust to steal their savings.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Omaha Cyber Task Force and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Joseph Lubben.

The FBI reports that about 59,000 Americans fell victim to romance scams in 2024 alone, losing over $672 million.

The jury said Safina Adizatu Mohammed could see the faces of the other jury members, but they could not see her face because of the nose mask. 

Nana Ama Adinkrah, a Senior State Attorney, indicated that the jury’s concerns were reasonable when the matter was raised during proceedings on Monday. 

Safina’s counsel, however, explained that she was wearing the nose mask because she was unwell. 

The trial judge subsequently directed Safina to remove the nose mask whenever she entered the dock and put it on again afterwards. 

Safina is standing trial for the alleged murder of her boyfriend, Frank Kofi Osei, a 37-year-old Ghanaian resident in Canada.  

She has pleaded not guilty to the charge. 

At Monday’s sitting, lawyers for the prosecution and the accused persons delivered their opening addresses. 

The Senior State Attorney told the court that the prosecution would call nine witnesses, including Safina’s former lover and expert witnesses, to support its case. 

She said the prosecution would seek to prove the five elements of murder, namely that Frank Kofi Osei died, that his death was caused by unlawful harm, that the unlawful harm was caused by Safina, and that the act was intentional. 

“The prosecution’s duty was to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt,” Nana Ama Adinkrah said. 

She told the jury that Osei was a Ghanaian resident in Canada, while Safina was a first-year Biological Science student at the University of Ghana, Legon, at the time of the incident. 

The prosecution said the two were in an amorous relationship before Osei’s death. 

According to the State, on July 26, 2022, at about 0500 hours, police at Lakeside Estate, Ashaley Botwe, received a call from Safina, who reported that she and Osei had a misunderstanding while at her apartment at Ashaley Botwe, School Junction. 

The prosecution said a struggle ensued during the misunderstanding and Osei died. 

A police patrol team was subsequently dispatched to the scene, where officers found an unregistered white Toyota Tundra pickup parked at the entrance of the apartment building.  

Investigations later established that the vehicle belonged to the deceased. 

The prosecution said the naked body of Osei was found on the ground near the driver’s door of the pickup in a prone position, with multiple stab wounds on his upper torso. 

The State further told the court that although Safina’s apartment had been cleaned, police found blood stains on the walls and traces of blood on the floor, suggesting that the deceased had been dragged from the apartment. 

The prosecution said Safina was not at the apartment when the police arrived and was later traced to Obinim Junction, Ashaley Botwe, where she was arrested. 

The court heard that during interrogation, Safina initially stated that on July 25, 2022, at about 0100 hours, she stabbed Osei during a misunderstanding in her apartment. 

The prosecution said she later changed her account, stating that she had left Osei in the apartment and returned to find him dead. 

It said police investigations led to the recovery of the knife allegedly used in the stabbing from Safina’s apartment. 

The prosecution further alleged that after the incident, Safina contacted her other boyfriend, Michael Fiifi Ampofo Arku, in Kumasi, who travelled to Accra the following day. 

It said Arku assisted Safina in moving Osei’s body from the apartment on the top floor of the building to the pickup parked at the entrance. 

The prosecution said Safina gave Arku a bag containing items belonging to Osei and other materials, which she wanted disposed of. 

It said Arku kept the bag and returned to Kumasi. 

The State told the court that the bag contained blood-stained items, including personal effects belonging to Osei and Safina. 

The prosecution listed the items as five large chains also known as bondage chains commonly used for “kinky sex”, four cello tapes, a black ring, necklace, four padlocks, five keys, two boxer shorts, one ladies leggings, three ladies’ tops/dresses, a pair of blue jeans trousers, a blue T-shirt, and black and red sneaker footwear. 

The prosecution said Arku was later arrested by the police and during interrogation provided an alibi, indicating that he was not present when Osei was killed. 

The State said Arku led police to retrieve the bag and investigations into his alibi showed that he was not in Accra at the time of the incident. 

The court heard that police retrieved the knife allegedly used in the stabbing, large chains and a blood-stained dress belonging to Safina from the crime scene. 

An autopsy conducted at the Police Hospital stated the cause of Osei’s death as haemorrhagic shock, severe neck injury and stabbing. 

Defence counsel urged the jury to return a verdict of not guilty at the end of the trial, saying the evidence would establish Safina’s innocence. 

The case has been adjourned to October 19, 2026. 

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According to information gathered by Adom News, six heavily armed men stormed the community and carried out a series of coordinated robberies, targeting mobile money vendors, shops, drivers and commuters.

The suspects reportedly robbed three MoMo vendors of undisclosed sums of money.

They also attempted to attack a filling station, but workers managed to flee before the robbers could carry out their plan.

An eyewitness, Kojo Assan, told Adom News that residents were alerted after reports emerged that armed robbers had invaded the town and were attacking MoMo vendors, businesses, motorists and passers-by.

He said the suspects later moved towards Kwanyarko, where they mounted a roadblock on the Bawjiase–Swedru Road and robbed commuters at gunpoint.

“The whole town was thrown into panic. People were running in different directions. Some fled into nearby bushes, while others hid in the cemetery because of the continuous gunfire,” he recounted.

The attack has left residents living in fear, with many calling on the Ghana Police Service to strengthen security in the area.

They appealed to the police to arrest the perpetrators, restore calm and protect lives and property.

The injured MoMo vendor is receiving treatment at a health facility, while police are expected to launch investigations into the incident.

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The convict, Kwame Ti-Zaaekuu, was found guilty of incest and threat of death after a full trial.

According to a statement issued by the Upper West Regional Police Command, investigations by the Lawra District Police established that the victim, a Junior High School student, had been subjected to repeated sexual abuse by her father.

Police said the convict allegedly threatened to kill the teenager if she disclosed the abuse to anyone.

Following investigations and prosecution, the Lawra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Stanley Adjei, on Friday, July 24, 2026, found Kwame Ti-Zaaekuu guilty of both offences.

The court sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for incest and an additional 10 years for threat of death. The sentences are to run concurrently, meaning he will serve 20 years in prison.

The court also directed the Department of Social Welfare in Lawra to provide counselling and psychosocial support to the survivor.

The Upper West Regional Police Command commended the investigators and prosecutor for their professionalism in securing the conviction.

The Command further urged the public to promptly report all forms of sexual abuse, domestic violence and related offences to the police to ensure victims receive protection and perpetrators are brought to justice.

The convict, Elyasu Kunateh, was found guilty after a full trial and sentenced on Thursday, July 23, 2026, by His Lordship Justice Osei-Wusu Antwi.

According to a statement issued by the Upper West Regional Police Command, the incident was reported by the victim’s mother after the alleged abuse occurred on Saturday, January 17, 2026.

Police arrested Kunateh on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, following the report.

The Regional Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) immediately commenced investigations into the case and referred the victim to a medical facility for examination while also providing psychosocial support.

The accused was subsequently arraigned before the Wa High Court and remanded into police custody pending the conclusion of the trial.

Following months of court proceedings, the court found Kunateh guilty of the offence and sentenced him to 10 years in prison with hard labour.

The Upper West Regional Police Command has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting vulnerable persons and ensuring that perpetrators of child abuse and sexual and gender-based violence are brought to justice.

The Command also urged parents, guardians, caregivers and members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly report suspected cases of abuse to the nearest police station for immediate action.

The incident occurred at about 00:00 hours on Saturday and has triggered a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the unidentified man.

A report by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) indicated that the deceased was allegedly caught on the farmer’s land while attempting to steal a sack of yams. However, the farmer allegedly opened fire, killing the suspect instantly.

The farmer had repeatedly complained about persistent theft of food crops from his farm and had, on several occasions, reported the matter to the police.

The GNA also gathered that shortly after the incident, the farmer voluntarily reported himself to the Dambai Divisional Police Command and informed officers about the shooting.

He was subsequently arrested and is currently assisting police with investigations.

The Assembly Member for the Kwame-Akura East Electoral Area, Philip Kwadwo Bidaba, told the GNA that he received a telephone call in the early hours of Sunday informing him that a suspected yam thief had been shot dead in the community.

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He said he immediately proceeded to the Dambai Police Station, where he was informed that the suspected shooter had already reported himself to the police and had been taken into custody.

According to Mr Bidaba, residents later gathered at the police station in an attempt to identify the deceased.

He said he appealed to the police to allow the body bag to be opened to enable residents and community members to identify the deceased, but the request was declined.

“The body had already been secured in a body bag, making identification difficult. We pleaded with the police to allow residents to assist with identification, but they declined,” he said.

The GNA observed that police officers, accompanied by the Assembly Member and relatives of the shooter, later conveyed the body to the Worawora Government Hospital Mortuary in the Biakoye District for preservation and autopsy.

The identities of both the deceased and the farmer have not been officially disclosed by the police, pending the formal identification of the deceased and the outcome of preliminary investigations.

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The suspects reportedly wore National Security uniforms and moved from one community to another, demanding money from residents, particularly those involved in cannabis cultivation.

Reports by Accra-based Citi News indicate that the group operated in Aboa, Osoya, Osuboi No. 1, Opesika, and other nearby communities.

The suspects allegedly used motorbikes to patrol the areas and promised cannabis farmers protection from police raids and other law enforcement operations in exchange for money.

The group had reportedly been under surveillance by the Eastern Regional Police Command’s Operations Unit for several months.

Acting on intelligence that the suspects had resumed their activities, officers mounted an early morning operation and arrested them shortly after they allegedly collected GH¢3,000 from farmers at Aboa.

During the operation, police seized a silver Toyota Voxy with registration number GE 8755-26, a pump-action gun, and a pistol believed to have been used by the suspects.

The suspects have since been taken to the Eastern Regional Police Command in Koforidua, where they are assisting with investigations.

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The attackers ​stormed communities in the Sauna district of ​the Talata Mafara local government area at about ⁠1300 GMT on Tuesday and opened fire on ​people working on their farms, residents told Reuters.

“They ​killed at least 24 innocent farmers. We are still counting the losses,” resident Auwal Sani said by ​phone.

Zamfara is at the centre of ​a security crisis in Nigeria’s northwest, where armed gangs locally ‌known ⁠as bandits frequently raid villages, kidnap residents for ransom and steal livestock.

Residents said the gunmen travelled nearly 50 km (31 miles) along the ​Mayanchi-Anka highway, ​a key ⁠trade route, before reaching Sauna without encountering security forces.

Police and military ​authorities were not immediately available for ​comment.

Another ⁠resident, Bello Aliyu, said Tuesday’s attack lasted for about three hours.

“They rustled an unspecified ⁠number ​of livestock, leaving several people ​wounded who are currently receiving treatment,” he said.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspects allegedly trailed the victim after a banking transaction before snatching a large sum of money and fleeing the scene in a Toyota RAV4.

Their escape, however, was cut short when the vehicle reportedly crashed into a tree during the pursuit.

The crash led to the arrest of one of the suspects, while the remaining occupants reportedly abandoned the vehicle, escaped on foot and made away with the stolen cash.

Residents who witnessed the incident gathered at the scene as security personnel moved in to secure the area and apprehend the suspect.

The arrested suspect has since been taken into custody to assist with investigations, while efforts are underway to track down the remaining suspects and recover the stolen money.

The incident has heightened concerns over attacks targeting bank customers, with the public being urged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the police.

Site owner, Yussif Ibrahim, was picked up after one of his employees, arrested during an operation, identified him as his boss.

The arrest comes as the Regional Security Council reclaims the site degraded by illegal miners.

Illegal miners set up their camp less than 5 metres behind the walls of the Adansi Asokwa Agenda 111 Hospital.

The Ashanti Regional Security Council moved in immediately after news of the activities of the miners surfaced in the media in the first week of July.

National Security, acting on the orders of REGSEC, has been supervising the reclamation of the mined pits, which can be compared to the size of 30 standard football fields.

The reclamation process has successfully restored over 80 percent of the degraded land.

But despite the presence of national security operatives, some illegal miners were still found operating.

This situation led to the arrest of one person who later led operatives to the arrest of his boss.

Deputy Regional Security Coordinator Alhaji Abdellah Umar tells journalists that investigations into the operations of the gang have begun as the two are questioned.

Alhaji Abdellah Umar

He first defended why the national security embarked on the move to clamp down on the activities of the illegal miners.

“We know it is very close to the Agenda 111 [project], and when we came, we still saw [illegal mining] as the reclamation was going on; we’ve still seen some around. It means when we are not careful, in the next few days or weeks, we will realise [illegal mining] on the premises of the Agenda 111 itself.”

According to him, no stone will be left unturned in efforts to reclaim mined-out lands.

“The land we are standing on now is to be given a second chance, because some few weeks ago, it was heavily degraded by illegal miners—those who you are, who you are claiming we are treating with kid gloves or whatever. As you can attest to with me, whilst we were here, we picked some of the workers, or some of the boys who were still around trying to work on the land, to the RCC. So, that is part of the fight for getting our lands back, and I can assure you we are going to take them on, especially the illegal miners who did that wrong in this place.”

One of the suspects arrested at the site

Meanwhile, REGSEC is partnering with the Logeist EcoReclaim Initiative and Agricentric Ventures to fully restore the degraded land.

Officials say the reclaimed land would be put to economic use in time as a public-private partnership.

“Our involvement in this exercise is to conduct what is called ‘microbial ecological research’, where we use bacteria or inoculants—microbial inoculants or bacteria, let me put it that way. We cultivate bacteria; we apply them to the soil to break down or make the chemicals in the soil lose their bioavailability,” says Gideon Nyameson, Chief Executive Officer, Agricentric Ventures.

According to him, his organisation will introduce a social inclusivity programme to involve members of catchment communities.

“We want to do this—and then after that, we apply carbon or activated biochar in order to make the soil productive again,” he said.

“And we want to do this because we’ve realised that anytime there is—anytime we do the reclamation, and sometimes you do planting, you even plant trees, and you leave, they come back, and they start the mining—the illegal mining activities again. So this time, what we want to do is to introduce something called ‘social inclusivity’, where after doing the reclamation, we treat the soil and apply the bacteria and all the necessary elements to remediate the soil. And after that, we plant shrubs or oil-yielding plants.”

On his part, Group General Manager of Logesist EcoReclaim Initiative, Benjamin Karikari Dwira, led a team to assess and observe the situation.

He revealed his organisation is partnering with Agricentric, CSIR, and FORIG to make the degraded land fertile again.

“We are doing everything that we can to make sure that we have a solution for it. But as it stands now, I can tell you, per observation, this place is a place that we must move to and sit in earnest to make sure that we do something about it.”

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According to the Police, the robbery, which occurred on the evening of July 19, 2026, was allegedly planned by the victim’s driver, who is accused of providing information to the other suspects.

The incident occurred around 8:30 pm near the Portor Police Barrier within the Kintampo Police Division.

The Police said officers stationed at the barrier responded swiftly after receiving intelligence that a robbery was underway.

Upon reaching the scene, four suspects reportedly fled into a nearby bush, while officers arrested Abdul Sadat Ali, 24, who was driving a Toyota Voxy with registration number AS 1541-25.

During preliminary investigations, Abdul Sadat Ali allegedly mentioned another suspect, Samad Issahaka, 24, who was driving a Kia Rhino with registration number AS 7337-23.

Police subsequently arrested Samad Issahaka, leading to further investigations that allegedly uncovered the involvement of the victim’s driver.

How the Robbery Unfolded

According to police reports, the incident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on the Portor-Gulumpe Highway, just a few meters from the Portor Police Barrier under the Kintampo Police Division.

Acting on intelligence that a robbery was in progress, police personnel on duty at the barrier swiftly responded and moved to the scene. Upon arrival, four suspects fled into the bush, but officers managed to arrest Abdul Sadat Ali, a 24-year-old driver of a Toyota Voxy with registration number AS 1541-25.

During preliminary interrogation, Abdul Sadat Ali implicated Samad Issahaka, also 24, the driver of a Kia Rhino with registration number AS 7337-23, as a member of the robbery gang. Police promptly arrested him.

The Shocking Twist: An Inside Job

Further investigations uncovered a disturbing conspiracy. Yahaya Seidu, 35, the owner of the Kia Rhino, had instructed his driver, Samad Issahaka, to convey him to Buipe to purchase cattle. Unbeknownst to the businessman, his driver knew he was carrying a large sum of money and conspired with five others to rob him on the highway.

Armed with a toy pistol, the suspects trailed the Kia Rhino and its occupants from Offinso in the Ashanti Region, caught up with them after the Portor Police Barrier, and robbed them of GHC 300,000.00 in cash.

Pursuit and Arrest of Fleeing Suspects

Police counter-terrorism personnel, together with the local police patrol team, pursued the four fleeing suspects into the bush and successfully arrested all of them. They have been identified as:

1· Abdul Rahman Mashud, 21
2· Asigri Avoka, 25
3· Awini Stephen, 19
4· Faisal Salifu, 26

A search conducted on the suspects led to the retrieval of the entire GHC 300,000.00 robbed from the victim, a major relief for the businessman who lost nothing in the end.

Suspects Confess

During interrogation, the suspects admitted that they had been tipped off by suspect Samad Issahaka, the victim’s driver, and had trailed the Kia Rhino from Offinso before executing the robbery at Portor.

All six suspects are currently in police custody and are assisting with ongoing investigations.

Police Commendation and Assurance

The Ghana Police Service has commended the alertness and professionalism of the personnel on duty, as well as the counter-terrorism team for their support in effecting the arrests.

Addressing the media at the Regional Command in Techiman, the Bono East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Shaibu Sadique-Osei, assured the public of the Police Service’s continued commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all persons and property within the Bono East Region.

“This was an inside job. The driver, knowing his boss was carrying that amount of money, conspired with five others to stage the robbery. They used a toy pistol, but their intent was deadly serious,” DCOP Sadique-Osei stated. “We are pleased that our men on the ground acted with speed and precision. Crime will not pay in this region.”

The Police Service has urged the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activities, especially when traveling with significant sums of money.

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The Accra High Court postponed proceedings to allow for the replacement of the absent juror. Following consultations between the prosecution and the defence, a new juror was selected, completing the seven-member jury, which was subsequently sworn in.

Before adjourning the case, the trial judge cautioned the jurors against discussing the matter with anyone or following media reports and social media commentary about the trial.

The jurors were also directed to keep all proceedings confidential throughout the hearing.

The court warned that any juror who fails to attend future sittings without a valid reason could face sanctions.

When the case resumes on July 27, both the prosecution and defence are expected to deliver their opening statements before the court moves to a case management conference. The prosecution is also expected to call its first witness.

Safina, a student, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in connection with the death of Frank Kofi Osei at Ashaley Botwe School Junction in July 2022. She is currently on bail.

According to the prosecution, Osei travelled from Canada and spent the night of July 24, 2022, at Safina’s residence.

The prosecution alleges that Safina, together with others, attacked Osei, leading to his death through stabbing and strangulation.

It further claims that the suspects cleaned the crime scene, left the body in the room for about a day, and later moved it to the entrance of the house near the deceased’s vehicle in an attempt to conceal the incident.

Prosecutors say Safina later contacted the police and reported that her boyfriend had died in her room.

However, upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered Osei’s body outside the house and subsequently took Safina into custody to assist with investigations.

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The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 19, 2026, after Zakari and another suspect, identified as Baaba Adamu, were accused of stealing GH¢4,800.

According to reports, the two men were allegedly apprehended by some residents shortly after the alleged theft. Tensions quickly escalated as an angry crowd descended on them, accusing them of being responsible for the missing money.

Yussif Zakari is said to have been severely beaten during the assault, sustaining multiple injuries. Despite efforts to save his life, he later succumbed to the injuries.

Following the incident, police have launched manhunt for the nine suspects believed to have participated in the assault that resulted in Zakari’s death.

One suspect has since been arrested to assist with investigations.

According to 3news, Vincent is believed to have died about three days before his body was discovered in the hall of his home.

Following preliminary police procedures, the body was released to the family on Saturday, July 18, and has since been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Mortuary pending further investigations.

The cause of death remains unknown, and police have not made any arrests in connection with the incident.

Family members said a sponge was found tied around Vincent’s neck when his body was discovered, with his tongue reportedly protruding.

However, they have rejected suggestions that he may have taken his own life, arguing that there was no beam, hook, or any structure in the room that could have supported a hanging.

The family believes the circumstances surrounding his death may point to possible foul play.

Their suspicions were further raised by what they described as bloodstains on the walls of the hall where the body was found, leading to calls for a comprehensive forensic investigation.

Police have stated that the exact cause of death has not yet been established and that investigations are ongoing. Authorities are expected to rely on forensic and medical examination reports before drawing conclusions.

Two mobile phones belonging to the deceased were recovered from the scene. The devices, which were switched off at the time, have been taken into police custody for examination.

The family has also dismissed reports suggesting that Vincent was involved in the sale of mobile phones.

A relative explained that the phones belonged to Vincent’s brother, who lives abroad and had asked him to sell them on his behalf. The family insists the devices had already been sold before the incident and described claims that he was a phone dealer as false.

Relatives and residents of Kwadaso are calling on the police to conduct a thorough investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding Vincent Amo Amponsah’s death and ensure that anyone found responsible is brought to justice.

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Cobbinah, unemployed, pleaded guilty to unlawful entry and stealing, and he was convicted on his own plea by the judge, Bernice Mensimah Ackon.   

Police Sergeant Adwoa Yeboah, prosecuting, told the court that the complainant, Bernice Xornam Beble, resided at Nkamponase and Cobbinah lived at Tarkwa Railway Station.   

She said that on May 16, 2026, at about 01:40 hours, the complainant woke up and realised that her door had been opened and that her iPhone XR, valued at GH¢2,500, and GH¢5,700 in cash had been stolen from the room.  

The prosecution said that the same day, Cobbinah was seen offering the same iPhone for sale, and it was then picked up and handed over to the police.   

According to Sergeant Yeboah, a cash sum of GH¢3,000 was found on the convict and retrieved at the police station.   

She said during interrogation, Cobbinah confessed to the theft and named one Michell, who is currently at large, as his accomplice.  

Sergeant Yeboah informed the court that Cobbinah further told the police officers that he had taken only the iPhone XR and GH¢4,000, not GH¢5,700, as alleged.  

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Chief Inspector Godsway Kromoah, who prosecuted the case, told the court that the complainant, a 43-year-old businesswoman, lives at Combine, a suburb of Akosombo, with her 12-year-old daughter, a Class Six pupil. 

The prosecution said Mensah, the victim’s class teacher, had been providing private French lessons to the child for about four years after he was engaged by the complainant. 

According to the prosecution, the complainant on July 11, 2026, observed changes in her daughter’s manner of walking and questioned her. 

The child disclosed that on July 8, 2026, at about 1700 hours, the teacher had sexual intercourse with her while conducting lessons at the family’s residence. 

The court heard that the accused allegedly warned the victim not to report the incident, claiming it would bring shame upon her. 

He also threatened to fail her in his subject during the end-of-term examinations if she disclosed the matter, the prosecution said. 

The incident was subsequently reported to the police, who took statements from the complainant and the victim. 

A medical examination conducted at a government hospital after police issued a medical report form produced findings consistent with sexual assault. 

Mensah was arrested on July 12, 2026. In his cautioned statement, he denied having sexual intercourse with the victim. 

Following investigations, he was charged with defilement and prosecuted before the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court. 

The court sentenced him to 12 years’ imprisonment, describing the punishment as a deterrent against sexual offences involving children and other vulnerable persons. 

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According to the Deputy Regional Commander, ACP Cephas Arthur, the suspect allegedly led a group of armed robbers to attack and stab Abdul Jabal Sulemana to death at Obuasi on July 9, 2026.

Addressing the media, ACP Arthur said the police responded to the incident but were unable to make any immediate arrests.

“A follow-up was made to the AGA Hospital in Obuasi, where Abdul Jabal Sulemana was receiving treatment. Unfortunately, he was later pronounced dead,” he stated.

He added that through intelligence-led operations, a police team tracked the suspect to Bongo in the Upper East Region, where he was arrested.

The suspect is currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

ACP Arthur issued a strong warning to armed robbers and criminal gangs operating within the region, assuring the public that the police would continue efforts to clamp down on criminal activities.

“The police will not give room for their activities. We are determined to deal ruthlessly with anyone who engages in crime,” he cautioned.

The body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue pending autopsy and further investigations.

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David Kpandoyo, 25, a Togolese national, pleaded guilty to child stealing. 

The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, convicted him on his own plea and adjourned sentencing to July 14, 2026. 

Kpandoyo told the court that he had gone to a drinking spot to consume alcohol when the child approached him.  

He said he gave the boy some money, took him home, and could not remember what happened afterwards because he was intoxicated. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Patience Mario, assisted by Chief Inspector Jacob Nyarko, led the prosecution. 

The prosecution said the complainant, Mr Bismark Gbago, is a 52-year-old painter residing at New Legon in Accra. 

The victim’s mother, Ms Patience Ablordefey Afefa, is a 25-year-old hairdresser living at Kpedze in the Volta Region with the victim, a Kindergarten One pupil. 

The prosecution said Kpandoyo also resided at New Legon, where he worked as a mason. 

It said the victim went missing at Kpedze on July 1, 2026, at about 1800 hours. 

On July 3, at about 1830 hours, the complainant reported to the New Legon Police that he had found the four-year-old boy wandering around the area and that the child was unable to identify his home. 

The prosecution said that on July 4, at about 1600 hours, the complainant informed the Police that after announcements were made within the community, Kpandoyo came forward claiming that the boy was his son. 

The complainant and Kpandoyo subsequently went to the police Station to identify the child. 

However, Kpandoyo was unable to produce the child’s birth certificate or lead the Police to the child’s mother. 

Later that day, the police received a flyer bearing the name and telephone numbers of the victim’s mother, together with the child’s photograph, indicating that he had gone missing from Kpedze. 

The police contacted the victim’s mother and asked her to report to the New Legon Police Station with the child’s birth certificate and weighing card because another person was claiming to be the child’s parent. 

On July 6, at about 0900 hours, the victim’s mother and her relatives reported to the Police Station and stated that they did not know Kpandoyo. 

During investigations, Kpandoyo admitted in his cautioned statement that the victim was not his child. 

He further confessed that while working at Kpedze, he stole the boy and brought him to Accra. 

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