Crime

Court orders extradition of Abu Trica’s alleged accomplice to US over $8m romance scam

The Gbese District Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel Yusif, an alleged co-conspirator of suspected internet fraudster Abu Trica, to the United States...

EOCO declares Emmanuel Ababio wanted over alleged fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared Emmanuel Ababio wanted in connection with an alleged case of fraud by false pretences. In a...

Okada rider allegedly drives motorbike key into man’s skull during fight over passenger

A man is receiving specialist treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after he was allegedly attacked with a motorcycle key during a fight...

Self-styled Imam jailed 10 years for defiling 7-year-old boy in Wa

A 42-year-old self-styled Imam in Wa has been convicted of defiling a 7-year-old boy who lived next door. The Wa High Court sentenced Ilyasu Konate...

Four arrested as Police recover 17 stolen motorbikes in Upper West

The Upper West Regional Police Command has recovered 17 stolen motorbikes and arrested four suspects during a special anti-robbery operation aimed at tackling motorbike...

Swift police response leads to arrest of robbery suspect in Asokore Mampong

Police have arrested a 19-year-old robbery suspect following a swift response by a night patrol team at Asabi in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of...

EOCO rescues 39 in Hohoe raid on suspected travel fraud, human trafficking syndicate

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has rescued 39 persons during an intelligence-led operation targeting a...

NDC branch organiser granted GH¢200,000 bail over alleged false claims about Bawumia

A 39-year-old lotto agent and branch organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West, Prince Aboagye, has appeared before a court for...

Two ‘trafficking victims’ become suspects as CID arrests 11 in Tema cybercrime operation

An intelligence-led operation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 11 suspects at Fafa...

Assembly man, brother remanded over death of 25-year-old driver at New Edubiase

A Magistrate Court at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region has remanded two brothers over their alleged involvement in the shooting and death of...

NDC organizer in court over alleged offensive remarks about Bawumia

The Agona West Branch Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prince Aboagye, has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court over alleged remarks made...

TikToker “Bawumia Ba” arrested again over alleged offensive conduct

The Ghana Police Service has re-arrested 26-year-old TikToker Mahama Aminat, popularly known as “Bawumia Ba,” over an alleged case of offensive conduct. The social media...

Five suspected armed robbers, landguards arrested at Sapeiman

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be involved in a series of armed robbery...

12 years for French teacher who defiled pupil during private lessons

The Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old teacher to 12 years' imprisonment for defiling a 12-year-old pupil. Hondana Mensah was found guilty of defilement,...

NPP pledges to support TikToker Camilla Alhassan’s jail term appeal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has strongly criticised the one-year prison sentence handed to popular TikToker Camilla Alhassan, describing it as an attack on...

Two arrested as driver, mate are found dead in hotel at Nkawkaw

A driver and his mate have been found dead under mysterious circumstances at Elsie Hotel in Nkawkaw, in the Kwahu West Municipality of the...

Police secure conviction of woman over offensive TikTok video targeting Mahama, First Lady

A 43-year-old woman, Camila Alhassan, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour by the Accra Circuit Court after she was convicted...

Teacher gets 12-year jail term for defiling 12-year-old girl

A 32-year-old teacher who defiled his 12-year-old pupil has been sentenced to 12 years by the Odumase-Krobo Circuit Court. Hondana Mensah is reported to have...

Two arrested in connection with viral assault of 18-year-old Pragia rider at Diaso

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the viral assault of an 18-year-old Pragia rider at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District...

Biology lecturer arrested for allegedly attempting sex with student in lab

A lecturer at a tertiary institution in Anambra State, Nigeria, has been arrested after students accused him of allegedly attempting to have sexual relations...

Police avert deadly mob justice in Assin North

Police in the Assin North District of the Central Region have rescued a suspected attacker from an angry mob after residents allegedly subjected him...

Nine arrested in Akyem Abomosu narcotics and prostitution crackdown

The Akyem Abomosu Police Command has arrested nine suspects for allegedly engaging in narcotics-related activities, Indian hemp trading and prostitution in the Atiwa West...

Physically challenged man arrested for concealing drugs inside prosthetic leg

A physically challenged man has been arrested after customs officers allegedly discovered 1,590 ecstasy pills concealed inside his prosthetic leg during a routine operation...

Luxury cars, mansion seized as Abu Trica faces trial over $8m romance scam in US

A joint effort between Ghanaian and American law enforcement agencies has led to the seizure of several properties allegedly acquired by Frederick Kumi, also...

Police brutally assault Graphic staff at GREDA Estate after mistaking him for robber

A staff member of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), Aliu Mahama, has been assaulted by some police officers stationed at Nungua after he was mistaken...

US Prosecutors reveal Abu Trica defrauded 80 elderly Americans in alleged $8m romance scam

United States prosecutors have accused Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, of using artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology and fake online identities to operate...

Three Amagashie Herbal Clinic staff accused of GH¢500,000 theft struggle to meet bail

Three health workers standing trial for allegedly stealing more than GH¢500,000 from the Kasoa branch of Amagashie Herbal Clinic are reportedly struggling to meet...

Seven arrested after disruption at NPP constituency executive elections in Wiamoase

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested seven people following a disturbance that disrupted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Efigya Sekyere East Constituency...

Adu-Boahene trial: Defence challenges investigator over national security probe

The defence team for former National Signals Bureau Director-General, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has intensified cross-examination of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)’s lead investigator...

Nyinahin teacher reappears in court over assault case

A 39-year-old teacher who allegedly assaulted a student at Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region on Friday reappeared before the Nyinahin District Court.  Eric Apaflo Buernortey,...

Armed military officers allegedly storm Enchi Assembly, release 15 seized excavators

A group of armed military officers reportedly stormed the Enchi District Assembly premises in the Western North Region on Friday and allegedly released 15...

Police investigate officer accused of renting out shacks to squatters for prostitution in Kumasi

A Chief Inspector of the Ghana Police Service in the Ashanti Region is under investigation over allegations that he rented out unauthorised structures to...

Education Ministry condemns, orders swift probe into shooting at Zohe EP Primary School

The Ministry of Education has directed the Ghana Police Service to investigate a shooting incident at Zohe Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Primary School in Yendi...

Unemployed man jailed for stealing from patient’s relative at KATH, unlawfully possessing police uniform

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 35-year-old man to two-and-a-half years' imprisonment after he admitted stealing from a patient's relative at...

US publishes names, photos of 124 Nigerians to be deported over “worst of the worst” crimes

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians it says are among foreign nationals facing...

NACOC arrests 10 suspected drug offenders in Cape Coast operation

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested 10 suspected drug offenders during an intelligence-led operation carried out across several communities in Cape Coast in...

Haruna Iddrisu urges swift arrest of Bole SHS teacher over alleged sexual misconduct

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to arrest a teacher at Bole Senior High...

188 vehicles intercepted for traffic offences in Ashanti Region

The Ghana Police Service has intensified enforcement against road traffic violations in the Ashanti Region, resulting in the interception of 188 vehicles during a...

Sayerano shooting: Two police posts destroyed as DCE assures reconstruction

Two police posts in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region have been destroyed by unidentified persons following the recent police shooting incident...

Five arrested over alleged unlawful detention and extortion in Tamale

Police in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, have arrested five men accused of unlawfully detaining a man, seizing his property and demanding money in...