The suspect has been identified as Stephen Kwofie.

The Police in a statement said he is currently in custody and undergoing investigation.

It is however not immediately known which party or candidate’s agent Mr Kwofie is.

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The incident is said to have occurred on Monday dawn while going to his friend’s house.

Yeboah is alleged to have died after a mob accused him of theft and attacked him when he stepped out of the home of his friend who was not around.

His elder brother, Nana Dwomfour confirmed the incident on Adom FM midday news, Kasiebo is Tasty.

Dwomfour disclosed that, some of his friend’s co-tenant identified him but others insisted he was a thief who was part of the incessant crime in the area.

The friend’s landlord is also said to have locked him in a room and whipped him mercilessly with a cable after the action of the angry mob.

Kenten was later left to go home but arrived in a terrible state.

Just when his family was preparing to rush him to the hospital, he passed on.

Dwomfour said three persons including the landlord have been arrested while others are on the run.

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The residents vented their fury against what they perceive as excessive force by police officers in the discharge of their duties.

According to reports, one individual was shot during the altercation, prompting further uproar and discontent among the already irate residents.

The yet-to-be-identified victim is battling for his life at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

Videos captured the moment the irate youth took over the streets to confront the police on their rambo-style tactics.

The circumstances the led to the shooting remain unclear, and authorities are now working to restore calm.

The Deputy Minister was left with no choice but to issue this directive after conducting a thorough inspection of the company on Friday, October 27, 2023.

During his visit, he uncovered numerous violations in the company’s operations that could not be ignored.

He was particularly unhappy about the absence of essential safety protocols at the company, the non-utilisation of granted concessions, and the blatant disregard for the nation’s mineral laws.

He was unhappy to learn that the company has not been able to develop its concessions and also not act in accordance with the tenets of its license.

Addressing the management of the company during the tour, the Deputy Minister disclosed the temporal closure is a proactive step taken by him to prevent the company from complete collapse.

He noted that as Deputy Minister, he has the responsibility to ensure the survival of the company and the ban which will last for six months will allow the company to put in the right measures that will ensure its revival.

Mr. Duker explained that, it is in the interest of the country that mining companies thrive in their operations and that the ministry through the Minerals Commission will collaborate with the management

“Stop whatever you are doing, the ministry will write and invite you to Accra for us to guide you. Our intent is not to stop companies or frustrate investors but to guide investors to recoup their investors meaningfully. We are here to see Gang He operating to the optimum. If you can’t run me through safety protocols, then it means the bases are not right”.

“We want to see you operate profitably so that Ghanaians will have work to do. We don’t want the company to close down because you have Ghanaians working here and their livelihoods depend on you. We want to see you mining to meet international best practices,” he said.

He also implored the company to seek extra investment to enable it to develop the concessions it has been granted.

“It is very unfortunate and I don’t see why if our grade isn’t giving that opportunity to be commercially viable, you can add and invest in technology that will make you economically viable. You can form synergies. Form synergies if you don’t have the capital to inject it into your mines to upgrade and lift your concessions.

“When we give you the license, we expect you to use the license to engage meaningfully. Operating meaningfully doesn’t depend on one person. It could fall on synergies. You could add some companies to add to what you have. We need more companies. It is not enough acquiring a license all over. You can’t secure concessions and leave them. We won’t tolerate that,” he said.

The District Chief Executive of Wassa Akropong in the Western Region lamented the inability of the company to develop its huge concession.

He described the development as unfortunate but assured of the preparedness of the assembly to help the company retool its operations and resume mining activities.

The accident involved a white Toyota Corolla vehicle with registration number WT 616-21, and the heavy-duty truck, registered as GN 4940-22.

The incident occurred when the driver of the saloon car attempted to overtake another vehicle, unaware of the oncoming truck approaching from the opposite direction.

The impact was so severe that the front part of the saloon car was completely mangled, leaving the driver and two other passengers injured.

Tragically, the driver of the sedan car succumbed to his injuries at the scene, and his identity is yet to be established.

The injured passengers were immediately attended to by the police and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department who promptly arrived to rescue the victims.

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Traders at Wassa Akropong in the Amenfi East District of the Western Region are lamenting the poor state of their market.

According to them, the market is not conducive for trading but they are forced to remain there because there is no alternative.

The women expressed their frustration on The People’s Forum, a segment on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Thursday.

The traders disclosed the market becomes inaccessible, especially when it rains due to the poor drainage systems in the market.

Their wares, they noted, are always at the mercy of the weather as they have no good place to keep them.

Aside from this, the traders bemoaned some faceless persons have also turned the market into a refuse site while weed smokers also use there as their toilet facility.

They are, therefore, appealing to the government and relevant stakeholders to come to their aid by ensuring that the market is constructed as soon as possible.

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The two – Tahiru Issaka alias Red, 22, and Yahuza Mohammed, 34, – were arrested at hideouts in two different locations in the Ashanti Region on 25th August 2022.

One person, identified by the two suspects as Gafar Ziyech Abdul, alias Stone, the leader of the gang, has also been killed.

This was contained in a police statement which indicated the arrest was through the combined effort of the Western, Ashanti and the Bono East Regional Police Intelligence Directorates over an eight-week period operation.

“These suspects and three other accomplices allegedly attacked the bank on 27th June 2022, disarmed the security guard on duty, assaulted two of the bank staff and made away with an unspecified amount of money and a pump action gun.

“The suspects also allegedly shot one other person who attempted to mount a roadblock to prevent them from escaping,” part of the statement read.

The robbers, the statement indicated, set their vehicle ablaze when they realised they were being pursued hoping that would foil the police tracking them.

“The Police have so far retrieved four vehicles including the one that was set ablaze and abandoned by the robbers, a motorbike, two pistols and a quantity of ammunition,” the statement added.

The two suspects are currently in custody and the pursuit of the other accomplices continues.

“We wish to assure the public that these criminals can run but cannot hide. Wherever they are, we will get them,” the police assured.

Information indicates that the deceased was attacked by the armed robbers after he had closed from work on Saturday, August 27.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Amenfi East, Frederick Korankye, confirmed the incident on Connect FM.

He indicated that the armed robbers made away with an unspecified amount of money, gold bars together with some mobile phones and fled into the nearby bush.

“Around 10:00 pm, I received a call from the Police Commander that a gold buyer has been killed by armed robbers. He had even gotten home and parked his vehicle. He was there with his child when one of the armed robbers pulled a pump action and demanded his bag.

“He handed over the bag to the armed robber and started shouting after a few minutes for help. Unknowingly, one of the armed robbers was hiding in the bush, he fired gunshots and killed the gold buyer instantly,” he narrated.

The deceased left behind two wives and three children.

According to the MCE, the police command has initiated investigations to arrest the armed robbers as soon as possible.

“The police command has started investigations. We have retrieved information about the possible whereabouts of the armed robbers and we are sure the police will soon arrest them.

“Most of the illegal miners have employed the services of armed macho men protecting their mining sites. We suspect that these armed macho men are behind these robberies because we are fighting galamsey and they are jobless as we speak. We have retrieved some of the guns from them but most of them still have them,” he said.

Others have also been injured in the incident which occurred at about 1:00 am on Tuesday.

The deceased, identified as Prosper Dotse Kugbleafe, a retired soldier, worked as a security man at the station.

Reports gathered by Adom News indicate the weapon-welding men in masks attacked the station and disarmed the deceased.

In their attempt to overpower him, they hit him in the head with a metal weapon, leading to his instant death.

The victims are currently undergoing treatment at the Wassa Akropong Hospital where the body of the deceased has also been deposited.

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio said no foreigner will be allowed to go scot-free after killing an indigene.

This comes after a Takoradi District Court on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 remanded a Chinese illegal miner, Jiang Gen Hai who allegedly to have shot and killed Nana Buah, a Ghanaian lotto operator during an argument on some business transaction.

The Wassa Akropong area which had played host to many Chinese nationals due to mining activities went agog last Friday over the shooting incident, with properties of the Chinese nationals completely burnt by the youth of the area.

The retaliatory effects from the youth forced more than 100 Chinese residing in the community to relocate to neighbouring towns under security guard.

Jiang Gen Hai was arrested and arranged before court. He pleaded not guilty but his plea was not taken.

He is to reappear in court on Thursday, October 26, 2017.

Commenting on the issue on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem Friday, Benito Owusu-Bio said government is committed to ensure the Chinese miner face the full rigorous of the law.

He revealed that, in their meeting with the Chinese Ambassador, Sun Boahong, she stressed they won’t endorsed any criminality.

The deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister maintained that government will not compromise on its position to protect the lands and river bodies in the country.

Hon. Owusu-Bio appealed for calm especially among the youth at Wassa Akropong for the law to take it cause.