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Five illegal miners jailed 125 years for mining in River Ankobra

17Sep

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Five illegal miners jailed 125 years for mining in River Ankobra

Five illegal miners who were caught mining in the Ankobra River without authority have been sentenced to a total of 125 years imprisonment in hard labour. Richard Kumasi, Fiamahe Jerry John, Korblavi Kumasi, Daniel Afenu, and Matthew Gedie, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit crime and undertaking small scale mining without authority. Mrs Hathia Ama Manu, the presiding judge, after trial, found all five persons guilty of the charges leveled against them. On count one, the court sentenced each one of them to five years imprisonment, while on count two, each was fined GH￠120,000 or in default five years imprisonment plus 20 years in hard labour. The sentences are to run concurrently. The Assistant State Attorney of the Western Region, Mr Kingsley Agyekum, prosecuting, sai...

Scrap-dealer jailed for theft, causing damage at GAF premises

13Sep

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Scrap-dealer jailed for theft, causing damage at GAF premises

A Scrap-dealer who stole a quantity of iron rods from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has been convicted by an Accra Circuit Court. Wisdom Adjovu, 34, who admitted the offence in addition to damaging the Forces' concrete slab, was sentenced to two months imprisonment in hard labour accordingly. Police Inspector Wisdom Alorwu told the Court presided over by Mrs Susanna Eduful that Lance Corporal Prince Acheampong, the complainant, was an investigator with the Ghana Military Police, Burma Camp. He said Adjovu was a scrab dealer and lived at La Old Court area. Prosecution told the Court that the Ghana Armed Forces had some quarters at Labadi Villas, where witnesses in this case worked as Sanitary men. On August 16, 2023, whilst on their usual rounds around the sewage dump site, o...

Drama in court after couple are jailed 25 years for stealing

12Sep

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Drama in court after couple are jailed 25 years for stealing

A businessman aggressively challenged a Circuit court judge after he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on the charges of conspiracy to steal, abetment of crime and money laundering. Immediately the Judgement was read, Frank Kwesi Obeng reportedly asked: “Please do you know me somewhere, why have you given me 15 years jail term?” Obeng then took off his shirt and walked aggressively towards the judge. But with the timely intervention of the prosecutor and a court warrant officer, the trial judge, Mrs Evelyn Asamoah, was escorted to her chambers. Obeng was then escorted out of the courtroom bare-chested and without his sandals. Some sympathisers who thronged the court also objected to the judgement of the court, expressing their doubt over the complainant’s claims. Al...

S.tudent sentenced to 12-months imprisonment

11Sep

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S.tudent sentenced to 12-months imprisonment

The Nkwanta District court has sentenced Anyebas James, a 23- year- old level 200 student of the University of Development Studies (UDS) to 12-months imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding a businessman in Nkwanta South Municipality. The convict pleaded guilty of the crime and was convicted. Police Inspector, Bright Nana Nkansah told the court presided over by Mr Joseph Evans Anang Okrupa, that on July 10, this year, the convict posted a Haojue DR motorbike on his WhatsApp status and on his Facebook wall that was on sale. Prosecution said the complainant, Mr S.K Kwasi showed interest in buying the motorbike posted. He said complainant then contacted the convict and they bargained to a sum of GHC8,500 and further directed that the money be paid to his Momo account to faci...

Two suspects arrested over robbery at Future Global Mines

11Sep

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Two suspects arrested over robbery at Future Global Mines

The police have arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged robbery at the Future Global Resource Mines. Derrick Kwabena and Daniel Ofori were among those who attacked the company's gold room at about 0220 hours and are currently on the run. Derrick was arrested on the spot as police responded to a distress call, whilst Daniel was apprehended later in Bogoso in a Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number GN 3020-17. Police recovered gold concentrate in a fertiliser sack, as well as a foreign firearm with five rounds of ammunition. Five BB cartridges, a cutlass and a talisman were also found in the vehicle. Derrick and Daniel, as well as all the seized items, are being held at the Tarkwa Regional Police Headquarters to assist in investigations. Mean...

Two granted GHC100,000.00 bail for false insurance claim

7Sep

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Two granted GHC100,000.00 bail for false insurance claim

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GHC50,000.00 with two sureties each to two men for falsifying documents to make a GHC400,000.00 insurance claim. Joseph Amaning and Baffour Nkyi jointly forged a Glico insurance claim documents including a postmortem report, police accident report, death certificate and burial permit of a deceased person, Jacob Tetteh, for the claim. Amaning and Nkyi were also ordered by the Court, presided over by Mr Isaac Addo, to report to the police every Friday between 1100 and 1300 hours. They will make their next appearance on September 25, 2023. Meanwhile Gideon Agyei Gyamfi, their alleged accomplice was absent in court. They are facing charges including conspiracy to commit crime, forgery of documents and defrauding by false pre...

Bono Region: Goaso Krontihene found dead

5Sep

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Bono Region: Goaso Krontihene found dead

The lifeless body of Nana Yenhyira Kwadwo Kumah, the Krontihene of the Goaso Traditional Area in the Bono Region, has been discovered in a bush near the town. The discovery has thrown the entire Goaso township into a state of mourning. The Ahafo Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the incident. The body has been deposited at the Goaso Government Hospital mortuary. Richard Kwabena Acheampong, son of the late chief in an interview indicated that “From the eyewitness, they found him under a certain tree. He was lying prostrate but he was lifeless. “His clothes were not torn, there was no blood anywhere, there was no evidence of struggle or anything. There was nothing like that. The body is at the Goaso Government Hospital and the police have been invo...

Canadian Murder Case: Safina Diamond to stand trial at High Court on September 18

23Aug

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Canadian Murder Case: Safina Diamond to stand trial at High Court on September 18

Safina Mohammed Adizatu, a student, has been committed by an Adentan District Court to stand trial for murder at the High Court in Accra on September 18, 2023. Safina, a first-year student at University of Ghana, is being held over the murder of Frank Kofi Osei, a Ghanaian resident in Canada. Frank was gruesomely murdered at Ashaley Botwe School Junction in July 2022 when he visited Safina, his girlfriend. Safina aka Safina Diamond, during the committal proceedings, told the District Court that: “I am innocent. At the time of the incident, I was not in the house, but near the area, making calls.” Safina told the District Court, presided over by Lucy Adade, that a bag tendered by the prosecution as part of the exhibits, belonged to her and she filled same with drinks. Accord...

Estate Developer, two others grabbed for allegedly destroying pineapple farm

23Aug

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Estate Developer, two others grabbed for allegedly destroying pineapple farm

An Estate Developer, accused of ordering two persons to destroy a three-acre pineapple farm at Denchira, has been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Daniel Ofosu aka Seven Steps, who is also businessman, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime, namely, causing damage and causing damage. Ofosu pleaded not guilty. Meshack Commey and Benjamin Duodu, Ofosu’s alleged accomplices, who are facing the same charges, have pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright Acquah has admitted Commey and Duodu to bail in the sum of GHC100,000 each with two sureties each. The court ordered Commey and Duodu to be reporting once a week to the Police. The matter has been adjourned to August 29, 2023Prosecution led by Assistant Superintendent of Po...

Court detains Mason over alleged possession of firearm

22Aug

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Court detains Mason over alleged possession of firearm

A 37-year-old Mason, who allegedly had in his possession locally manufactured riffle and 341 rounds of sellier and bellot 9mm luger ammunition without lawful authority has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Mr Benjamin Dzidornu, the suspect, pleaded not guilty.The Court presided over by Mrs Susana Eduful remanded the accused person into Police custody to reappear on August 29, 2023. It directed prosecution to file and serve all disclosures and witness statements before the next adjourned date. The facts as presented by Police Chief Inspector Dickson Atunah, prosecuting was that based on intelligence gathered on August 1, 2023, a team from the National Intelligence Bureau led by ASO Nana Owusu Ababio proceeded to Manet on the Spintex road and arrested the accused person, a N...