Friday, April 17

Crime

Court issues warrant against man accused of collecting GHC192,500 in enlistment case 
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Court issues warrant against man accused of collecting GHC192,500 in enlistment case 

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Alex Nanaba Amoako, unemployed, for allegedly defrauding 341 persons.  Amoako is alleged to have collected a total of GHC 192,500 from the victims under the pretext of enlisting them into Ghana’s security agencies but failed.  Amoako is alleged to have collected GHC40,000 from Kennedy Kusi, the first complainant to enlist 75 people into Ghana’s security services, and GHC152,500 from Samuel Adjetey Mensah, the second complainant to enlist 266 persons.  He has been charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretenses.  When the matter was called, the accused, Amoako, 37, was absent but the complainant was present.  The prosecution led by Chief Inspector Daniel Danku therefore prayed for...
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“Phone thief pleads in court: “Didn’t know he was a Policeman'”
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“Phone thief pleads in court: “Didn’t know he was a Policeman'”

A 21-year-old driver, Prince Owusu, accused of stealing two mobile phones from a policeman, has pleaded with an Accra Circuit Court for leniency, claiming that he did not know the victim was a policeman. Owusu, along with his accomplice Abu, who remains at large, has been charged with conspiring to steal a Samsung Galaxy A04e phone worth GHC1,800 and a Nokia phone valued at GHC180, both belonging to Detective Sergeant Ben Abdallah Anaaya. Owusu has denied the charges and is currently in police custody until December 30, 2024. During proceedings, Police Chief Inspector Ramatu Asumah explained that the complainant, Detective Sergeant Abdallah, works at the Adabraka Police Station and lives in Weija. On November 22, 2024, at around 1900 hours, Anaaya was driving home from work whe...
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Police arrest eight suspects for attacking Metro Mass Transit workshop 
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Police arrest eight suspects for attacking Metro Mass Transit workshop 

The Police have arrested eight suspects in connection with an attack on the Metro Mass Transit workshop in Sunyani, Bono Region. The suspects, identified as Issakah Taugfic, Abudu Isaiah, Abdul Latif Mohammed, Mohammad Azandoro, Alhassan Issah, Amadu Mohammad, Abdulai Adams, and Abdulai Ibrahim, reportedly unlawfully entered the workshop premises on Monday, attacked and threatened workers, forcing them to leave their offices. In a media briefing on Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs at the Ghana Police Service, stated that rapid response teams quickly acted on a distress call, leading to the arrest of the suspects. This brings the total number of arrests made by the Police in connection with attacks, looting, and property...
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Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported
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Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported

Janusz Walus said he killed Chris Hani to stop communism  A notorious far-right extremist, convicted of murdering South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, is set to be deported to his native Poland, the government has said.  Janusz Walus, 71, gunned down Hani outside his home in 1993 at a tense time when the country was preparing its first multi-racial elections. He spent almost three decades in prison in South Africa before being freed on parole in 2022, sparking protests and an outcry, in a nation still grappling with racism and apartheid's legacy. Walus is set to leave South Africa on Friday night and the Polish government will pay for the deportation, said Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber.  South African Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshav...
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United

Lawrence Mugejera was being treated in hospital after being shot A fan of English football club Arsenal, who was celebrating the team's victory over Manchester United, has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard in Uganda. Another fan was injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala. It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0. A local journalist told the BBC that the building's manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant supporters were making and asked the guard to intervene. However, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down. Witnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the p...
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