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UDS Student Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Murder
Crime

UDS Student Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Murder

Salifu Nko-nya, a 20-year-old Computer Science student at the University for Development Studies (UDS), has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Tamale High Court presided by Charles Acheampong after being found guilty of murdering a male colleague student over a female student. The convict was the ex-boyfriend of the female student who had ended their relationship and was in a new relationship with the deceased, Mohammed Zakiu Wunpini, 19-year-old Pharmacy student of the University for Development Studies. The incident, which occurred in September 2024 sent shockwaves through the university community when students found the deceased dead at an uncompleted building close to the university. When the incident happened last year, the family of the deceased believed their son was ...
Kumasi High Court Jails Notorious Armed Robber for 120 Years, Adds Life Sentence for Murder
Crime, News

Kumasi High Court Jails Notorious Armed Robber for 120 Years, Adds Life Sentence for Murder

The Kumasi High Court has convicted and sentenced 36-year-old Dominic Afriyie, also known as “GH,” to 120 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for robbery, in addition to a life sentence for murder. Presided over by Justice Abdul Razak, the court found Afriyie guilty of attacking and killing pharmacist and building contractor, Michael Dela Agbo Klu, during a robbery at Atasemanso in Kumasi on November 20, 2021. The convict forcibly entered the residence of Mr. Klu and his family, stole two mobile phones, an ASUS Zenbook laptop, and GH¢1,500, before fatally shooting the 43-year-old homeowner. A breakthrough in the case came on December 31, 2021, when police arrested Afriyie and three others in a Toyota Corolla following intelligence about a planned robbery in the same area. A search o...
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