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ONE ARRESTED FOR USING OFFENSIVE WEAPON AND CAUSING HARM AT WALEWALE

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ONE ARRESTED FOR USING OFFENSIVE WEAPON AND CAUSING HARM AT WALEWALE

Police in the Walewale District of the North East Region have arrested a 25-year-old man, Rafai Tahiru, for possession of an offensive weapon and for allegedly assaulting a man in connection with a stolen mobile phone incident. According to a police report, the suspect and two accomplices, who are currently on the run, accused the victim of stealing a mobile phone belonging to Rafai Tahiru. On Saturday, October 4, 2025, the trio allegedly tied the victim’s hands and legs with ropes, placed him in a tricycle, and subjected him to severe beatings with canes. They also inflicted multiple machete wounds on his forehead and body. The victim was rescued by onlookers and rushed to the Walewale Government Hospital for treatment. A formal complaint was subsequently lodged with the Walewale Po...

Police, NACOC Intercept 1,195 Boxes of Tramadol in North East Region; Six Arrested

The North East Regional Police Command, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) in Nalerigu, has intercepted a massive consignment of restricted drugs and arrested six suspects in the process. A total of 1,195 boxes of Tramadol Hydrochloride 120mg, popularly referred to as “Red,” were seized on September 18, 2025, at Gbintri near Nalerigu in the North East Region. The suspects, identified as Alhassan Braimah, Yakubu Muntaka, Abdulai Shakur, Mumuni Iddrisu, Mumuni Yakubu, and Moses Ayorik, were apprehended after two trucks with registration numbers GR 1712-16 and AW 4417-14 were intercepted. The trucks, loaded from Sankase in the Republic of Togo, were reportedly headed to Gbintri. Upon a thorough search, officers discovered the concealed boxes of Tramadol in...

Two Arrested in Walewale for Stealing Immigration Officer’s Pistol and Ammunition

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of two young men in Walewale for stealing a pistol and ammunition belonging to an Immigration officer. According to a press release issued by the Regional Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service in Nalerigu, the suspects, identified as Mohammed Basit (18 years old) and Baba Rasid (22 years old), broke into the officer’s room on Saturday, May 17, 2025, around 12:00pm while he was away. The suspects allegedly made away with a Smith and Wesson pistol loaded with ten rounds of ammunition, along with two CZ rifle magazines, each containing 30 rounds. Police investigations revealed that the suspects hid the stolen items in a stationary vehicle at Kperiga, a suburb of Walewale. Acting on intelligence, the police moved in swiftly and arre...