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Police Arrest Ten Suspects Over Fake Online Food Delivery Scam
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Police Arrest Ten Suspects Over Fake Online Food Delivery Scam

The Ghana Police Service, through the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has apprehended ten individuals suspected of creating fraudulent online food delivery platforms to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. The suspects allegedly designed and operated fake websites and social media pages purporting to represent popular food brands, including Papaye, Pizzaman, KFC, and Mawarko. Through these platforms, victims were lured into placing food orders and making advance mobile money payments, which never resulted in the delivery of the items ordered. According to a statement issued by the CID and signed by Chief Inspector Brigitte Babanawo, Public Relations Officer of the Department, the arrests followed a series of intelligence-led operations. The ...
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Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Robbery and Murder at Tweapease-Aboo
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Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with Robbery and Murder at Tweapease-Aboo

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has apprehended two individuals believed to be connected to a recent robbery and the tragic murder of a 20-year-old man, identified as Kofi Mensah, at Tweapease-Aboo in the Ashanti Region. According to preliminary police reports, the suspects were arrested following an intensive intelligence-led operation conducted by officers in the area. The incident, which occurred earlier this week, involved a violent robbery that resulted in the untimely death of the victim. The Regional Police Command confirmed that the suspects are currently in custody and assisting with ongoing investigations. Authorities have assured the public that every effort is being made to bring all persons involved in the crime to justice. “The Police remain committed to en...
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Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Pump-Action Guns After Violent Clash at Simpa
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Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Pump-Action Guns After Violent Clash at Simpa

The Western Central Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one suspect and the recovery of weapons following a violent clash between two rival groups at Simpa in the Nsuaem District. The incident occurred on 28th September 2025, near the Simpa Sawmill, when rival factions allegedly engaged in a gun battle. Police identified the arrested suspect as Daniel Cudjoe, alias Ato Asare, 25, who is believed to have led one of the groups involved in the confrontation. According to police reports, Cudjoe, together with his younger brother, Emmanuel Cudjoe, 23 (now deceased), and about ten others, confronted a rival group from Dadwen led by suspects Alhassan and one Abolo, both of whom are currently on the run. The confrontation was sparked after reports that the Dadwen group had al...
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Police Arrest Man for Operating Illegal Clinic in Yeji
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Police Arrest Man for Operating Illegal Clinic in Yeji

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly operating an unlicensed health facility from his residence at Yeji Zongo. The suspect, identified as Hanson Osei, was picked up on September 28, 2025, after police, acting on intelligence, discovered that he had converted a chamber-and-hall apartment into a makeshift clinic. A search of the premises revealed several used medical items, including syringes, malaria injection bottles, infusion rubber sachets, and other clinical materials believed to have been used in his illegal practice. During interrogation, Osei reportedly confessed that he had been running the unauthorized facility for the past 11 years without any certification from a recognized medical institution or approval from the relevant health authori...
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Police, NACOC Intercept 1,195 Boxes of Tramadol in North East Region; Six Arrested
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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...
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Police Probe Deadly Clashes During Homowo Festival at Sowutuom and Anyaa
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Police Probe Deadly Clashes During Homowo Festival at Sowutuom and Anyaa

The Accra Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into violent clashes that marred the climax of this year’s Homowo Festival celebrations at Sowutuom and Anyaa on Saturday, August 30, 2025. According to preliminary police reports, the disturbances began when a misunderstanding broke out between followers of two rival chiefs during the sprinkling of the traditional food, Kpokpoi. The disagreement quickly escalated into an exchange of gunfire, throwing the celebrations into chaos. The violence intensified as some attendees attempted to leave the festival grounds, leading to further attacks at Olebu. In the process, three people — Abubakar Ramadan Sarbah alias Nii Kwashiebu, Theophilus Nii Amu Kwadjan, and Joseph Shaibu Dodoo — lost their lives. Four others sustained va...
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Police Arrest Woman for Baby Stealing and Theft in Wa
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Police Arrest Woman for Baby Stealing and Theft in Wa

The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Abena Martha Maanibeh, for allegedly stealing a one-week-old baby and other personal belongings of the child’s mother at the Wa market, popularly known as Kejetia. According to police reports, the complainant, Ms. Kwofie Mwinbelle, delivered a baby boy at the Wa Regional Hospital on August 1, 2025, where the suspect was posing as a caretaker for another patient. On August 10, 2025, Maanibeh deceitfully convinced the new mother to accompany her to the Wa market to buy baby diapers. While there, she allegedly absconded with the baby and the victim’s handbag containing a mobile phone, cash, and other valuables. Swift action by the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), led by ASP Madam Stella Atukwia,...
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Police retrieve nearly decomposed body tied with rope  
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Police retrieve nearly decomposed body tied with rope  

Police at Atebubu in the Bono East Region has retrieved a lifeless body of a man believed to be in his 50s at New-Konkrompe, a farming community in the Atebubu/Amantin Municipality of the region. Residents in the town woke up to discover the nearly decomposed body tied with a rope hanging on a tree at a refuse dumpsite in the area on Wednesday August 20, 2025. The Police in consultation with the chiefs of New-Konkrompe had since buried the body, a police source told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), However, some of the residents told the GNA that the deceased was not a native of the town saying rituals ought to be performed to pacify the local deity. Source: GNA
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Police Arrest ‘Sir Obama Pokuase’ and Three Others Over Illegal Arms, Threats and False News
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Police Arrest ‘Sir Obama Pokuase’ and Three Others Over Illegal Arms, Threats and False News

The Ghana Police Service, in a joint operation with other security agencies, has arrested social media personality Daniel Adomako, popularly known as Sir Obama Pokuase, as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle networks involved in the illegal possession and display of sophisticated weapons. According to a statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the arrest took place earlier today and forms part of intelligence-led operations that have been underway for several weeks. The Police say Adomako is assisting with investigations into images and videos he allegedly circulated on social media showing individuals openly brandishing illegally acquired high-powered weapons. The statement noted that the operations have so far led to the retrieval of a substantial n...
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WESTERN REGIONAL POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT FOR FOUR ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS IN TELEKU BOKAZO
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WESTERN REGIONAL POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT FOR FOUR ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS IN TELEKU BOKAZO

The Western Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers following a violent robbery attack on a gold buying shop in Teleku Bokazo on Tuesday, July 30, 2025. According to police sources, officers from the Esiama District responded swiftly to a distress call around 5:30 p.m. reporting an armed robbery in progress. The robbers, believed to be six in number, were wielding AK-47 rifles and machetes when they stormed the gold shop. Upon arrival, the police learned the suspects had fled toward the Salman community. A pursuit ensued, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the robbers and police. One of the suspects, later identified as Abdul Rahman, 34, sustained serious gunshot injuries during the shootout. Before succumbing to his wounds at St. Martin...
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