Tag: Crime
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Four (4) Kumasi Academy 2026 WASSCE Candidates Arrested Over Threats to Burn School.
Four students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) sitting the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been arrested by police over alleged threats to set the school on fire after completing their exams. The students are said to have made the threats following a controversial “quarantine” arrangement introduced by the school, under which…
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Police Declare Arabic Tutor Wanted for Allegedly Defiling Two Minors
The Western Regional Police Command has declared one Sule Anas wanted in connection with allegations of defilement and unnatural carnal knowledge involving two minors at Fijai Zongo Central near Sekondi in the Western Region. In a statement issued on Thursday, May 21, 2026, the Command said preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect, who worked as…
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2026 BECE: Four Teachers Fined GH¢3,000 Each or Face a Year in Jail for BECE Malpractice in Twifo Praso.
Four teachers have been convicted for their involvement in irregularities and examination malpractices in the Twifo Praso area of the Central Region. They are said to have engaged in misconduct during last week’s 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Following their admission of guilt when they were arraigned before the Twifo Praso District Magistrate Court…
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Police Inspector interdicted and remanded over alleged involvement in a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor in Kumasi.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted a Police Inspector, Bright Appiah Dankwah of the Asuoyeboah Police Station, for his alleged involvement in a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor in Kumasi. According to a press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command on Monday, May 11, the…
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Police Inspector Interdicted Over Alleged Defilement Of 14-Year-Old Daughter
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has interdicted Inspector Desmond Owusu Afriyie over an alleged defilement of his 14-year-old daughter. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 9, the Command stated that the officer, stationed at Mamponteng District in the Ashanti Region, is being investigated by the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) at…
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56-Year-Old Security Man in Custody for Allegedly Raping Two KNUST Female Students.
A 56-year-old security man at Ayeduase Roman Catholic Junior High School has been arraigned before the Asokore Mampong District Court for alleged rape and sextortion involving two students of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The accused, Lloyd Kwaku Boateng, is alleged to have sexually assaulted, extorted money from, and intimidated the two…
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Two siblings (Yaw Clinton, 23, and Kofi Nsowa, 19) stabbed to death at Sefwi Boako
Two brothers, Yaw Clinton, 23, and Kofi Nsowa, 19, have been fatally stabbed at Sefwi Akrofu, near Sefwi Boako in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region. The alleged attacker, a young man from Sankore, reportedly mistook Yaw Clinton for someone else. Confirming the incident to Adom News, Sefwi Boako Assemblyman Thomas Nsia,…
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Woman Who Wrote Book on Grief After Husband’s Death Found Guilty of Murdering Him
A Utah woman was convicted on Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and then self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief. Prosecutors said Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of the synthetic opioid into a cocktail that her husband, Eric Richins, drank in March 2022. Prosecutors said…
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Broken-Hearted Palm Wine Tapper Arrested for Allegedly Setting Girlfriend and Family Ablaze
A 23-year-old palm wine tapper, Kwaku Prince, popularly known as “On God,” has been arrested for allegedly setting ablaze the house of his girlfriend and her family at Subri Nkwanta in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. A relative of the victims, Poulina Tweneboah Koduah, said she received a distress…
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Spiritualist Arrested Over Suspected Murder of Woman in Awutu Senya
Police in the Central Region have arrested a man in his early twenties, identified as Horlali Alatusa, in connection with the suspected killing of a woman believed to be his girlfriend at Bentum in the Awutu Senya District. The suspect was apprehended after a farmer lodged a complaint about a strong and unpleasant odour coming…
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93 Nigerians Arrested for Internet Fraud and Immigration Offences in Accra
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals for alleged involvement in internet fraud and immigration-related offences following a major intelligence-led operation in Accra. The suspects, made up of 91 males and two females, were arrested during a raid on six houses at the Devtraco Estate. The operation, led by Deputy Superintendent of…
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Couple arrested for allegedly beheading newborn for ritual purposes in Awutu Bontrase.
The Awutu Bereku District Police Command, led by Superintendent Edmond Nyamekye, has arrested a couple for allegedly beheading their newborn baby and removing its left hand for suspected money rituals in Awutu Bontrase, in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region. The suspects, Abena Benewa, 22, and Bright Ashiao, 26, reportedly delivered the…
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A 32-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Two Years’ Imprisonment for Church Theft.
A 32-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Two Years’ Imprisonment for Church Theft. An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old unemployed woman to two years’ imprisonment for unlawfully entering a church premises at the 48 Engineer Barracks at Teshie in the Greater Accra Region and stealing assorted items. The convict, Amanda Pascal, pleaded guilty to charges…
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Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) interdicts five customs officers over suspected transit cargo breaches.
Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) interdicts five customs officers over suspected transit cargo breaches. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect, pending the outcome of an internal investigation into suspected procedural breaches involving transit cargo. The decision follows preliminary findings from an enforcement operation conducted on February…
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Group of SHS Students Allegedly Assault Night Security Guard at Berekum Senior High School (BESS).
Group of SHS Students Allegedly Assault Night Security Guard at Berekum Senior High School (BESS). A night security guard who was allegedly assaulted by a group of students of the Berekum Senior High School (BESS) in the Bono Region has appealed for expeditious police investigations and to serve him justice. Kwame Ernest, in an interview…
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Mamprobi Polyclinic’s ‘baby thief’ arrested.
Mamprobi Polyclinic’s ‘baby thief’ arrested. The Ghana Police Service at Dansoman has arrested a woman suspected of stealing a newborn baby from the Mamprobi Polyclinic, bringing relief to the child’s family and the local community. The infant was safely recovered and reunited with his mother at the police station before being taken to the polyclinic’s…
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Police arrest 15 ladies in Koforidua over alleged sex trafficking (prostitution) between age 15 and 35.
Police arrest 15 ladies in Koforidua over alleged sex trafficking (prostitution) between age 15 and 35. The New Juaben South Municipal Police Command has arrested 15 ladies for trafficking and various commercial sex offences. The 15 ladies whose ages are between 15 and 35 years were picked up by the police after a complaint was…
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Police arrest 2 for allegedly impersonating Sharaf Mahama.
Police arrest 2 for allegedly impersonating Sharaf Mahama. The Ghana Police Service in Yendi has arrested two individuals, a male and a female, for allegedly impersonating Sharaf Mahama, son of the President, on the social media platform TikTok. According to police, the suspects created a fake TikTok account under the name “Sheriff Mahama,” which they…
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A teacher at Falahiyat E/A Primary School Block “A” allegedly flogs a pupil to pulp; Damongo, Savannah Region.
A teacher at Falahiyat E/A Primary School Block “A” allegedly flogs a pupil to pulp; Damongo, Savannah Region. A Basic 5 pupil of Falahiyat E/A Primary School Block “A” is currently receiving treatment at Damongo St. Anne’s Catholic Hospital in the Savannah Region, after allegedly being severely flogged by his class teacher, Mr. Fatawu. According…
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French teacher forcibly kissed and pushed me onto a mattress: Victim tells court in the Labone sexual harassment case.
French teacher forcibly kissed and pushed me onto a mattress: Victim tells court in the Labone sexual harassment case. The second prosecution witness, the victim of the alleged sexual harassment at Labone Senior High School, has told the Domestic Violence and Support Unit (DOVVSU) District court that, among other things, her French teacher, the accused,…
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KMA plans to enforce measures against sex workers and eliminate migrant beggars from the streets of Kumasi.
KMA plans to enforce measures against sex workers and eliminate migrant beggars from the streets of Kumasi. The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori-Agyemang Boadi, has disclosed that the Assembly is preparing to launch a major crackdown on sex workers operating in the city and to remove migrant beggars from the…
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44 rescued as 53 Nigerian Nationals are arrested following coordinated intelligence-led operations targeting suspected cybercrime centres in parts of Accra and its environs
44 rescued as 53 Nigerian Nationals are arrested following coordinated intelligence-led operations targeting suspected cybercrime centres in parts of Accra and its environs. Security agencies have arrested 53 Nigerian nationals and rescued 44 others following coordinated intelligence-led operations targeting suspected cybercrime centres in parts of Accra and its environs. The operations, as announced by the…
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Two Arrested Over Illegal Tree Felling at Aburi Botanical Gardens.
Two Arrested Over Illegal Tree Felling at Aburi Botanical Gardens. The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has confirmed the arrest of two individuals in connection with the unauthorised felling of trees at the Aburi Botanical Gardens. In a press release dated January 16, 2026, the Assembly said the suspects identified as the curator of the gardens…
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Community Police Assistant arrested for beating patient at Akoti Health Centre
Community Police Assistant arrested for beating patient at Akoti Health Centre. Bismark Yeboah, a 20-year-old Community Police Assistant, has been arrested after being involved in the beating of a patient at the Akoti Health Centre. The victim, Kenneth Yaw Buabeng, was receiving treatment for cutlass injuries when he was attacked by Yeboah and about ten…
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A 40-year-old man jailed 15 years for defilement, impregnating his biological 14-year-old daughter.
A 40-year-old man jailed 15 years for defilement, impregnating his biological 14-year-old daughter. Gideon Doe Adifu, a 40-year-old fashion designer from Agbedrafor in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, has been slapped with 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his biological 14-year-old daughter. A Sogakope Circuit Court presided over by Mr Joseph…
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Immigration Officer arrested over 2600 AK-47 ammunition
Immigration Officer arrested over 2600 AK-47 ammunition An officer with the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has been arrested in connection with the recent AK-47 live ammunition intercepted in the Ashanti Region. The officer, identified as AICO1 Ahmed Abdul Samad, a native of Nalerigu stationed at the Paga Sector Command, was taken into custody by the…
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A Man jailed 18 years for sexually abusing 3 siblings.
A Man jailed 18 years for sexually abusing 3 siblings. A 28-year-old man, Benjamin Kwabena, also known as Wofa Atta, has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for sexually abusing three young siblings at Ahenema Kokoben near Trede in the Ashanti Region. The convict was found guilty of abusing an 11-year-old boy, a 4-year-old boy,…
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A Teacher’s name has been written with faeces on white board at Mpintsin AME Zion School in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
A Teacher’s name has been written with faeces on white board at Mpintsin AME Zion School in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Students and teachers of the Mpintsin AME Zion School in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region arrived in school on Monday morning to a disturbing scene in one of the classrooms. Reports available to…
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Caretaker allegedly pours hot water on a nine-year-old girl for defecating in the room.
Follow to join the WhatsApp Channel. Telegram Channel. Caretaker allegedly pours hot water on a nine-year-old girl for defecating in the room. A nine-year-old girl has sustained serious burns after her caretaker allegedly poured hot water on her and cut her hand with a knife. The suspect, a sex worker, is allegedly the victim’s elder…
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Gender Ministry condemns viral video of child forced to smoke; reports case to police.
Follow to join the WhatsApp Channel. Telegram Channel. Gender Ministry condemns viral video of child forced to smoke; reports case to police. The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has condemned a disturbing viral video in which a group of men are seen forcing a child to smoke cigarette. In a statement issued…
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