Crime
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41-year-old Nigerian woman jailed 5 years for human, sex trafficking
The Tamale Circuit Court has sentenced a Tamale-based Nigerian, Favour Blessing, to five years in prison. The woman was sentenced for engaging in forced prostitution and human trafficking. The 41-yea…
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21-year-old convicted after using stolen money purchase a car, plot of land
A 21-year-old unemployed young man, who allegedly stole GHS 34,400.00 by logging into Richmond Gyawu’s Ecobank Mobile application account has been sentenced by an Accra Circuit Court. The convict is …
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[Caprice robbery] Two shot dead, one arrested – Police
Police have given updates on a daylight robbery incident that happened at Caprice, a suburb of Accra on Friday, December 9, 2022. According to a statement released on Sunday, December 11, 2022, the p…
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Police pursue robbers who shot woman at Caprice
The police are pursuing a gang of armed robbers who attacked and shot a woman at Caprice in Accra on Friday, December 9, 2022. The victim is said to be in stable condition and receiving medical atten…
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Police place GH₵100k bounty on Techiman South killers
The Ghana Police Service has placed a Ghc100,000 bounty on the killers of two people who were shot during the Techiman South election violence. A police statement on Thursday also revealed that the c…
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[Tamale] 41-year-old Nigerian remanded for human trafficking
A Tamale circuit court has remanded a 41-year-old Nigerian national, Favour Blessing, for engaging in human trafficking and forced prostitution. The suspect who pleaded guilty to the charges is expec…
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Scrap dealer jailed for unlawful entry, stealing phone
A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro has convicted and sentenced a scrap collector, Alhaji Mohammed, 28, to a fine of GH¢600 for unlawful entry and stealing a Samsung Galaxy A10 mobile phone valued at G…
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Ignorant motorbikes thief arrested, granted bail, after being exposed by tracker
A motorbike sprayer who was arrested through a tracker installed in a motorbike which he allegedly stole, is before court. Sulemana Haruna, 37, the accused person, was granted a GHS50,000.00 bail wit…
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20-year-old man slashes friend’s palm with a cutlass over ¢30
20-year-old Stephen Ansah is in the grip of the Assin Fosu police service for slashing the palm of a friend at Pomaa Pokuase, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region. Inspector Gilbert A…
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9 arrested in joint military-police crackdown on power theft
Nine persons have been arrested in a joint police and military operation by the Northern Electricity Company (NECo) in the Tamale Metropolis. The operation aimed at preventing power theft by NECo cus…