Crime

Calm restored to Ejura, Ntotroso after violence

Published

3 months ago

January 13, 2025

• Some distructions by the irate youths

Calm has returned to Ejura and Ntotroso in the Ashanti and Ahafo regions after violence erupted in the two areas last week.

Irate fans set ablaze a police station at Ejura after they stormed it over the arrest of a suspect, Masaudu Shaibu, a businessman.

In the case of Ntotroso, violence began there after some persons allegedly attempted to steal gold from Newmont, a gold mining company.

Information gathered by the Ghanaian Times was that at Ejura, after setting the police station on fire, burning several vehicles, including some belongings of private individuals, the irate youth followed

it up to the recently-built Police Divisional Headquarters on the Ejura-Nkoranza road and partially damaged the facility as well.

It took the intervention of the military to protect the headquarters from further destruction and also quell the mob before calm could be restored.

The businessman was said to have been invited by the Ejura Police last Friday evening to assist them investigate a suspected case of stolen mobile phone.

The source noted that later in the night, while in the cell, Shaibu complained of a heart ache and was rushed by the police to the Ejura Government Hospital, where he was referred to the Asante Mampong Government Hospital for emergency medical care.

However, he was pronounced dead on arrival.

On getting a tip-off about the sudden death, the Zongo youth became incensed, suspecting that the police manhandled him to his death, hence their action.

A police statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Grace Ansah Akrofi, confirmed the arrest and detention of Shaibu on January 10, 2025 at about 10 p.m.

The statement said at about 2:20 a.m., Shaibu complained about illness and was sent to the Ejura Government Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

It stated that while preparations were being made to send the body to the morgue, some members of the Ejura community stormed the police station and set it ablaze.

Giving further details of the Ntotroso incident, the police statement disclosed that it happened because of an attempted breach of security at Newmont mining site by

some persons to allegedly steal gold from the site.

“During the operation to contain the situation, the police engaged the suspects, leading to the death of three persons and injuries to four others,” the statement said.

It added that the police had been engaging community leaders and the youth of the area in a bid to stabilise the situation.

“The Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, worked on the phone with the Regional police team to engage community leaders and the youth throughout the night till the following morning to stabilise the situation and there has been no reprisal attacks or escalation of the situation in the community “the statement revealed.

The police have also received information that the three deceased victims are Muslims and due process of the law was being followed for the bodies to be released to their families for burial on Saturday.

The Ghana Police service has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all residents in the Ahafo Region as investigation continues.

Crime

Police arrest two suspects in connection with electrical cables

Published

2 weeks ago

April 3, 2025

Net News Ghana

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the transportation of some electricity cables believed to be the property of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

The suspects, Mohammed Sulemana and Iddrisu Basit, both driver’s mates of an articulated truck, were arrested on April 1, 2025 at Gomoa Awombrew in the Central Region.

The truck, with registration number GC 7410-11, loaded with 28 rims of ECG cables was found parked at Gomoa Awombrew.

Officials from ECG, led by their Operations Officer, Mr. David Ackom, confirmed ownership of the cables but stated that no such consignment was expected in the area.

The truck, remains under police guard at Gomoa Awombrew while efforts are ongoing to arrest the truck driver, Zibo Imoro, who is currently on the run.

Investigation continues.

Crime

Choreographer jailed for defiling 7 girls

Published

3 weeks ago

March 29, 2025

Net News Ghana

The Twifo-Hemang District Court, presided over by Mr Maxwell Ofori Kpodo, has sentenced a 50-year-old man, Eric Adu Amissah, to six years imprisonment for sexually assaulting seven girls at Twifo-Heman in the Heman Lower Denkyira District.

The victims, all minors between the ages of six and seven, are pupils at a cultural dance school operated by the convict.

According to Chief Inspector Joseph Kussah, the Prosecutor, Adu Amissah, a choreography teacher, exploited his position as a cultural dance instructor to abuse the trust of his young pupils.

The convict allegedly used manipulative tactics, including buying soft drinks and toffees for the children and later apply lubricant on his penis and fingers to facilitate the abuses.

The act was detected after the girls fell sick, one after the other and were sent to the hospital by their parents where they admitted that they have been defiled by Adu Amissah.

Adu Amissah, according to the prosecutor, jumped bail for six months after being granted bail during the initial stage of the investigation.

However, through the vigorous efforts of the Central North Regional Police Cyber Unit, the convict was located and arrested at Adenta in the Greater Accra Region.

On March 5, 2025, Adu Amissah was brought before the Twifo-Hemang District Magistrates Court to face seven counts of indecent assault, and he pleaded guilty to all counts.

He was, therefore, convicted on his own plea by the court. –GNA

Crime

NACOC arrests long-time drug target

Published

1 month ago

March 19, 2025

Net News Ghana

An intelligence-led operation by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, resulted in the arrest of a 56-year-old Nigerian, Uchechukwu Chima at Oyarifa, a suburb of Accra.

A statement signed by the Acting Director, Public Affairs and International Relations,Francis Opoku Amoah a search conducted by the NACOC team at the suspect’s hideout uncovered substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.

He added that field tests conducted on the suspected substance proved positive for cocaine and heroin, both narcotic drugs.

The suspected narcotic substances, with a total weight of about 192kg of cocaine and 0.42kg of heroin, are estimated at a street value of Two Million, One Hundred and Twenty-one Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty United States Dollars (US$2.1 Million).

The suspect, Uchechukwu Chima who has been a target for NACOC for some time now, is noted to be the brain behind some seizures/arrests made by NACOC in the past.

NACOC, by this seizure and arrest, has taken this substantial quantity of drugs from the street, saving millions of lives of people who would have otherwise perished from abusing these hard drugs.

NACOC remains committed to making Ghana an unprofitable destination for drug trafficking and thus protecting the safety and well-being of all Ghanaians and the international community.