Crime
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One civilian dead, police officer injured, and five arrested in Okanta shooting
On July 30, 2024, Daniel Dosu, a complainant in an ongoing case, was killed, and a police officer was injured in an ambush at Okanta near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The Ghana Police Service has ar…
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Unidentified man electrocuted after purported attempt to steal transformer in the Eastern Region
An unidentified man believed to be in his early 30s has been electrocuted after an attempt to steal a transformer belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at Suhyen in the New Juaben North…
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Police Officer shoots driver’s mate at Danchira in the Greater Accra Region
A driver’s mate is critically wounded after being shot by a Police officer at Danchira in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The victim was shot without provocation by Corporal Fr…
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4 remanded in Tumu for purportedly robbing a mobile money vendor in Sissala
The Tumu Magistrate Court in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region has ordered four individuals into custody on charges of allegedly robbing a mobile money vendor. The suspects have …
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Armed robbery attack: 2 government officers narrowly escape death
Two Chief Executives in the Bono Region narrowly escaped death, when they were caught up in a robbery attack on the Fetentaa portion of the Berekum-Drobo highway in the region. The Ghana News Agency …
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Effiduase Police Command probe lifeless body of 28-yr-old man
The Effiduase Police Command in the New Juaben North Municipality is currently investigating the death of a 28-year-old man identified as Ibrahim Ahmed whose lifeless body was found in the early hour…
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2 suspected kidnappers arrested in Gonse near Weija
Two suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Gonse, located in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. According to Onua News’ Akua Sarpomaa, the victim, Adenare, managed to escap…
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House help detained for defiling his employer’s daughter
The Gender-Based Violence Court has sentenced a 28-year-old domestic servant (house help or houseboy) to seven years imprisonment for having sex with his employer’s 12-year-old daughter. Augustine Ow…
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Man apprehended for purported murder of cattle herder in North Tongu
Community members in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region have arrested a suspect in connection to the murder of an animal herder in Alabota, near Dorfor. The suspect has been handed over to …
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Ghana Police Service apprehend man who purportedly defiled 14-year-old girl
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Poku Piesie alias Kwabena, who bragged about defiling a minor in a viral video. The man had shared explicit details on Sompa FM about his encounters with th…