Day: August 4, 2025

Obuasi: A swift response by the Obuasi Divisional Police Command disrupted a robbery attempt on the Tutuka-Akrofuom road in Obuasi, leading to one arrest. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service said officers responding to a distress call encountered a gang of robbers who fled into the bush, abandoning two unregistered motorbikes and a machete. ‘The Police pursued the robbers in the bush and arrested suspect Pascal Yenkye, who got shot in the leg while trying to escape arrest on his motorbike,’ it stated. The injured suspect is receiving medical attention under police guard,

Dansoman: A Nigerian businessman has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly embezzling GHS490,600 belonging to his employer. Desmond Theke, charged with stealing, pleaded not guilty. He is accused of misappropriating funds belonging to Mr. Solomon Okechukwu, a dealer in bales of secondhand clothing. The court granted Theke bail in the sum of GHS500,000 with two sureties, one of whom must justify with title deeds equivalent to the bail amount. Theke was also ordered to deposit his Ghana Card at the court registry and report to the Police every two weeks until further notice. According to Ghana News Agency,

Dansoman: A forest guard has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly concealing illicit drugs in clothing destined for Dormaa Ahenkro. George Nii Quaye was reportedly intercepted at the VIP bus terminal at Kwame Nkrumah Circle by a driver’s mate who suspected the parcel he was dispatching. Quaye has been charged with possession of dangerous prohibited drugs and pleaded not guilty. According to Ghana News Agency, Presiding Judge Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit granted bail in the sum of GHS10,000 with two sureties, both to be justified. Quaye was ordered to deposit his Ghana Card at the court registry and report

Accra: Ghana’s legal, academic, and governance communities will honour Tsatsu Tsikata as he celebrates 50 years at the Ghana Bar. A commemorative three-day event will be held from August 6 to August 8, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), under the theme: ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Tsatsu Tsikata at the Ghana Bar – 1975 to 2025.’ According to Ghana News Agency, the celebration will highlight Mr. Tsikata’s life, work, and impact through conversations, memories, and reflections featuring his students, colleagues, and friends from Ghana and abroad. On the opening evening, August 6, discussions will center on Mr. Tsikata’s

Accra: A joint operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 65 suspects linked to cybercrime and online fraud across the country. According to Ghana News Agency, the arrests, made between May and July 2025, included 47 foreign nationals and 18 Ghanaians. Key operations were carried out in Sogakope, Dodowa Sassabi Ubuntu Estate, Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, and Teshie-Nungua. Mr. Divine Selase Agbeti, Acting Director-General of the CSA, disclosed at a joint press briefing that 23 of the 25 suspects arrested at Dodowa were identified as victims of human trafficking and repatriated.

Agona abodom: Three suspected land guards were killed, whilst more than 20 people sustained injuries at Agona Abodom during a violent clash between residents and land guards allegedly from Greater Kasoa. According to Ghana News Agency, eyewitness accounts indicated that the three deceased were not citizens of Agona Abodom. The police have yet to identify those killed during the clash, which occurred during the town’s annual festival on Saturday. The witness noted that 11 of those injured were rushed to Agona Bobikuma Health Centre, while others were admitted to Gomoa Obuasi Health Centre and Swedru Municipal Government Hospital. The incident

Accra: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has successfully apprehended Abubakar Sadick, an absentia convict involved in a car robbery syndicate operating across Ghana. Sadick and his alleged accomplices reportedly posed as members of non-governmental organizations or religious groups to deceive car rental companies into renting vehicles, which they then stole. According to Ghana News Agency, Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director General of the CID, disclosed this information during a joint press conference with the Cyber Security Authority (CSA). She detailed how Abubakar rented a Toyota Land Cruiser for supposed missions, only to