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Rashid Anaata, a well-known beautician and wedding decorator in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region, has been arrested and is currently undergoing prosecution for the defilement of more than thirty girls in the area.

Most of the girls, aged between 10 and 13, shared similar accounts of how Anaata lured them into his room and forcibly assaulted them.

When three of the victims exposed the alleged pedophile in a viral social media video in May of this year, he went into hiding. Despite police efforts to locate him, he remained elusive. However, last week, the police, acting on a tip, successfully apprehended him in his hideout in the Upper West Region.

Anaata has been brought before the court and charged with defiling 12 children, who have undergone medical examination and are prepared to testify. The remaining 30 girls have not yet joined the prosecution, according to the State Attorney overseeing the case.

Anaata had initially been reported to the police for defiling a schoolgirl in 2016. However, the case was later dropped due to pressure on the victim’s mother.

In May 2023, Mr. Eliasu Baba Yussif, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bahass Foundation, reported him to the police again for the defilement of three girls. Although the police responded promptly, Anaata had already disappeared by that time.

Two male suspects have been arrested by the Suhum Police Command for impersonation, extortion and robbery, among other offences.

The suspects are Solomon Aquah, 25, and Prince Obeng, 20.

Police report reveals that on Wednesday, May 27 the police patrol team on its usual rounds chanced on a chase for the suspects by Okada (motor cycle) riders.

One of the Okada riders, Sampson Adjei, told the police that suspect Solomon Aquah, who was dressed in army uniform, blocked a section of the Obourho road with a taxi cab assisted by Prince Obeng.

The two had stopped him for using an unregistered motor bike.

They stopped othere Okada riders as well with money and food stuff extorted from them.

But after some time, the Okada riders got suspicious of the modus operandi of suspect Solomon Aquah and they massed up and challenged his authority.

Upon sensing danger, Solomon Aquah and Prince Obeng sped off in the taxi cab.

The riders pursued them from Obourho to the Suhum roundabout, where the patrol team chanced on the incident and arrested the two suspects.

The two suspects and the taxi cab with registration number GW 7544-19 was impounded and sent to the Suhum Police Station.

After the arrest, a taxi driver by name Michael Martey was at the Suhum Police Station to identify the taxi cab as his.

He narrated how Solomon Aquah and three others snatched the taxi cab from him at Budu days ago.

The two Suspects are in police custody assisting in investigations.

Source: 3 News

A 55-year-old farmer at Ananekrom, who stabbed his wife to death for not returning from farm early, has been arrested by the police at Agogo, in the Asante Akim North District.

Joseph Yaw Prempeh, alias J. Y, on Saturday evening, accused the wife of not returning from farm early to prepare food for him and in the ensuing quarrel, pulled a knife and stabbed the wife in the armpit, resulting in her death.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr James Amekah, Agogo District Commander told the Ghana News Agency, that Prempeh who went into hiding after committing the crime, was arrested from his hideout upon police intelligence.

He said the suspect told the police during interrogations that, he acted under the influence of alcohol and that, there were some satanic forces that influenced him to kill his wife with whom, he had five children.

DSP Amekah said the police were continuing with their investigations and the suspect would soon be put before the law court.

Source: GNA

Amadu Ibrahim, 37, one of the five suspected armed robbers, who allegedly robbed passengers on the highway linking Nkonya-Asakyiri and Kpando Agbenorxoe has been arrested by Police at the Have Barrier with some of the booty from the operation.

Ibrahim was arrested while attempting to escape with his share of the booty including one iPhone 7, an Infinix phone and an amount of GH¢ 7,386.10 at about 1200 hours on April 24, this year.

Mr Prince Dogbatse, Volta Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service in a release copied to the Ghana News Agency said the Kpando Divisional Police Command acting upon intelligence arrested the suspect after the robbery gang robbed motorists travelling on Hyundai Mini bus with registration number GT 6645 – 13, earlier that day.

He said the group got away with cash totaling GH¢ 21, 250, 00, different brands of mobile phones and one MacBook laptop computer as Police patrol swift response to a distress call failed to yield the necessary results.

Mr Dogbatse indicated, further investigations revealed that the mobile phones retrieved from the suspect belonged to two of the victims that were robbed.

He said Ibrahim was assisting Police investigation and would be arraigned before court, while his accomplices pursued.

The Regional Police PRO reiterated the commitment of the Regional Police Command to fight all forms of crime during the COVID-19 pandemic and encouraged all persons to comply with the law on Imposition of Restrictions and promote social distancing and personal hygiene at all times.

“And where necessary, stay at home and help stop the spread of COVID-19,” he added.

Source: GNA

The Weija police have arrested a 26-year-old man for stealing a car at West Hills Mall.

The suspect identified as Samuel Klutse, stole the car at the parking space of the mall while the owner went shopping.

The Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Effia Tenge, told DGN online that the Weija police arrested the suspect on April 19, around 2 pm along the Bortianor road.

She said the complainant, who is a car dealer, reported to the Weija police that he received a call from the suspect that he was interested in buying the vehicle which is a Toyota Yaris with registration number GR8 3022-19 which was being offered for sale.

She said the two agreed to meet at the West Hills Mall for Klutse to inspect the car before buying.

“The complainant said when he got to the mall, he called the phone number of suspect several times but he refused to answer.”

DSP Tenge continued that the complainant parked the vehicle at the car park and entered the mall to buy a few things.

“On his return from the Mall, the complainant realised the car had been taken away and quickly called the police emergency lines for assistance.”

The PRO said with the assistance of the Weija patrol team, the suspect was arrested along the Bortianor -Kokrobite road with the car.

She revealed that the suspect was still in the custody of the police awaiting prosecution.

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

A female motorist has been arrested by the East Legon Police for refusing to stop at a COVID-19 snap checkpoint, knocking down a police officer yesterday in Accra.

Trudy Boatemaa, the suspect was said to be driving a Hyundai Santa Fe with registration number GE 2309-18 from the direction of American House along Boundary Road when she was hailed to stop at a place called Under Bridge.

According to DSP Afia Tenge Accra Regional Police Command PRO the suspect hit the police officer who sustained injuries on both legs and was rushed to the Police Hospital where he was treated.

The suspect reportedly rained insults on the police officers and threatened to deal with them.

Source: dailyguidenetework.com

A total of 41 people have been arrested by personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Babile Inland Post in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region for attempting to enter the country illegally.

The people, comprising of 39 Ivoirians and two Ghanaians who were traveling on two Sprinter buses with Registration Numbers AW 253-14 and GE 8700-12 through an unapproved route were intercepted on Monday by personnel of the Immigration Service at Babile through intelligence.

Upper West Regional Commander of the GIS Assistant Commissioner of Immigration, Peter Nkrumah, disclosed this to the media on Tuesday.

He said the two Ghanaians were sent to where they came from while the 39 Ivoirians have been sent to Sampa in the Bono Ahafo Region to be dispatched back to where they came from.

He also disclosed that eight others including two Ghanaians and six Burkinabes were also arrested for passing through unapproved route into the country.

The Regional Commander disclosed that on Monday, April 13, at about 9:45am, a Malian was also arrested for coming into the country through unapproved route and was picked up by two Ghanaians including a policeman using a Land Cruiser Vehicle.

Mr Nkrumah said after briefing the Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih and the Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Osei Afreh Kuffuor, they agreed that the Malian be quarantined at the Regional Hospital.

“We know the economic hardship in the sub region but this is an enemy we are fighting “COVID-19 is a giant enemy we are fighting and we must all collaborate to make sure that we defeat the enemy”, he said.

“We the Immigration personnel who are on the ground will make sure that the directive of the President is implemented to the latter; we are not going to accept anybody that passes through unapproved route into the country”, he emphasized.

“Monitoring the event on daily basis, we are realizing that all those crossing through the illegal routes are positive to the virus”, said the Regional Commander of Immigration.

Mr Nkrumah appealed to residents of the border communities to give out information on all those people trying to use the unapproved routes to enter into the country.

“We should all know that government is fighting for the safety of all citizens, therefore, this fight should not only be for the security officers alone”, he added.

Source: dailyguidenetework.com

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested four military men and their five civilian accomplices for allegedly robbing some quarry sites in Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region.

The Military men are Warrant Officer (Class One) Isaac Odei Nyakoh, Warrant Officer (Class One) George Boamah, Sergeant Ennin Michael and Staff Sergeant, Abraham Aburam.

The civilian accomplices are Ebenezer Annan Quao, David Amuzu, Ben Asan, alias Cliff Buckman, Nelson Kwesi Rayan Hodogbe, Cornelius Akorasse and Ransford Awuni.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Irene Serwaah Oppong, the men armed with guns attacked and robbed Executive Quarry limited at Gomoa Ojobi.

She said the suspects stole cash of Gh¢ 10, 000,00, one HP laptop computer, a money counting machine, one receipt printer, two security cameras and decoders, all valued at GH¢ 20,000.00,

DSP Oppong said in a statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Cape Coast that the suspects also robbed three other quarries in the area. DSP Oppong said, on Wednesday 18, 2020 at about 1130 hours the complainant who is the Managing Director of Executive Quarry Limited reported the incident to the police.

The statement said the suspects with White Toyota Land Cruiser with registration number BA 2594-14, Black Toyota land Cruiser V8 with registration number AS 3366-18 and a Black Pajero with number BA 1696-13 allegedly stole the above-mentioned items and headed towards Awutu Bereku direction.

She said the Police team from Millennium City division on receiving the information pursued and arrested the suspects at Otamens near Ofaakor.

The statement said a Police search conducted on the respective vehicles revealed an amount of GH¢ 27,810.00 and the stolen items which were identified by the complainant.

Source: GNA

Reports from the Volta Region indicate that the police has arrested some three persons in connection with the murder of the Sogakope Assemblymember.

The individuals between age 18 and 27 were picked up earlier today but have been sent to the Volta Regional capital, Ho where they are being interrogated.

Reports further suggest that it is believed the three are part of a gang of robbers who have been terrorising the community.

The Volta Region Parliamentary Caucus today visited the family of the late Assemblymember, Marcus Mawutor Azahli.

They, however, expressed disappointment with the Police’s handling of the murder scene.

The caucus led by Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa visited the home of the late Assemblymember but says the police might not get enough evidence due to their poor handling of the murder scene.

He also announced that the caucus has placed a 15,000 Ghana Cedis bounty on the perpetrators of the act.

“The caucus went to the Divisional Police Commander and we presented 15k to support the ransom already placed on the killers”.

The late Assemblymember, Marcus Mawutor Azahli, a mobile money merchant in Sogakope, was shot and stabbed to death at his residence, while some unknown amount of money contained in a safe was stolen.

His wife sustained an injury from a knock on her head with a gun barrel and was stabbed on the shoulder, while their child was shot at.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has also offered an amount of GH¢25,000 cedis to anyone that will provide relevant information which will lead to the arrest of the killers of the Assemblymember.

Source: primenewsghana.com