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Man jailed for defiling 11-year-old girl

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:20:18 GMT

Juaso (Ash), Oct 26, GNA - Abulai Ayoka, a farm labourer who could not control his sexual desire and took advantage of his employer's 11-year-old daughter to satisfy himself, has been handed an eight-year jail term in hard labour by the Juaso Circuit Court. Ayoka pleaded guilty to the offence.

Police Chief Inspector Kippo Iddrisu Mahama of the Juaso police, presenting the facts of the case told the court, presided over by Mr Jacob Boon that the accused was a farm labourer of the complainant who is the father of the victim.

He said on August 13, this year, the complainant sent Ayoka, victim and five others to his farm to harvest maize. The prosecution said while on the farm the accused lured the victim to a spot far from the others, pushed her down, covered her mouth to prevent her from shouting and forcibly had sex with her. Chief Inspector Mahama said after satisfying himself Ayoka cautioned the victim not to disclose her ordeal to a third party or risked dying.

Luck, however, eluded the accused two days later when the victim noticed blood in her urine and informed her mother who took her to a clinic at Breku near Asankare.

The victim mentioned Ayoka when a medical examination proved that she had been sexually abused. A report was therefore lodged at the Juaso police who effected the arrest of the accused. 26 Oct. 06

Police nabs notorious armed robbery gang

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:19:13 GMT

Koforidua (E/R), Oct. 31, GNA - The Eastern Regional Police command has nabbed a member of an armed robbery gang, which has been terrorizing filling

stations in the Region.

Briefing the media at Koforidua on Tuesday, the Regional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Felix Asare-Darko, said the robber, Ahamadu Buba, 29, a Fulani was arrested, when he and two other masked gang members attacked a filling station at Begoro at midnight on Oct. 26, and made away with 10.8 million cedis. According to ACP Asare-Darko, 34 cartridges, torch lights and a cash of 400,000 cedis was found on Buba at the time of his arrest. His accomplices, however, escaped.

Some filling stations in the Eastern Region, particularly those in the New Juaben Municipality, came under attack in recent times from marauding armed gangs.

A GOIL Filling station at Adweso, was on September 16, 2006, attacked by armed masked men who took away more than 27 million cedis.

Kotoko appoint Turkish coach

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:42:48 GMT

Ghana Premier League champions Asante Kotoko have appointed Turkish coach Telat Uzum until the end of the season.

The 43-year-old replaces Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie who resigned two weeks ago.

Afranie quit after the two-time African champions suffered their second straight loss in the league.

Uzum's main task is to win the league title and qualify for the Champions League.

"We expect him to help the team win the league and for qualify for the lucrative Champions League," Kotoko spokesman Kwame Bah Nuakoh told BBC Sport.

"We will extend his contract at the end of the season if we are satisfied with his performance."

Uzum played for the Bundesliga sides FC Cologne and Karlsruher in the 1980s.

He has had previous coaching stints with the Turkish team Besiktas and the youth sides of the German clubs FC Cologne and Kaiserslautern

'I Thank God I Am Not An Armed Robber,or a thief, I am only a 'Wee' Smoker' - Pongo

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:13:08 GMT

I thank God that I am not an armed robber, or a thief. I am only a ‘wee’ smoker". These were the words of Khex Pongo, 45, who was arrested by the police at Nungua in Accra for dealing in cannabis.
His arrest follows a routine check by the Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service when a Nissan urvan bus with registration number GR 2501 S at Frankadua in the Eastern Region, driven by one Ibrahim Amartey was stopped.

Deputy Superintendent of Police and (DSP), Commander of the unit Mr. Owusu-Donkor told the Times that on Saturday, September 30, in the course of checking the car, they discovered three mini sacks of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.

The Commander said Charles Ahame 24, one of the passengers claimed ownership of the sack and its content, and was immediately arrested.

Mr. Owusu-Donkor said during interrogations, Ahame mentioned that he was sending the stuff to Khex Pongo, a father of six, (raster man) residing at Nungua. He led the team to Nungua, where Pongo was arrested. A search was conducted in his house where two black polythene bags containing similar leaves, seeds and bitters were also found.

Other items found on him included a camouflage military jacket, liquid substance in a small bottle suspected to be mercury, smoking pipe, and wrappers.

Meanwhile one Tornu Kyei, 24, who was in the house with Pongo was also arrested after a search on him revealed one wrapper of leaves believed to be Indian hemp in his right hip pocket.

The suspects are assisting the police investigations into the case and would be arraigned before court.

Police swoop on criminals

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:07:45 GMT

Accra Oct. 13, GNA - Twenty-three persons were rounded up by the Osu Police on Thursday during an operation to clamp down on activities of criminals in the area.

The suspects, aged between 18 years to 60 years were arrested at the Osu Cemetery, Osu Kinkawe and the beach.

Quantities of Indian hemp, three motor bikes suspected to be used in their operations and three instruments used in sniffing substances were found during the operation.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mr James Annor, the Osu District Police Commander, told journalists that the Osu Police in a joint operation with the Rapid Response Unit arrested the suspects at about 1600 hours at Osu.

He said some of the suspects were believed to be involved in the snatching of mobile phones while some also had been declared wanted in robbery cases at Ashiaman.

ASP Annor said the Police would sustain the exercise to stem the crime rate especially during Christmas.

He appealed to residents, who may have fallen victims to any of such persons, to come and identify them.

He said the suspects would soon be put before the court.

Bicycle thief imprisoned 12 months

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:49:52 GMT

Begoro, Oct. 3, GNA - A 26-year-old farmer, Kwame Kitiwa, has been sentenced by the Begoro District Magistrate Court to 12 months imprisonment for stealing two bicycles. He pleaded guilty.

Prosecuting, Chief Inspector William Kwasi Nkrumah, told the court, presided over by Mr Robert Djan that, on August 20, this year, the first complainant, Mr. Eric Okwaning, parked his bicycle by the Begoro-Obuoho road and went to his tomatoes farm.

He said When Okwaning returned from his farm, he could not find his bicycle at the place where he parked it. He said the next day, Okwaning saw the suspect riding a defaced bicycle, which resemble his.

Police Chief Inspector Nkrumah said when Okwaning confronted the suspect, he confessed stealing the bicycle and said one Richard Agyapong, the second complainant gave him the parts to use to disguise it.

He said when Agyapong was contacted he denied any knowledge of the bicycle and rather detected that, the bicycle parts which were used to disguise the one stolen from Okwaning was parts of his stolen bicycle. Chief Inspector Nkrumah said the suspect then admitted that, he stole Agyapong's bicycle with the intention of exchanging the parts to disguise them.

Husband jailed for burning his wife with pressing iron

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:19:18 GMT

A 57-year- old man, who burnt his wife with heated electric pressing iron was on Wednesday jailed for three years by an Accra Circuit Court.

Stanley Kwame Tsodey, a Lotto Receiver, pleaded guilty to the charges of assault and causing harm to his wife Margaret Damashie, who is now responding to treatment.

Police Chief Inspector Issac Ahor told the Court that the couple had been married for the past 30 years and they were blessed with three children all of them living together at Darkuman, Accra.

Chief Inspector Ahor said on September 25, 2006, at about 12 midnight, Tsodey returned home and saw his daughter Ernestina Enyonam Tsodey ironing her dress in a room and on seeing her he got annoyed, held her and dragged her out from the room that he was coming to sleep.

He said this did not go down well with the wife, who was lying on the bed and asked why Tsodey was dragging their daughter so violently from the room.

Tsodey took offence and seized the hot iron, pressed it on his wife's breast, arm and other parts of her body and subjected her to severe beatings.

She was rescued by neighbours and was rushed to the Korle-Bu Teaching

150 UCC Students Dismissed

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:15:20 GMT

A total of 151 students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been dismissed for abysmal performance since the beginning of this year. They are made up of 128 level 100 students and 23 level 200 and 300 students.

The students failed in more than three-credit courses or failed to redeem themselves in supplementary examinations organised by the university to enable them continue their studies.

The Vice Chancellor of UCC, Prof Emmanuel Adow-Obeng, who made this known at a ceremony to matriculate 4,158 fresh students into the university at the weekend, said another 40 students who failed in three-credit courses were to be repeated to redeem themselves within one academic year which, failure to succeed would warrant outright dismissal.

He, therefore, advised fresh students to study diligently to ensure their continuous stay in the university, urging them to make good use of time on campus.

Rev. Adow-Obeng also advised the fresh students to adhere to school rules and regulations, warning that recalcitrant students who would breach university rules are likely to be either rusticated or dismissed outright.

On campus security, the Vice chancellor said a ¢400 million Police Post established on campus with funding from Ms Christine Churcher, Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape coast, had helped improve upon security there.

Man jailed 18 months for stealing a sheep

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:12:30 GMT

Ajumako(C/R) Oct.01, GNA 96 An Ajumako District Magistrate's Court on Friday sentenced Evans Kwasi Baiden 30, to 18 months imprisonment on his own plea for stealing a sheep and a fowl valued at 345,000 cedis belonging to Madam Adjoa Essoun a 90-year-old farmer at Ajumako Gromain.

Police Sergeant John Koranteng, prosecuting told the court presided over by Mr Akwasi Asiedu Asmah that Baiden was arrested after stealing the sheep and the fowl from Madam Essoun's pen. He said the accused was sent to Nkwantanum police station and after investigations charged with the offence.

BNI quiz ACP Kofi Boakye

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:14:41 GMT

The Police Director-General of Operations, ACP Kofi Boakye, has been invited by the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI).

JOY NEWS security sources say ACP Boakye is currently at the BNI headquarters in Accra but it is uncertain if he will be detained.

ACP Boakye’s invitation follows recommendation by the Georgina Woode fact-finding committee that he should be prosecuted for his complicity in the disappearance of 77 parcels of cocaine aboard a vessel, MV Benjamin on April 26, 2006.

The Attorney-General, Joe Ghartey is expected to comment on the Committee's report and another report by the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ).

The CHRAJ report recommended the dismissal of the Roads Transportation Minister, Dr. Richard Anane.

Polytechnic Student Dies In Fire Outbreak

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:57:00 GMT

Mr Eric Sekyere, a 23 year-old second year student in Building Technology at the Sunyani Polytechnic died at the Regional Hospital on Saturday after sustaining injuries in a fire outbreak in his private hostel. Mr George Nunekpeku, President of the Students Representative Council of the Polytechnic told the Ghana News Agency the incident occurred at a private students' hostel at the Sunyani Magazine.

He said there were no clues as to what caused the fire, but hinted that the students suspected either an electrical fault or a lit candle might have caused it.

The SRC President said some of the students suspected that the deceased might have been asleep in the room when the fire broke out. He said others claimed that on seeing that his room was on fire, the deceased entered to pick his mobile phone and money, but slipped on his way out and a tent, which was in flames fell on him.

Mr Nunekpeku said the deceased's roommates were not present at the time of the incident but later rushed in to put off the fire and sent the deceased, who was then very weak to the hospital where he died a few days after admission.

He urged private hostel developers to liase with school authorities towards the development of a fallow piece of land near the Polytechnic to house students.

Mr Nunekpeku also appealed to the GETFund Board to release the GETFund hostel to the school authorities to manage. When the GNA contacted the Principal of the Polytechnic, Dr Kwasi Nsiah Gyabaah, he confirmed the incident but declined to comment further.
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Man shot by military patrol team is dead

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:39:43 GMT

A young man shot and seriously wounded by a military patrol team at Osu in Accra on Tuesday is dead.

He passed away this morning at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where he was on admission.

Mark Nortey was shot in the head under mysterious circumstances near the Ohene Djan Stadium, formerly the Accra Sports Stadium.

An eyewitness and friend of the 23-year-old the late Nortey told JOY NEWS they were strolling near the stadium when the patrol team opened fire.

Seva Stanley Pierre said he took to his heels for his life when Nortey was shot.

He said the military personnel prevented onlookers from helping him several minutes after he was shot.

The father of the victim, Augustus Nortey told JOY NEWS his son was not an armed robber.

He said he believes in the laws of the land and hopes that whoever shot and killed his son will be punished.

Mr. Nortey and his family returned to Ghana in 1990 following the outbreak of war in Liberia.

When our news team visited the victim at Korle-Bu Wednesday evening, the Nortey was in a critical condition and was being prepared for surgery.

Escapee jailed three months

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:48:52 GMT

Nyinahin (Ash), Sept. 28, GNA - A magistrate's court at Nyinahin has sentenced Anthony Kwadwo, an 18-year-old driver's mate to three months imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody. He pleaded guilty.

Police Inspector Francis Kpaafah told the court presided over by Mr Noble Nkrumah that on August 6, this year, Anthony was being escorted by a policeman to dispose of human waste and while returning to the police station, the accused who was handcuffed, threw the pan away and took to his heels.

The prosecution said the accused was arrested two days later at Abuakwa without the handcuff.

During interrogation he mentioned one Kwaku Mathias from Kofi Nyamekrom as the person who helped to remove the handcuff but Mathias denied ever seeing the accused.

Anthony then again mentioned one Kwaku whom he said cut the handcuff but the said Kwaku could not be traced. The police have since not retrieved the handcuff, the prosecution added.

Driver jailed six years for stealing

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:47:25 GMT

Nkawie (Ash), Sept. 28, GNA - A circuit court at Nkawie has sentenced a 23-year-old driver to six years imprisonment for unlawful entry and stealing personal belongings worth six million cedis at Adiembra and Anhwiafutu near Nyinahin.

Godwin Kwadwo pleaded guilty to the charges. Prosecuting, Police Inspector Francis Kpaafah told the court presided over by Mr Noble Nkrumah that Godwin, who was resident at Agric-Junction in Kumasi, on August 28, this year went to Anhwiafutu, broke into the room of Yaw Panin and stole his mobile phone and personal belongings worth three million cedis.

The prosecution said on that same day the accused entered the room of Madam Akua Konadu at Adiembra and also stole her personal belongings and her Amanano Rural Bank passbook containing 3.1 million cedis. Luck, however, eluded Godwin as he met Madam Konadu at the entrance of the room and took to his heels but was chased, arrested and handed over to the police at Adiembra.