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Police officer, journalist, and a lecturer have all been arrested for robbery

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Police officer, journalist, and a lecturer have all been arrested for robbery

Over an alleged heist, an Accra Circuit Court has detained a Police Officer, a freelance Journalist, and a Lecturer in police detention for one week.

The accused were accused of robbing several Indian businesspeople of GHC700,000, USD56,450.00, one search iPhone 13, one search iPhone 12 pro max, one search iPhone 11, two searches iPhone 7, one Infinix phone, an HP laptop, a search Dell laptop, and four Indian passports.

Madam Helena Teye, a freelance journalist, Mr Abednego Bortier, a police officer, Mr Francis Omari, a lecturer, and Elizabeth Teye, who is still at large, are the accused.

The prosecution, headed by Police Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo, informed the Court that following their arrest, they recovered four Indian passports, computers, six mobile phones, and GHC 595,665.00 and USD 45,140.00 in cash.

Mrs Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie presided over the Court, which did not hear their petitions and deferred the matter until August 3, 2023.

The trial judge further ordered that the recovered goods be returned to the complainants.

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The complainants, according to the prosecution, were Girish Sachwani, Manish Kumar, Bhosale Vijau Kantilal, and Lalwani Sunil Kumar, all Indian businesspeople and Osu residents.

The accused were identified as Teye, a freelance writer, Bortier, a police officer stationed at the Nima Police Station, and Mr Omari, an IPMC tutor in Accra.

According to the complaint, on July 19, 2023, at approximately 0800 hours, the complainants were at their home in Osu when the Police Officer dressed in a Police uniform, along with the other accused persons, knocked on their door and introduced themselves as a Special Investigation team and that they were to investigate an illegal activity based on intelligence gathered.

According to the prosecution, the defendants then chained the complainants, ransacked their rooms, and robbed them of the aforementioned objects using threats and intimidation.

The accused then loaded the stolen goods into a waiting Nissan Sentra saloon vehicle and drove away.

According to the prosecution, the complainants later filed a police report.

According to the report, the Police Officer was traced down, recognised as the officer in uniform during the heist, and detained.

During interrogation, he confessed to the crime and led the police to his residence in Dzorwulu, where they recovered GH185,105.00 and USD22,500.00.

According to the prosecution, the Police Officer revealed that the journalist, professor, and Madam Teye were his collaborators.

According to the report, investigations led to the journalist’s arrest in Legon Gardens on July 22, 2023, and during questioning, she told the investigation team that the complainants were engaging in money laundering, which prompted their action.

According to the report, the crew then brought her to her home in Lakeside, near Madina, where GH63,800.00 in cash was discovered during a check of her chamber.

According to the prosecution, she reportedly told the team that the money discovered in her room was her portion of the bounty.

According to the report, she admitted to taking some of the money to her buddy in Teshie after she learned of the Police Officer’s detention.

According to the prosecution, the journalist then took the Police team to the aforementioned acquaintance in Teshie to obtain GH242,100.00 and USS18,640.00.

The professor was also followed down and detained near Danquah Circle in Osu, where he confessed to the crime and led the team to his residence in Amasaman-Fise, where GH64.920.00 and USD 2,000.00 were recovered.

On July 23, 2023, the accused brought the Police to the crime site and revealed how they robbed the complainants.

According to the prosecution, the accused videotaped the heist and the films were recovered from the journalist’s laptop.

It was stated that following the incident, the accused proceeded to a private apartment of the accused Police in La and split the booty.

The team recovered a total of GH595,665.00 and USD45, 140.00 from the accused and kept them as exhibits in court.

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Police officer nabbed for suspected shooting incident in Ashanti Region

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In reaction to the tragedy, the Inspector-General of Police has met with the deceased's wife and family to offer condolences and assistance at this difficult time. A high-level police mission has also been despatched to meet with the impacted families and communities. Authorities have informed the public that a comprehensive investigation is underway to determine the facts behind the incident. See the post below.

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has apprehended a police officer who is alleged to have been engaged in a fatal shooting.

The incident occurred on April 4, 2024, at Manso Adubia, Ashanti Region.

“The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has detained a police officer for an alleged fatal shooting incident that occurred today, April 4th, 2024, at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region,” the Ghana Police Service stated on social media.

In reaction to the tragedy, the Inspector-General of Police has met with the deceased’s wife and family to offer condolences and assistance at this difficult time.

A high-level police mission has also been dispatched to meet with the impacted families and communities.

Authorities have informed the public that a comprehensive investigation is underway to determine the facts behind the incident.

See the post below.

POLICE OFFICER DETAINED FOR ALLEGED SHOOTING INCIDENT

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has detained a Police Officer for an alleged fatal shooting incident which occurred today 4th April 2024, at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region. pic.twitter.com/sa512TWQew

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Kasoa missing manhood: Court remands another trader over false alarm

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The court presided over by Naomi Kontuor did not take Mohammed's plea. He is slated to return on April 11, 2024. The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thomas Sarfo and Sergeant Ernest Theodore Osei, informed the court that the complainant was a Nigerian from Kogi State. It informed the court that the Central East Command Police had received multiple instances of persons losing their masculinity, which resulted in the attack of innocent individuals. The prosecution said that on March 25, 2024, the complainant travelled to Kasoa to pay a visit to a cousin and do phone business, but he did not see the relative and became stuck.

A District Court in Awutu Breku, Central Region, has remanded a 20-year-old businessman who reportedly falsely claimed that his penis had gone.

Osman Mohammed has been accused of publishing fake news and deceiving a public authority.

Mohammed and his accomplices, Abdulah and Tamim, who are still at large, have been charged jointly with conspiracy to commit a crime, assault, inflicting harm to the complainant, Abdulai Abdul Rahaman Ibrahim, and stealing 100,000 Naira.

The court presided over by Naomi Kontuor did not take Mohammed’s plea.

He is slated to return on April 11, 2024.

The prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Thomas Sarfo and Sergeant Ernest Theodore Osei informed the court that the complainant was a Nigerian from Kogi State.

It informed the court that the Central East Command Police had received multiple instances of persons losing their masculinity, which resulted in the attack of innocent individuals.

The prosecution said that on March 25, 2024, the complainant travelled to Kasoa to pay a visit to a cousin and do phone business, but he did not see the relative and became stuck.

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On March 27, 2024, at around 1330 hours, the complainant decided to return to Nigeria, and while on his way to the station, he encountered the accused individuals at a location within the Kpormittey village in Kasoa, and approached them to inquire about his brother.

According to the prosecution, Mohmmed raised an alarm and informed others that the complainant had touched his body, causing his penis to disappear.

According to the prosecution, the accused and others arrested him and beat him severely.

According to the prosecution, police intervened and rescued the complainant, who had assault marks.

The prosecutor stated that throughout the inquiry, the plaintiff alleged that his assailants stole 100,000 Naira from his luggage.

The police gave medical paperwork to the complainant and Mohammed, who went to Kasoa Polyclinic for treatment and assessment.

The prosecution stated that the complainant was treated and dismissed.

In Mohammed’s case, the prosecution claimed that a team of medical professionals lead by Dr. Boampong Ebenezer affirmed Mohammed’s penis was “stable” in a report.

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Ghanaian couple convicted for fatally beating their 5-year-old son in New York

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Instead, they took him to a family member's home, where he was subsequently found dead. "This little boy endured days of abuse at the hands of these defendants, one of whom was his own mother, until tragically succumbing to his severe injuries," remarked the District Attorney in a news statement. "Thanks to the diligent investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department and the dedicated efforts of the prosecutors, justice has been served in holding the defendants accountable for this heinous crime." The Ghanaian couple is scheduled to be sentenced on May 1, 2024, and faces the prospect of life imprisonment.

A Ghanaian couple living in the United States has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old boy on Long Island, nearly three years after the horrific incident occurred.

Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae were convicted of viciously assaulting the youngster with “at least four different instruments” over three days in 2021, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.

The prosecutors showed that neither Owusu, the biological mother, nor Addae phoned 911 or sought medical attention as the boy’s condition deteriorated.

Instead, they took him to a family member’s home, where he was subsequently found dead.

“This little boy endured days of abuse at the hands of these defendants, one of whom was his own mother, until tragically succumbing to his severe injuries,” remarked the District Attorney in a news statement.

“Thanks to the diligent investigation by the Suffolk County Police Department and the dedicated efforts of the prosecutors, justice has been served in holding the defendants accountable for this heinous crime.”

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The Ghanaian couple is scheduled to be sentenced on May 1, 2024, and faces the prospect of life imprisonment.

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