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2 armed robbers get 100 years

October 31, 2014 7:49 am Add a Comment

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has jailed two armed robbers 50 years each with hard labour for robbing a taxi driver of his cab and murdering him later. Emmanuel Adjei, aged 24, a bus conductor and Kofi Gyan, a 20-year-old … Read more →

Armed robbers kill man in Bawku

October 24, 2014 4:09 pm Add a Comment

There is uneasy calm in Kpalwega, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East region after a shooting incident in the area left one dead on Wednesday night. Police in the area say their investigations have revealed that the attack … Read more →

Hohoe Police arrest 5 armed robbers

September 27, 2014 7:29 am Add a Comment

The Hohoe Police Division Command in the Volta Region has arrested five suspected armed robbers for terrorizing filling station operators within the vicinity. The five, who are expected to be processed for court include two Nigerians, a Fulani from Niger and a … Read more →

Armed robbers seize Rio Archbishop’s crucifix

September 18, 2014 6:34 pm Add a Comment

The archbishop of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has had his crucifix and ring stolen in an armed robbery. Cardinal Dom Orani Tempesta was on his way to an engagement in the city when his car was ambushed by three … Read more →

Armed robbers attack Sunyani Nursing Training College

September 17, 2014 6:51 am Add a Comment

Armed robbers last Sunday attacked and robbed female students of the Sunyani Nursing Training College in the Brong Ahafo Region. According to the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command Public Relations Officer (PRO), ASP Christopher Tawiah, the incident occurred around dawn … Read more →

2 bank workers and 2 police officers killed by armed robbers

June 13, 2014 10:34 am Add a Comment

Two police officers and two staff of the East Mamprusi Community Bank, have been shot and killed at Gbentri near Gambaga in the Northern Region. Gbentri is a farming settlement in the East Mamprusi District of the region. The police … Read more →

Armed robbers to commuters: Pay GHC200 or don’t use the road

April 30, 2014 9:23 am Add a Comment

Armed robbers have notified commuters using the three-kilometer stretch of road from Asamang to Effiduase to carry on them GHC200 and above when using that road.In a written notice two weeks ago, the armed robbers warned commuters not to ply … Read more →

Armed robbers attack police station over arrest of their gang members

November 12, 2013 9:14 am Add a Comment

The Mampong District Police Station was attacked on Saturday night by three hooded gunmen over the arrest of their gang members. Lance Corporal Ofori Djumor, who was on night duty alone, sustained some bullet wounds and he is recuperating at … Read more →

Armed robbers defile female orphans in an Orphanage during attack

August 27, 2013 6:56 am Add a Comment

The police are hunting down four suspected armed robbers who attacked the Lighthouse Orphanage at Aburi in the Eastern Region around midnight, Monday. Narrating the incident to Joy News, one Patricia the administrator of the orphanage said, “Around 12:30, I … Read more →

6 armed robbers sentenced to 240 years in prison

August 6, 2013 9:45 am Add a Comment

The Accra Circuit Court yesterday sentenced six armed robbers to a total of 240 years imprisonment with hard labour. They are Gabriel Kojo Agyemang, Peter Akakpo, Ernest Nana Kwame Acheampong, Vincent Agbetorglo, Robert Tawiah and Danlad Seidu Drumah.