UER: Only 4 police officers are in charge of over 74,900 population in Binduri—DCE
The Binduri District Chief Executive (DCE) Ayinga Abagre Yakubu has revealed that only four (4) Police Officers are in charge of the security of over 74,900 population of the people Binduri District. Apexnewsgh.com report According to Mr. Yakubu who was seen worried over the inadequate security personnel in his district since the creation of Binduri district in 2012, “As it stands now, we have only four (4) police officers are managing the security situation and you know the security situation, Binduri and Bawku are sharing borders and so, some parts of Binduri are also affected in a way. So, we think that having enough policemen will actually help the security situation in Binduri, and here is the case that we have only four”. He lamented He said: “…a request was made when the president visited Bawku, the request was made by Bawku Naba and Binduri Naba and we thought up to this time, we would have gotten the personnel’s”. “ We also need to provide them with transport like a pick up for them because this situation we need the visibility of the police and that is why we are appealing to the regional minister to take care of that for us because. With the security, there will be an easy movement for businessmen and women and even ordinary people”. He said However, giving an account of some ongoing projects in his district on-road and culverts constructions Mr. Yakubu mentioned, Kukparigo to Gotesaliga Bridge and road, Yodelinga to Bazua culvert and road, Sakpare to Azumsapeliga culvert and road. On Education, Kpatarigu: 1 No: 3-unit classroom, Tambilgu 1 No: 3-Unit classroom block, Atuba: 1 No: 6-unit classroom block, Binduri: 1 No: 6-unit classroom block, Kulimvayi: 1 No: 6-unit classroom block, Puayamiri: 1 No: 6-unit classroom block. On Health, Sakpare CHPs, Gumyoko CHPs and Manga CHPs according to the DCE have also seen some progress. For the Rural Electrification Programme, 23 communities are been attended to at various stages of progress of work. However, the Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu and his entourage as part of his tour to the Binduri district also visited the district share of government flagship programme Agenda 111 which is currently ongoing. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
UER: Another Police casualty in the region
A lady Police officer has been shot dead following the conflict in the Bawku Municipal of the Upper East Region. Police said, Constable Regina Angenu, who was with the Paga Police Station on Sunday, paid a visit to her colleague, Constable Erasmus Enkson of the Bawku Division. However, the duo was attacked around 5:07 pm by unknown assailants. The deceased was shot in the groin and died at Presbyterian Mission Hospital while undergoing treatment. The body has been sent to Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for preservation and autopsy. However, sources have disclosed that eight people sustained various degrees of injuries during the tension and were rushed to the Presbyterian Mission Hospital. Following gunshots in the early hours of Monday, December 27, 2021, which resulted in the loss of lives and the destruction of properties in the township, insecurity has become a significant concern in Bawku. Thirteen persons were subsequently arrested and airlifted to Accra following the violence. Since then, government, through the Interior Ministry, has implemented various curfews to reduce the tension. Also, the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has banned the riding of motorbikes in the Bawku Municipality. The incident also resulted in heavy security deployment to communities within the municipality.
UER: Police Arrest Notorious Armed Robber Abdulai Issaka Achalichaab For Series of Robberies In Sandema And Its Environs
According to the press statement issued by the Upper East Regional Police Command, the Anti Armed Robbery and Surveillance Team have arrested suspect Abdulai Issaka Achalichaab on Saturday , January 8, 2022 at his hideout in the Sandema township. The statement said, “He has been on Police wanted list on suspicion of committing series of Robberies in Sandema and Fumbisi environs UPPER EAST POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS ARMED ROBBER ABDULAI ISSAKA ACHALICHAAB FOR SERIES OF ROBBERIES IN SANDEMA AND ITS ENVIRONS The Anti Armed Robbery and Surveillance Team in the Upper East Regional Police Command acting on intelligence have arrested suspect Abdulai Issaka Achalichaab on Saturday , January 8, 2022 at his hideout in the Sandema township. Three(3) unregistered motor bikes a Honda, Yamaha Fin and Louja were retrieved from the suspect. The suspect have jumped bail in a robbery case at Bolgatanga Court since 2020. He has been on Police wanted list on suspicion of commiting series of Robberies in Sandema and Fumbisi environs and is also alleged to be the one who shot and severely harmed one of his victims(name witheld) in a reported robbery occurred on 24th July, 2021 at Kadema. Process are under way to put the suspect before court. The Public espercially residents of Upper East Region who have been his victims in any of his robbery attacks are entreated to call at the Sandema District Police Command or the Upper East Regional Police Headquarters to identify The suspect and the motorbikes for further investigations. The Regional Police Command assure of maximum security in the Upper East Region. SGN ASP David Fianko-Okyere Public Affairs Officer UER-Bolgatanga Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Crossover night: Do not cause fear and panic with your prophecies-Police to Religious leaders
Ghana Police has cautioned religious leaders against 31st cross over prophecies that can cause fear and panic. The police, in a statement, said it is not against prophecies, however, religious leaders must be measured in their utterances. Attached is the full police statement Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
UER: Corpses of murdered policemen in Zuarungu airlifted to Accra
Corpses of the two policemen murdered in Zuarungu of the Bolgatanga East District in the Upper East Region by suspected criminals on Wednesday night have been airlifted to Accra. The two Constables Emmanuel Akowuah and Adams Suley were shot by some unknown robbers at Zuarungu. According to the Police Public Relation Officer, they were shot while they were on their routine motorbike police patrols in the Zuarungu Township on December 15, 2021, when they coincidentally run into the robbery scene where three suspected robbers were seriously robbing a shop. One of them was partially burnt after the robbers shot into the fuel tank of the motorbike he was riding on. The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare supervised a parade in honor of the departed policemen at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) at Pwalugu on Friday, December 17, 2021, before the bodies were airlifted to Accra. Ahead of the parade, the bodies of the two victims were conveyed from the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital Morgue to the PPSTS at about 10 am. After some police rites and a street lining ceremony of Police personnel biding their departed colleague’s farewell, the Military helicopter landed at the Training School at about 12:30 pm. After the brief ceremony, the helicopter departed with the bodies to Tamale en route to Accra at about 1:50 pm. Corpse The IGP and his entourage also departed to Accra. While the helicopter carrying the bodies of the two policemen was en route to the Tamale Airport, the personnel who participated in the parade at the PPSTS were debriefed by the Regional Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba and the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 11 Mechanized Battalion of the Ghana Army, Lt Colonel Mintah Agyemang. The personnel were urged not to be down-spirited and that the military will collaborate with the police to bring the perpetrators to book. Conveying a message to the personnel on behalf of the IGP, Dr. Gariba expressed the gratitude of the IGP and the Police Administration to all the personnel of the Ghana Police and Security Agencies that participated in the parade. He also assured the personnel of the command’s unflinching support for them. The helicopter later landed at the Airforce base in Accra where Dr. Dampare on behalf of the Ghana Police Service received the bodies together with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Frank Hanson and the Accra Airforce Base Commander, Air Commodore Joshua Mensah Larkai. Another parade was held in honor of the two deceased policemen at the Airforce base where their colleagues and senior officers bid them farewell. The bodies were subsequently conveyed for preservation. The Police Administration thanked the Ghana Armed Forces particularly the Chief of Defense Staff, Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Frank Hanson for their collaborative efforts in airlifting the bodies of the police officers. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Police promised to give Ghc 50k to anyone with vital information about the criminals who murdered officers in Upper East
The Inspector-General of Police has issued a Fifty Thousand bounty (Ghc50, 000.00) for anyone ready to provide information that will lead to the arrest of criminals who murdered the two Policemen on duty in Zuarungu. Apexnewsgh.com report According to the Upper East Regional Police command, two of their men have been murdered by some unknown criminals while on official duty. The two Const. Emmanuel Akowuah and Const. Adam Sulley visited their untimely death at the Zuarungu Market in Bolgatanga East of the Upper East Region on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. However, according to the Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service ASP. David Fianko Okyere who addressed the media Sais: “The information we have is that, when the patrol teams were on their duties around 7:00 Pm evening Wednesday, December 15, 2021, we got information at our control room here that armed robbers had attacked a particular shop in Zuarungu area and for that matter, they needed police assistance”. “Meanwhile, these two policemen on motorbike patrolling had already started their duty. So, it’s just a coincidence that arrived on the scene where the crime was committed and unfortunately, the criminals fired on them and that is what we have as of now. Interestingly, barely 10 hours after the incident in the region, the IGP George Akufo Dampare visited the region to ascertain the level of damage caused and as well to encourage his personnel not to be weak in spirit because of the tragic incident of their colleagues. “Barely 10hours after the incident, the Inspector General of Police George Akufo Dampare himself has paid a visit to the region to get firsthand information about the incident and also to raise the moral of our personnel. “He is currently in the regional headquarters here addressing the personnel. Earlier, he visited the crime scene in Zuarungu market square, he also visited the chief and people of Zuarungu at his police, he met the community near the crime scene and assured them that he will do everything possible as a police administration to ensure we get the perpetrators of this heinous crime either dead or alive and he wished that we get them dead and what it means is that, he has charged police personnel in the Upper East Region to do everything possible to ensure we arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime. And this should prevent us from doing our work, this should rather ginger us to go ahead to combat crime in the region”. Meanwhile, since March 2020, the region has not recorded such a heinous crime.
UER: Police Officer allegedly sets house, drinking spot ablaze over a misunderstanding with girl lover
A young police sergeant with the Upper East Regional Police Command has allegedly set a rented compound house of his formal girl lover ablaze over a misunderstanding. One Sergeant Senaya Saviour a police officer with the Upper East Regional Police Command is reported to have set the house at Tanzui where his lover and her aunt rented as tenants ablaze on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, following a misunderstanding in their relationship. According to a report by dreamzfm, the police sergeant had gone to the house in the night of Saturday, November 21, 2021, to confront the young lady only identified as Eunice following the lady’s refusal to pay him a visit after allegedly receiving money from him for transportation. The police officer reportedly banged doors and windows, demanding entry into the room to confront her. His demand, however, fell on death ears, infuriating him to destroy the room’s window. He returned the next day under the guise of fixing the window but made away with Eunice’s belongings after gaining access into the room. Later in the night that day, he went to Eunice’s aunt’s pub located around Junior Staff demanding to see her but to no avail. The police officer, who is said to be in possession of a gallon of liquid suspected to be petrol at the time he went to the pub, then returned to the house around 1:40am and allegedly set the compound house on fire in the belief that Eunice had returned home by then. The fire reportedly started from Eunice’s mother’s room and subsequently spread to 5 other rooms occupied by other tenants and the landlord, destroying them completely. It took the intervention of the fire service to douse the flames. The police officer was, however, not satisfied with the havoc he allegedly caused. About 5 days after the incident, the drinking spot operated by Eunice’s aunt was also set ablaze. The aunt, who spoke to this news portal, indicated that she has reported the matter to the police. She added that preliminary investigation by the fire service established that the fire was ignited with petrol. “We were at the shop when somebody called that the house was on fire. We invited the fire service and they came around and did their investigation and said somebody poured fuel, that they suspect arson. And the fire started from my room. The house isn’t mine, I’m only a tenant. Many rooms were completely destroyed. I went to the police station and lodged a complaint. Since that day up to now, the police is not telling me anything. All they keep telling me is go and come,” she said. The distraught woman narrated that she had advised her niece to break up with the police officer as she was uncomfortable with their relationship. Eunice heeded to her advice and subsequently, indicated to the officer that she was no longer interested in continuing with the relationship. He, however, did not take it lightly as he threatened to make life a living hell for her if she does not rescind her decision to break up with him. “I advised her to stop her relationship with the guy. The guy happens to be a police officer. So she told the guy that she was no more interested in the relationship. Now, the guy didn’t understand why my niece said she doesn’t want him again. Before even the fire last night, the guy had called my niece, telling her that ‘since you said you don’t want me again and that you cannot stay with me then you can’t be with any other person’,” Meanwhile, the landlord, this news portal gathered, has also lodged a case of arson with the police against the officer. However, the victim Madam Fustina Aboba commended the Regional Police Commander Sayibu Pabi Gariba for his swift reaction after the incident was drawn to his attention. His said, the suspect sergeant was arrested and later granted bail. She is optimistic that Police is on top the issue to bring justice to bay. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/ Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Kassena-Nankana: Members of Kajelo community accused police of brutalities and property damages
Community members of Kajelo in the Kessena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have accused the Ghana Police Service of brutalities. According to a Meta post sighted by Apexnewsgh.com, a citizen from the area posted, “The Police in Paga must be called to order with immediate effect! I think it’s high time the Ghana police were told why the police outfit was charged from Ghana police force to Ghana Police Service. What impunity!” However, when the poster was contacted for more details he explained, “…the Police went into a community called Kajelo whipping anyone they meet on their way and going into houses and beating people up with the excuse that their barrier was thrown away by the youth last two nights and even when the Assembly member of the Area came to see how he could find a solution to the problem, he was equally whipped alongside community members”. The Meta post said. Even though there have been some disturbing pictures flying on social media which is said to have been emanating from the area. When Aexnewsgh.com contacted the Upper East Regional police public relations officer, ASP David Fianko-Okyere, he denied the community accusation against the police. He said, “Honestly, police will not go burning properties, we are rather protecting lives and properties. If there is any burning of a motorbike, that wouldn’t come from police”. He said, the people of Baloo-Kayilo community attacked the police by taking away barricades situated in the area checkpoint after issuing a warning to the police. He said some community members have been arrested already and will soon be prosecuted. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/ Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
Police grab three over fake kidnapping
Takoradi Divisional Police Command has arrested three persons for faking a kidnapping and demanding a ransom fee of GHS5,000. The suspects according to police announcement are Joana Krah age 29; Susana Awortwe age 27 and Francis Eshun age 27. Reports indicate that the main suspect in the matter, Joana Krah conspired with the other two suspects, Susan Awortwe and Francis Eshun, to feign her kidnapping on Friday, October 22, 2021, after which a call was placed to her adopted father in demand for the ransom. When Joana became aware that her adopted father had reported to the Police and an extensive search had commenced to find her, she showed up at the Takoradi Central Police Station, Saturday, October 23, to confess of only joking with her adopted father. Read the full press release below: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093
UER : Two blood brothers in armed robbery business arrested by police
Police in the Upper East region have arrested two brothers who said to be in armed robbery business in the region. The two suspects according to a statement from the Service are believed to be behind the armed robbery incident at Bukere, a suburb of Bolgatanga on December 28, 2020. The two Ayine Awunnore also known as Agu King, 27, and Daniel Awunnore, 20 were said to be hiding at Winkongo in the Talensi District after they had attacked a victim and snatched his motorbike and a mobile phone. After their arrest, Police retrieved one dell laptop, three dell laptop batteries, a power bank, one motorbike mirror, two master keys and one Dayang motorbike. They also retrieved 27 rounds of pistol ammunition, one return spring, nine assorted brand new mobile phones, a cash amount of GH250.00, one black cable whip, four memory cards and one royal motorbike. Ghana has recorded several armed robbery incidents in the space of two weeks especially in the Greater Accra Region. With the rise in the number of armed robbery cases, the Ghana Police Service has improved on its visibility. The anti armed robbery unit of the Ghana Police Service is working around the clock to nib the activities of armed robbers in the bud. ACP Kwasi Ofori in an interview on Accra-based Joy News indicated that a Bank Staff has been picked up in connection with the armed robberies and has promised that the Police will do everything within their reach to ensure that crime is fought in the country. Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093