Results for "highway robbery"
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Crime
Two suspects, juvenile arrested for highway robbery
According to the Police, the suspects were arrested after surveillance was mounted on their activities and with support from community members of Buipe.
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Crime
Three suspected robbers shot dead in police operation on Anwiankwanta–Obuasi highway
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command said the suspects were intercepted on 24 December 2025 after officers picked up intelligence that a gang planned to attack road users.
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General
Anti-armed robbery squad, robbers in shootout
The Ghana Police Service last Monday deployed its special Anti-Armed Robbery Squad (AARS) to the Eastern and Bono East regions to clamp down on the increasing activities of armed robbers in those regions.
DL News
Crime
Suspected highway robber shot by police
Police say he was part of a gang linked to a deadly attack on commuters on the Atebubu–Yeji Highway on 29 January 2026, during which a mini-van driver and a passenger were shot and killed.
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Courts
Highway robber gets 25 years IHL for violent attack on Winneba road
The robbery occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025, when Bello and four accomplices ambushed a Toyota Hiace vehicle near Gomoa Buduatta Junction, opening fire and injuring four passengers.
DL News
Crime
Police launch manhunt after fatal Offinso highway robbery
The incident occurred on Wednesday when armed assailants attacked a bus traveling through the Offinso South Municipality, resulting in the tragic death of the young conductor.
DL News
Courts
Bekwai court Jails three highway robbers 20 years
The convicts — Peter Boadi (alias Kwao Ziggy), Daniel Kwaku Owusu, and Eric Kwaku Danso — were found guilty on Monday, October 27, 2025, on two counts: conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.
DL News
Courts
Ex-police officer, accomplice jailed 25 years over Tamale robbery
The Tamale High Court convicted former General Corporal Suleman Ayuba Gbana and his accomplice, Adam Siba, for conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Supreme Court News
How several, inconsistent dates of birth got Chief Accounts Officer to early retirement
She made a grave and seemingly indelible mistake by providing different dates on her personal record form which she filled out on the eve of her appointment as well as others that she filled out subsequently.
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Crime
Sad: Lawyer Richard Badombia shot dead by armed men on Bole-Bamboi Highway
The deceased together with 3 others, Michael Badombia, Gloria Badombia, Hilarious Badombia, and a “Bull-Dog” were traveling from Accra to Jirapa in a Hyundai Accent saloon car with registration number GN 9890-17 which the deceased was the d...
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General
We are not at loggerheads with Members of Parliament – ACP Kwesi Ofori
“There was some infraction, and per the public order law, it calls for some sanctions. And the honourable Member of Parliament is being asked to come to the police station to submit a statement on why the highway was blocked, they burnt tyr...
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Crime
Two suspected phone shop robbers remanded in Accra
Jacob Akugri, 24, a painter, and Moses Akungoe, 28, a driver, both pleaded not guilty to charges linked to the alleged robbery.
DL News
Crime
Seven arrested as police bust suspected highway robbery gang
Police say the group targeted motorists, trailer drivers and residents along key transport corridors, stoking fear among commuters and communities on routes including the Tema Motorway, Achimota Forest Road, Pokuase, Amasaman, Suhum, Nkawka...
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General
‘Pray for us, the system has made us so’ – Armed robbers tell Kumasi-bound passengers
“After the robbery, they asked us to pray for them because it was not their will to stop vehicles on the highway and rob passengers of their belongings but the system has compelled them to do so,”
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Courts
Offinso court jails three 75 years for armed robbery
The Offinso Circuit Court, presided over by Paul Oduro Esq., sentenced Nasiru Abdul-Malik (22), Solomon Kwaku Annor Clinton (23), and Hakeem Ibrahim (20) after they pleaded guilty to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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Crime
A-G yet to receive docket on Ahmed Suale July 28, 2021 14
The prosecution is waiting for the notice of arraignment at the High Court for the trial of the accused,
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