Courts
Kidnapping of Canadian Girls: Court to deliver judgment December 20
The four accused persons have been charged with conspiracy and kidnapping of two Canadian Girls in 2019 at Kumasi.
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Kidnapping of Canadian girls: 3 guns, 52 live ammunitions tendered in evidence
The prosecutor added that Aghalor, Ojiyorwe, Omarsar and Yakubu mentioned Nasir and Abubakari as members of the gang and the two were subsequently arrested
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Courts
Canadian girls’ case: Four kidnappers convicted, sentenced to 40 years in prison
On June 4, 2019, a gang accosted two Canadian ladies, who had hired the services of an Uber ride at their hostel at Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi, assaulted them and forced them into a vehicle amid shooting.
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Crime
Two sentenced to 72 months imprisonment for kidnapping
The facts of the case were that on July 17, 2021, a police patrol team on the Buipe-Yapei stretch on night patrols stopped a motorbike being used by Joli with Braima as the pillion.
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Courts
Three remanded over Northern Region kidnapping after gun battle rescue
The accused — Haruna Seidu, Amidu Bandi and Osman Bandi — were brought before the court on initial charges of kidnapping and conspiracy.
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Africa
Nigeria's kidnapping crisis: Should ransom payments be banned?
Since 2011, kidnappers have collected at least $18m, with more than half of it between 2016 and 2020, says SBM Intelligence, a think-tank based in Lagos.
BBC
Courts
QNET condemns criminal actions by two distributors
QNET does not and will not condone any such misconduct. We are deeply disappointed with the developing outcome of this isolated and unfortunate incident.
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General
17 American, Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti
CNN has reached out to the Haitian Justice Ministry and the National Police but they have not yet commented.
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Africa
Kidnap of Canadian girls: Accused denies giving statement willingly
On June 4, 2019, the gang, in a car, accosted the two Canadian ladies, who had hired the services of an Uber ride at their hostel at Nhyiaeso, a suburb of Kumasi, assaulted them and forced them into their own vehicle amid shooting.
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Courts
Four granted bail in Assin Fosu kidnapping and torture case
They are facing six charges, including kidnapping, conspiracy to commit crime, threat of harm, causing harm, unlawful sharing of intimate images and stealing.
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Courts
FBI, Ghana Police arrest two Nigerians over kidnapping of 80-year-old American woman
The suspects, Emmanuel Adedoyin Adebayor, a 28-year-old trader, and Esther Ogbonna, a beautician, appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, while a third suspect, Dennis Poromo, remains at large.
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Courts
Two soldiers sentenced to ten years for kidnapping, robbery of small-scale miner
Lance Corporal (LAC) Alfred Mensah, 33, and LAC Matthew Amoako, 28, both pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy to rob and kidnapping Mr. Andrews Asante.
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Crime
Military Officer, 4 others bailed GH¢550,000 over kidnapping
Warrant Officer Class One (WOI) Elorm John Ahiakpor received bail set at GH¢150,000 with three sureties, while the other suspects were each granted bail at GH¢100,000 with two sureties.
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Courts
Soldier and 4 others remanded over robbery, kidnapping
WOI Elorm John Ahiakpor, along with Silas Amewonye, a 25-year-old farmer; Farouk Nuodio, a 32-year-old trader; Daniel Kwesi Obiri Yeboah, also known as Aljazeera, a 49-year-old trader; and Michael Nana Addo, a 25-year-old carpenter, face ch...
GNA
Courts
Fake kidnapping at Mpohor: other accused granted bail November 16, 2021 23
In a November 3, 2021 statement from the Takoradi Police Divisional Command, it said it was investigating an alleged case of the kidnapping of a 26-year-old woman named Stephanie Kumiwaa at Mpohor.
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Crime
Takoradi: Police arrest three in fake kidnapping
Reports indicate that the suspect 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 a ra...
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Crime
Driver jailed 8 years for attempted kidnapping
Godfred Ayittey denied conspiring with Wang Liang in preparation to kidnap the two for ransom, but after trial, he was found culpable.
GNA
Courts
Two jailed 70 years for kidnapping, robbery
Richmond Kluttey, 26, and Samuel Olise, 27, aka Junior, were found guilty on the charges of conspiracy to kidnap and rob, kidnapping and robbery at the end of the trial.
GNA
Courts
Two remanded for alleged kidnapping
The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded two motor riders into police custody for allegedly kidnapping an 18-year-old girl at Nkaakom, near Nkawie, in the Atwima-Nwabiagya South Municipality.
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Crime
A/R: Police apprehends seven suspects linked to kidnapping of Chief of Dedesua
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects over the alleged kidnapping of the Chief of Dedesua, in the Asante Akyem South District, Nana Owusu Sefa Brempong.
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