Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah speaks to Umaru Sanda Amadu about the recent killings in the regions.

Since January 2019, seven women have been murdered, including a community nurse who was gang-raped and murdered last week Ayuom in the Ashanti Region.

The Minister stated in the interview that he is not responsible for security in individual homes in the region.

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According to the Command, this was part of measures to curb violent crimes within the metropolis and the region as a whole.

[contextly_sidebar id=”i8xMguM8PlMsncR8YvcmW6uMPnlNQFQp”]The swoops were conducted at places such as Asafo BB, Oforikrom, Bantama, Kwadaso Borla, Suame, Krofrom and Adum Railways.

The ages of the suspects ranged between 20 and 35 years. Police have also impounded an unregistered motorbike.

Police also retrieved substances believed to be Indian hemp from some of the suspects.

Addressing journalists in Kumasi on 13^th March 2018, Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Ken Yeboah, said the suspects have been placed in custody assisting in investigations.

He said the Command will soon parade the suspects to give victims the opportunity to identify them.

COP Ken Yeboah assured the residents in the region of its resolve to fight crime to its barest minimum.

He also called on the public to support the command in fighting crime by giving credible, reliable, accurate and timely information that will lead to the arrest of suspected criminals.

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Osman Adam, a 32-year old petty trader; Yussif Issahaku, a 29-year old driver; Kadi Sumaila, a 26-year old driver and Osman Alhassan, a 20-year old driver’s mate were arrested by the Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command on Monday, March 5, 2018 for their involvement in a robbery at Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi.

[contextly_sidebar id=”urHJ6M3bbNaqnzh4UL6g7XwpNynnjiks”]The court sentenced Osman Adams to 17 years whilst the three others; Yussif Issahaku, Kadi Sumaila and Osman Alhassan were also sentenced to 15 years each with hard labour.

They were charged with conspiracy to rob and robbery. According to Police, Osman Adam who is a relative of the victim, Fati Abubakar, on March 4, 2018 conspired with the three other suspects to rob her.

All the four suspects, armed with machetes, knives and an axe converged around the victim’s provision shop and robbed her after she had closed at about 10:30 pm on that day.

The suspects taped the victim’s lips to prevent her from shouting.

The managed to take away her handbag which contained an amount of Ghc 800, an Infinix mobile phone and other personal belongings.

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The two; Vikuriba Joe Zoot, 21, and Kozel Borama, 25, were arrested on March 7, 2018 with the human head in their possession at Ampabame near Sokoban in Kumasi.

[contextly_sidebar id=”vYYX0S3qtxY9chzWt7EjEo9MWp8Ahhvc”]The deceased, identified as Silas Kunsana, a twin, was picked up by the suspects at Suame, a suburb of Kumasi.

According to police, the suspects lured the deceased with Yoghurt and took him to the uncompleted building in a Taxi cab to commit the act.

The suspects approached a spiritualist, Sheik Alhaji Mohammed Maheey at Suame to buy the human head.

The spiritualist accepted to buy the head for GHc 2,500 and secretly alerted the police.

The Police proceeded to the residence of the spiritualist at Suame Zongo and arrested the suspects with the fresh head, which was concealed in a black polythene bag.

The suspects later led police to retrieve the decapitated body at an uncompleted building on the outskirts of Sokoban.

Police said they also noticed that both hands of the deceased had been cut off.

Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Ken Yeboah, who addressed journalists in Kumasi on the matter said the headless body has been deposited at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) morgue.

He said police have also located the deceased’s parents to assist in investigations. COP Yeboah indicated that Police have invited the spiritualist for questioning.

He said the suspects have been charged with murder and will be arraigned soon.

23-yr old man arrested with young boy’s head

In February this year, the Agona Nkwanta District Police Command arrested 23-year-old Alex Tetteh for possessing a human head, believed to be that of a young boy.

The suspect was arrested by the people of Sankro, a village near Dixcove when he was searching for a potential buyer of the human part.The Western Regional Police PRO, ASP Olivia Adiku, told Takoradi-based Skyypower FM that the suspect had attempted to sell the human head to a spiritualist around 5:15 pm on Tuesday, February 6.

According to her, the spiritualist became suspicious and raised an alarm, and with the help of other residents, the suspect was arrested and handed over to the police.

When interrogated by the police, the suspect, Alex Tetteh, claimed to have decapitated a boy, believed to be twelve [12] years at Bogoso with two accomplices.

The headless body of the 12-year-old boy identified as Ebenezer Tetteh was later found still in uniform in a bush on the Baakoyemobo road, after Agyeikrom near Bogoso.

The body was found after the family of the deceased organized a search party to comb through the town.

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The Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun processes to move its personnel stationed at offices in various units and departments to join the patrol teams.

The move according to the command is part of measures to augment the number of personnel on patrols and also intensify the fight against crime in the region following recent robbery incidents in the Greater Accra Region.

The command said there has been a massive decline in crime cases in the region between 2016 and 2017.

In 2016, the region recorded a total of 35,340 crime cases and 33,074 for the year 2017 with the difference in decline representing 6.4%.

Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Juliana Obeng, who disclosed this to Citi News said the command has put in place further measures to avert robbery cases as being recorded in Accra and Tema Regions.

“Some of these measures includes the fact that we are looking at the situation where we would have to engage the services of personnel working in the offices. By this I mean to say that, for some offices we do know that for now we can manage with probably one or two persons in an office. So if we move into that office and we realize that they are more than one or two persons who can manage their affair at this time,  then we will move the third, fourth, fifth person to join the patrol team”, she revealed.

She said the command will also add to the fleet of vehicles provided by Government to improve on the movement of the personnel who go for patrols.

ASP Obeng indicated that the command will soon meet heads of financial institutions and other key businesses within the region to educate them on how they can focus more on their security and not only concentrating on their activities.

The command, she added will continue its engagement with the citizenry to get them understand basic security tips and how they can manage their personal security.

As part of the measures, ASP Obeng said the command has met Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Ashanti Region and appealed to them to improve on the road networks in their areas to help the police respond to distress calls swiftly.

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The escapee, 20-year-old Alex Boakye Ansah, was recaptured when the Airport Patrol Team spotted him at Dichemso, a suburb of the Kumasi Metropolis.

The Airport District Commander, Superintendent Iddrisu Abdulai, told Citi News the suspect would soon be put before the court.

“We’ll still prosecute him for the offense that he committed prior to his escape, and he has actually escaped from lawful custody so that one too is a count; a fresh charge that will be leveled against him. He is being prepared for court,” he said.

He added that, “his escape led to the reduction of the rank of about two of my personnel, so we think that it is not a case that we should joke with. We are going to take it seriously but allow the law take its course.”

According to the Police, the suspect claims one of his colleague escapees, Suraj Salim, died on his way to Libya, but he has no knowledge on the whereabouts of the other escapee, Jones Anane Akpaloo.

The three broke through the wooden ceiling of the Asawase police station cell at about 12 midnight on 17^th August 2014, where they were being kept, pending their trial for various criminal offenses.

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This comes after some unknown men launched series of attacks on mobile money merchants in the country.

The most recent one resulted in the killing of a 31-year old operator at Kronom-Kyeraasi in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region.

[contextly_sidebar id=”CUb7nuMXN4kbGX4VdicrBU6YUTwJ2oSM”]The Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Director, ASP Juliana Obeng, told the media that the Service is making frantic efforts to arrest the gang.

“It was necessary that we caution the general public to be alert and cautious of their area of operation to make sure that monies that are collected at a certain period will be taken to the bank before close of day instead of waiting for close of day before they take their monies to the bank, and then again they should alert the police of unsuspecting characters seen or found around. Honestly, we are not just talking about mobile money merchants but we also went ahead to alert shop owners and business people as well,” she added.

Vendors appeal for protection

Current figures show that mobile money agents increased from 136,000 in 2016 to 194,000 in 2017.

They have subsequently appealed for security following attacks on some agents.

‘We can’t protect every Mobile Money joint’

The Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP George Alex Mensah, had earlier stated that it was impossible for his outfit to provide adequate security for every mobile money business in the capital Accra, due to what he described as the alarming rise in the number of operators.

According to him, it will be difficult for the Police Service, with its limited numbers to man all the mobile money points.

“They spring out at any corner and these armed robbers are just making meat out of them so it is a worry for the Police Service… We have scheduled a meeting with the telecom if we can discuss how best we can at least make sure anybody who is going to set up this money business will have a secure environment. Some of these are even operating on bicycles and these are easy prey for armed robbers,” he added.

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The Council further says it will continue to monitor developments in the area to avert an escalation of the clashes between the feuding factions.

[contextly_sidebar id=”TINELwWQBvIxCCQCypNVenoAg1pmXtrH”]Reports indicated that, disturbances started when the Asante youth prevented their counterparts from the Zongo community from partaking in the burial celebrations of an 18-year old girl, known as Esther Ampofowaa on Friday.

The clashes saw the destruction of property, and residents in the community were forced to lock themselves indoors.

The District Chief Executive for the area, Nana Osei Assibey Bonsu told Citi News the Council will work to prevent an escalation of the tensions.

“We had meetings with the various sub-chiefs; the chief from the Ashanti side and the chief from the Zongo side. We met them [on Saturday] and as at now, everything is going on well so DISEC is on the ground doing its work to make sure that everything will come to a close.”

‘4 arrested after clashes’

The Police arrested four suspects in connection with the violence on Saturday.

Two of the suspects were in possession of locally manufactured pistols, while the two others had machetes with them.

They are being kept in police custody to assist in further investigations.

Reports say the disturbances started when the Asante youth prevented their counterparts from the Zongo community from partaking in the burial rites of an 18-year old girl by name, Esther Ampofowaa on Friday.

It is unclear who the deceased person is, and what exactly might have led to her burial rites being the cause of the violent clash.

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The fierce battle between two youth groups resulted in the destruction of several properties including vehicles in the area.

A joint police and military team deployed to restore calm in the area, arrested four persons who were in possession of weapons.

Two of the suspects were in possession of locally manufactured pistols while the two others had machetes.

Addressing journalists after meeting with chiefs from both sides of the community, The Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, Fred Anim said the police will find a lasting solution to the long-standing feud between the two factions.

While noting that there are anticipated casualties from the clashes, he said the police is still assessing the situation.

Calm has since returned to the area however that the Ashanti Regional Command has adviced the Regional Security Council to consider imposing a curfew on the community if the disturbances continue.

Roadblocks which were mounted by police and the military have now been removed.

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This revelation from the Police came after relatives of Vida Frema Bonsu had expressed doubt about earlier reports indicating that she had committed suicide, and demanded further investigations into the cause of her death.

According to the deceased woman’s father, Nana Bonsu, the family suspects foul play following circumstances that led to her death.

The deceased was on Monday, January 29, 2018 found dead in the room of her police boyfriend, Sergeant Bright Opoku, an officer with the Konongo Divisional Police Command in the Asante Akyem Central District of the Ashanti Region.

Reports indicate that the deceased was found in blue knickers and a white vest hanged with a police lanyard and tied to one of the burglar proofs when police arrived at the scene.

There are also claims that a laceration was seen on the lower arm and a blood stained knife was found in one corner of the room.

The body was conveyed to the Steward Hospital for preservation and an autopsy.

A statement signed by Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Fred Adu Anim indicated that “an autopsy report has indicated that cause of death as hanging”.

The statement also added that some stomach content from the deceased has been given to the Ghana Standard Authority for analytical tests since there was an indication that the deceased might have ingested some poison before hanging herself.

Meanwhile the Police Officer who was arrested in connection with the death has been granted bail.

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