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Manhunt for hubby who butchered wife to death
The Nsuaem police have launched a manhunt for Eric Arhin, a 28-year-old cocoa farmer, who allegedly butchered his wife to death at Mile 5 in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, last Wednesday.
Arhin, is alleged to have killed his wife, Regina Efe Incoom, 25, over divorce issues and bolted from the Mile 5 cottage.
The Nsuaem police have appealed to the general public to assist in the arrest of the suspect.
“Arhin is on the run. We are still feverishly and seriously searching for him,” the Nsuaem District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police Jonas Agbevam, who confirmed the incident said.
He told the Ghanaian Times that the deceased, whose arms and hands were chopped-off, died at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, and that the body has since been deposited at the same hospital’s mortuary.
“The victim succumbed to her wounds. We are yet to undertake autopsy with the pathologist,” Supt Agbevam said.
He narrated that the couple, natives of Gomoa Tarkwa in the Central Region and married for about eight years, had lived in Mile 5 for five years, and had two children.
According to the Police Commander, the deceased was a cocoa farmer and had been working hard for years to cater for the family, whilst the suspect never bothered.
Regina, he explained, became unhappy with the husband’s behaviour and decided to seek for divorce, so they could go their separate ways.
At about, 9am on Wednesday, June 3, Regina decided to pack her personal belongings, provoking Arhin, who picked his machete, whilst they were in their cocoa farm, inflicted multiple cuts on her and bolted from the scene.
FROM CLEMENT ADZEI BOYE, TAKORADI
The Ghana Police Hospital will carry out a fumigation and maintenance exercise from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2026.
According to a statement issued by the hospital’s Public Affairs Officer, Chief Inspector Faustina Afia Nunekpeku, the exercise will affect the Eye Clinic, Intensive Care Unit, Specialist Consulting Rooms, Maternity and Labour Ward, Female Ward, Male Ward and the Theatre.
Management of the hospital explained that the exercise is intended to improve safety and hygiene within the facility.
As part of preparations for the fumigation, the hospital said there will be no new admissions at the affected departments from April 30, 2026, to help decongest the units before the exercise begins.
The hospital has therefore appealed to the public and its clients to take note of the temporary arrangements and seek healthcare services at alternative medical facilities during the period.
Management also thanked the public for their understanding and cooperation.
By: Jacob Aggrey
A special intelligence team of the Ghana Police Service has dismantled a robbery gang responsible for a series of violent attacks in the Upper East region, following an intelligence-led operation on April 29, 2026.
The suspects, Awudu Kasim, Malik Baako, Mohammed Amidu, and Wadud Abdul were arrested at their hideout at Zuarungu.
A search at the location led to the retrieval of a G3 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition which had been concealed in the storage compartment of a motorbike that suspect Samsudeen Mohammed and an accomplice known as “DJ”, currently at large, had robbed from a victim. Police also retrieved seven (7) other motorbikes believed to be stolen.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted involvement in a series of robbery attacks across the region. These include an attack on February 2026 along the Zuarungu–Kongo road 4, during which a bus driver, Ussif Abdul Razak, sustained gunshot injuries and lost three fingers, and a separate attack on a cargo truck driver, Mohammed Ibrahim, on the same stretch.
They also admitted to a robbery at the Kejetia mining site at Gbane on 28th March 2026, where a miner, Atani Mark, was robbed of cash and gold, as well as other incidents in the area.
Two suspects, Samsudeen Mohammed and Seidu Safianu, now deceased, sustained gunshot injuries during the operation. Their bodies have been transported to the Police Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
All four suspects are in custody assisting investigations, while efforts are ongoing to arrest other accomplices, including one identified as “DJ”, who is at large.
The Ghana Police Service has assured the public that all those at large will be arrested to face the full rigours of the law
