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Eastern Region: GBA and Judicial Service celebrate 41st Martyrs’Day
The Eastern Regional Branch of the Ghana Bar Association and the Judicial Service has celebrated its 41st Martyrs’ Day at the Ascension Presbyterian Church of Ghana in Koforidua.
The celebration was to commemorate the gruesome murder of the three high court judges namely Justice Fred Poku Sakodie, Cecilia Koranteng Addo and Justice Kwadwo Adjei Agyapong who were abducted from their respective homes in Accra on June 30, 1982 and murdered at the Bundase Military Range in the Accra Plains.
A solemn ceremony was organised at the premises of the church and wreaths were laid in after the service in memory of the murdered judges.
In an address during the ceremony, the Eastern Regional President of the Ghana Bar Association, Mr Francis Polley said the Bar and Bench would continue to mourn the death martyrs of the rule of law who had died in their line of duty.
“In response to the call for reconciliation by the National Reconciliation Commission and the Biblical injunction that we should forgive those who trespass against us, we have forgiven the wrong doers for their cowardly and evil deeds. However, we still remember these martyrs of the rule of law and we will continue to celebrate them,” he said.
He said the Bar and the Bench acknowledged and proclaimed the good qualities they possessed in their line of work for which they were murdered.
“The Bar and bench and the good people of Ghana salute you, you died in the line of duty and performed duties as judges without fear and favour and stood for the rule of law for which they could not eliminate,” he added.
He therefore called on judges, the Bar and Bench in the country to continue the legacy of the three deceased judges and be bold in executing their mandate without fear and favour and continue to stand for the rule of law and justice for humanity.
In a sermon preached at the ceremony, the District Minister in charge of the Koforidua and Minister of Ascension Presbyterian Church, Rev Justice Kwame Asumeng called on judges and members of the Bar association to execute their work soberly and decide impartially when settling cases.
That, he said backed by courage would cause nobody to trample on them, adding that “the nation today and the next generation depends on you and it is my prayer that God should give you what it takes to stand for the truth always.”
In attendance was the Eastern Regional Minister,Seth Kwame Acheampong, Municipal Chief Executives for New Juaben South and North, Mr Isaac Appaw-Gyasi and Mrs Comfort Asante and other important dignitaries.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
