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Illegal entry into Ghana: 51 foreigners deported …after being intercepted at Asikuma Inland Check Point in V/R
Forty-Nine Beninois and two Togolese who allegedly entered Ghana through unapproved routes earlier this month have been deported.
This was after personnel of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Asikuma Inland Check Point intercepted the Hyundai Universe Express, AW 9955-19 on which they were travelling from the Volta Region towards Accra, last Wednesday.
A GIS spokesman disclosed these to the Ghanaian Times in Ho at the weekend.
He said the arrests were made after the occupants of the vehicle were subjected to a thorough scrutiny during which it was found that they entered Ghana from Togo by flouting the official border closure.
The spokesman said that the travellers who included 36 males and 15 females admitted that they were assisted by some ‘okada’ operators to gain access into Ghana from the other side of the frontier.
The travellers also said that they were heading for Ivory Coast to seek greener pastures.
After they were taken through COVID-19 screening, the travellers were sent back to Lome, the spokesman added.
Meanwhile, the GIS Command in Volta Region has entreated travellers going through the Asikuma Sogakope Inland Check Points to cooperate with the current strategic security arrangements aimed at tracking down illegal immigrants in those areas.
Pix: The deportees under escort by armed GIS personnel
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Health Minister leads delegation Mimi Darko’s appointment as AMA Director General
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister for Health and Member of Parliament has led a delegation to secure the appointment of Dr Delese Mimi Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, as the Director General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) during the ongoing 2nd Ordinary Session of the Conference of State Parties in Kigali, Rwanda.
This prestigious appointment, achieved through a competitive process, marks a proud and historic moment for Ghana and the entire continent.
It highlights Dr. Darko’s exceptional leadership, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to enhancing public health and regulatory systems across Africa.
The Minister expressed his deep appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for his strong support and leadership throughout this process.
Mr.Akandoh congratulated Dr. Mimi Darko and Team Ghana for their incredibly successful campaign.
The AMA was established by the African Union on November 5, 2021, with the primary objective of improving access to quality, safe, and effective medical products throughout the continent. Its creation aims to facilitate the regulation and oversight of essential medicines at a continental level while promoting collaboration among African countries and regions.
The Agency’s mission is to provide leadership in creating an enabling regulatory environment for the pharmaceutical sector in Africa, ensuring that the African population has access to essential medical products and technologies.
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Police arrest five suspects involved in robbery cases in Ashanti Region
The Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) in the Ashanti Region has informed the public about a recent breakthrough in the fight against armed robbery in the Denchemuoso District.
Following a series of robbery incidents in the area, on April 22, 2025, PID/Ashanti operatives, acting on credible intelligence, apprehended one Michael Owusu Ansah, alias Baby Last, aged 32.
The suspect had been on the police wanted list since 2016 in connection with a robbery and the murder of Police Officer G/Cpl Frank Essel of SWAT/Ashanti, which occurred at the Open Space Hotel in Denchemuoso on May 19, 2016.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to engaging in multiple street and residential robberies in Denchemuoso, Atwima-Techiman, Asuoyeboah, and surrounding areas.
He also disclosed that his gang operated with knives, pistols, and pump-action guns.
Further investigations led to the identification and arrest of his accomplices, namely:Emmanuel Owusu, alias Cassidy, Maxwell Gyimah, alias Nana Kwame, Sudais Oxford Ntiamoah, alias The Man Sudais and Rhano Okyere, alias Demon
These individuals were arrested from their hideouts within Atwima-Techiman and Denchemuoso.
However, one suspect, remains at large and efforts are underway to apprehend him and recover the weapons used in the robberies.
All five arrested suspects were arraigned before the Atasomanso Circuit Court on May 13, 2025.
They were remanded into police custody and are scheduled to reappear on June 4, 2025.
