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Man jailed 25 years over Kasoa-Winneba Highway robbery
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The Central East Regional Police Command yesterday, Tuesday July 8, 2025 secured conviction of accused person Mohammed Bello aged 20.
The convict Mohammed Bello on July 6,2025 at about 12:30am, at Dabanyin near Gomoa Buduatta junction along the Kasoa-Winneba road together with four other accomplices currently on the run, robbed drivers and passengers of their belongings.
Some items stolen included mobile phones and an unspecified amount of money.
Through a swift and intelligence-led police response, Mohammed Bello was arrested within the
vicinity while trying to escape. 
A search conducted on him led to the recovery of cash the sum of GH$3,740.00, two Samsung smartphones, one Tecno Spark 20, an ltel keypad phone, an Itel power
bank, a lady’s purse, five sticks of cigarettes, a wristwatch, a headset, and a mobile phone charger
head as well as a pair of sandals which was identified by one of the victims during investigations.
After thorough and painstaking investigations, he was arraigned before the Ofaakor Circuit Court yesterday,
July 8, 2025 where he pleaded guilty to the charges of robbery and was subsequently sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
The Central East Regional Police command remains resolute in its commitment to ensuring the
safety and security of the public by bringing all accomplices of this crime to face the full rigors of the law.
Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season.
The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English Premier League.
Under this initiative, Sunderland FC will have on the front of their jerseys, “Visit Ghana” as part of efforts to drive and promote tourism in Ghana.
“We are entering a formal engagement with them to put Visit Ghana on their jerseys and all paraphernalia.
“We have gone far with the discussions, and therefore they usually showing interest,” Mr. Bagbin stated this at the 37th sitting of Parliament.
Mr. Bagbin explained further that, the initiative is not being sponsored by Parliament, but by the private sector adding that, the project will boost tourism in Ghana.
“This is not being sponsored by parliament. Infact the main sponsor is from the private sector, we are leading under my canopy to get this done.
“The GFA, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Finance have also been very supportive in this project,” he stated.
The Visit Ghana Front of Shirt Partnership with Sunderland, is expected to make Ghana the first African country to occupy such a position with a premier league club, and also offer global promotion for Ghana through EPL broadcasts, digital platforms and international media channels.
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway.
The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has been brought to a standstill.
Personnel from the Eastern South Regional Police MTTD, based in Kibi, are currently at the scene managing the situation.
To ease congestion, police have put in place temporary traffic diversions effective today.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
