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Adentan Circuit Court grants Ebo Noah GHC 100,000 bail with two sureties
The Adentan Circuit Court has granted bail to Ebo Noah in the sum of GHC 100,000 with two sureties, one of whom must provide a landed property or a car to justify the bail.
The court adjourned the case to March 18 for further proceedings.
Ebo Noah had earlier been remanded into police custody for two weeks after the court postponed hearing the case.
During that period, the court ordered that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.
At the latest court sitting, the psychiatric report was presented to the court, paving the way for the bail decision.
Ebo Noah is expected to meet the bail conditions and reappear before the court on the next adjourned date as the case continues.
Ebo Noah is facing charges in connection with an alleged incident in which he is accused of engaging in disorderly conduct that raised concerns about his mental state and public safety.
Following his arrest, the court ordered that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine his mental condition at the time of the alleged offence.
He was earlier remanded into police custody for two weeks after the court postponed hearing the case.
The court had also directed that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital prior to his latest appearance.
At the most recent sitting, the psychiatric report was presented to the court, leading to the decision to grant him bail as the case continues.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The family of Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, a distinguished statesman and diplomat, has paid a courtesy call on President John Dramani Mahama. They officially informed him of his passing.
The delegation, representing the Gbeho family, noted that it was culturally and diplomatically important to formally notify the President of the loss before making a public announcement of his death.
Ambassador Gbeho was a towering figure in Ghanaian and international politics. He served in many diplomatic missions, including New York. He was Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Member of Parliament for the Anlo constituency, and President (formerly Executive Secretary) of the ECOWAS Commission.
He was widely respected for his role in regional integration and his contributions to global diplomacy at the United Nations.
President Mahama expressed his condolences and shared reflections on Ambassador Gbeho’s contributions to the country, West Africa and the world.
Funeral details will be announced later.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has revoked all firearm permits in Ghana with immediate effect and announced a new registration process for all gun owners.
The minister made the announcement on Tuesday, June 23, at the information service department saying all individuals who currently hold licences to own firearms or sidearms must undergo a fresh registration process.
“From this afternoon, all permits that have been granted to any individual that you are holding a sidearm or firearm is hereby revoked,” Mr Muntaka said.
He explained that the government had identified gaps in the country’s firearm registration system and needed to introduce stricter measures to improve public safety.
“We are opening the window where everyone will have to come forward again to register or re-register the gun because we’ve changed the procedure,” he stated.
According to him, the government decided not to wait until the end of the year to make the changes because lives could still be saved within the next six months.
The Interior Minister said one of the new requirements would be mandatory mental health screening for applicants seeking firearm licences.
“We’ve seen that people with mental health have already gone through and have the sidearm. Now we are introducing mental health. Before we give you the sidearm, we have to be sure that you have the mental stability to hold the firearms,” he said.
Mr Muntaka also announced that applicants would be required to undergo drug tests before being granted licences.
“We’ve also realised that people who are on drugs are also holding their arms and they are legitimate because it’s been registered. Now you have to go through drug tests to be sure that you are not on drugs before you can hold sidearms,” he added.
The minister said the new measures form part of efforts by the government to tighten firearm control and prevent legally registered weapons from falling into the wrong hands.
He urged all firearm owners to cooperate with the new registration process once details of the exercise are announced.
By: Jacob Aggrey
