News
Danger looms at Ho female prison
The ceilings of the office section of the Ho Female Prison are caving in, thus causing fear and alarm among the officers as well as the convicts.
The situation has become a source of worry to the inmates.
“This is particularly scary on stormy days when the whole structure shakes with so much noise,” Chief Superintendent Janet Asabea, Officer-in-Charge of the prison, has said.
She, therefore, appealed to corporate bodies, churches and public-spirited individuals to come to the aid of the prison as soon as possible to avert a calamity.
Chief Superintendent Asabea said that “it takes decent facilities to reform prisoners and prepare them for reintegration into society after serving their time behind bars”.
She made the revelation when water producers and hardware dealers, Goldel, donated a consignment of bagged water, sanitary pads, detergents and toilet rolls and medications worth about GH¢3000 to the Correctional Centre last Friday.
Chief Superintendent Asabea said that it was only proper for members of the public to support the government in various ways, with regard to the welfare of prisoners.
“They have only lost their right to personal freedom but not the right to personal dignity” she added.
The officer-in-charge said that convicts needed the love and support of the society to change and later contribute their quota to national development.
She said that people could get wrongly accused and wrongly convicted, and for that matter prisoners should not be discriminated against.
On a brighter side, Chief Superintendent Asabea said that all the convicts at the Ho Female Prison had been vaccinated against COVID-19.
On his part, Mr Dela Gbeve, Managing Director of Godel said that the donation was in line with the company’s commitment to the welfare of not only convicts but the society in general.
In that vein, Godel stepped in to provide water to residents of Sokode in the Ho Municipality after a long period of insufficient water supply to the community.
Mr Gbeve said that Godel attached great importance to its corporate Social responsibility and would readily commit part of its profits to helping the society, hence the donation to the Ho Female Prison.
From Alberto Mario Noretti, Ho
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
