News
Four arrested after shooting incident at Asamankese funeral
The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested four people in connection with a shooting incident that occurred during a burial and funeral ceremony at Asamankese in the Eastern Region.
The incident, the Command said, took place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, and left six civilians and three police officers injured.
The Police said they received information that some individuals were transporting guns and cartridges into a room near the Chief’s Palace.
It explained that a team of officers was immediately dispatched to the scene, where four suspects were arrested.
The Command added that one single-barrel gun, 84 live cartridges, seven cutlasses, and two knives were retrieved during the operation.
It identified the suspects as Isaac Ntim, Nana Yaw Zenyo, Bismark K. K. Adam (29), and Buaben Richard (25). The Command noted that the suspects are in police custody assisting with investigations.
The Police further explained that shortly after the arrests, some agitated youth attacked the officers with stones and other objects. It said three officers sustained injuries to their heads and hands, while two police vehicles had their windscreens and side glasses damaged.
It mentioned that the youth also blocked the Asamankese–Akroso road and fired guns indiscriminately around the Chief’s Palace.
According to the Command, the disturbance stemmed from a disagreement over the bereaved family’s decision to bury their six deceased relatives in the royal cemetery.
The Command added that six civilians David Odame (28), Musah Gyakweli (29), Patrick Ofosu, Emmanuel Obeng (18), Asamoah Sey (18), and one other yet to be identified sustained gunshot wounds. It said all the victims are currently receiving treatment at the Asamankese Government Hospital.
The Police indicated that calm has since been restored in the town.
It added that patrols and surveillance have been intensified to maintain law and order.
The Eastern South Regional Police Command assured the public of its commitment to protecting lives and property. It urged residents of Asamankese to go about their normal activities without fear.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Management of the Metro Mass Transit Limited has accused the government of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of pursuing what it describes as a “create, loot and share” agenda in the sale of portions of the Opera Square Bus Terminal to a private developer.
The Deputy Managing Director of the company, Haroun Apaw-Wiredu, raised the concerns while speaking to journalists at the Opera Square Bus Terminal in Accra on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
He indicated that the management of Metro Mass Transit would not tolerate any further unauthorized development at the terminal and would take steps to protect the property.
According to him, it would be wrong for a private developer to take control of state property for personal economic gain while the company and the public remain silent.
“How can we sit down and allow a private developer, just for his selfish economic gains, to capture state property for himself? No, we cannot sit down,” he stressed.
Mr Apaw Wiredu called on the public to resist what he described as attempts to take over state assets, adding that such actions would disadvantage ordinary citizens.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we must all stand up. We must all wake up. We must fight this level of brazen looting and attempts to milk the system at the expense of ordinary Ghanaians,” he indicated.
He explained that some individuals had been operating around the terminal for many years and alleged that the developer gained access to the land during the previous administration.
Mr Apaw Wiredu stressed that under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama, the company would pursue all legitimate means to protect the terminal from what he described as unlawful takeover.
He added that management would use every legal avenue available to defend the property and prevent any attempt to take control of the land without proper authorization.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has confirmed that its ongoing strike will continue until issues surrounding its salary structure are resolved with the government.
The Executive Secretary of the association, Isaac Bampoe Addo, announced this while addressing members at the CLOGSAG office premises on Wednesday, March 12, 2026.
He explained that after deliberations on the strike which began on March 9, members unanimously agreed that the action should continue unabated.
Mr Bampoe Addo stressed that the association will not call off the strike until government implements the proposed salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
CLOGSAG earlier declared a nationwide strike on July 3, 2024, over government’s failure to implement the new salary structure, more than a year after a Memorandum of Understanding was reached.
By: Jacob Aggrey
