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Guatuahen of Shama builds ultra-modern lavatory for Dwomoh
The Guatuahen of Shama in the Shama District of the Western Region, Nana Kwamina Dekyi I, has built an ultra-modern water closet toilet for a farming community called Dwomoh in the Shama District.
At the commissioning ceremony, Nana Dekyi who is also known as Mr. Isaac Kwamina Afful, said open defecation was one of the sources of diseases like diarrhea, dysentery, and others, and so all communities should strive hard to build public places of convenience for the people.
He said overhead poly tanks have been provided so the facility could still be used in times of water shortage.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Shama, Mr. Ebenezer Dadzie said the district had about 58 communities, and the government alone could not offer development to all these communities at one time, so philanthropists like Nana Dekyi were doing well by complementing the government’s developmental agenda by putting up basic amenities.
He urged the Guatuahen to continue to identify the less developed communities and provide basic amenities to such communities to catch up with the developed areas.
The Assemblyman for Dwomoh Electoral Area, Mr. James Atieko said he approached the Guatuahen in 2020 for the facility but the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted and the construction.
“Today the people of Dwomoh are happy to have this modern facility, which means no more open defecation in the Dwomoh community,” he said.
Mr. Atieko disclosed that Nana Dekyi had earlier assisted the community in constructing bridges across some streams to create access roads to the community, adding that the community was grateful for the projects and encouraged the chief to do more.
From Peter Gbambila, Dwomoh
Lawyer for Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi , Andy Appiah-Kubi, says case management proceedings involving three witnesses in the Samreboi case have been concluded, with the court expected to resume hearing on May 14, 2026.
Speaking to journalists after proceedings, Mr. Appiah-Kubi said the legal team had completed most of the required filings but still had a few additional witness statements to submit.
According to him, witness statements have already been prepared for Chairman Wontumi, Akonta Mining, Engineer Gomashi, and Mireku Duker.
“Today the business was for conference management and case management. We have finished it except that we have a few more witnesses to file their witness statements for,” he said.
He explained that the remaining witnesses are expected to sign their statements before the legal team files them in court.
“We intend to file them by tomorrow or Monday when the witnesses come to sign and read their witness statements,” he added.
Mr. Appiah-Kubi further noted that the court has adjourned the matter to May 14 for continuation of proceedings.
Chairman Wontumi and his co-accused are standing trial for allegedly transferring or assigning mining rights in respect of Akonta Mining’s Samreboi concession to a third party, Henry Okum, without approval from the Minister responsible for Mines, contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four suspected armed robbers following an intelligence-led operation in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.
The suspects, identified as Abdulai Ibrahim, Amadu Rahman, Amadu Sulemana, also known as Saaga, and Adu Yakubu, were arrested on May 5, 2026.
Investigations indicate that on 4th May 2026, the suspects converged at Gbane, a mining community in the Talensi District, after travelling from Yagaba and Fumbisi to carry out a robbery operation, during which they robbed four motorbikes and several mobile phones.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted to a series of robberies within the Talensi District, along the Yagaba Fumbisi road and the Yagaba-Nanguruma road in the North East Region.
They also confessed to a robbery at the Vikandi Phone Shop in Bolgatanga on 22nd March 2025, which was captured in a viral video in which they were seen wielding an AK47 assault rifle.
They further admitted to multiple robberies at Gbane mining sites, where gold and large sums of money were taken from victims.
The suspects later led Police to a farm near Biung, close to Gbane, where the gang leader, Amadu Rahman, had concealed an AK47 rifle.
A search of the area led to the retrieval of the rifle, with serial number 68100563, and eighty-seven (87) rounds of live ammunition hidden in a fertilizer sack.
During the search to retrieve the weapon, suspect Amadu Rahman collapsed and was rushed to the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body has been deposited at the hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The remaining three suspects are in Police custody and will be put before court to face the full rigours of the law.
