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Injured machine operator appeals to President for Justice
A Forty-year-old machine operator who nearly lost his hand at his workplace is appealing to president Akufo-Addo to intervene as the father of the nation and make his (victim’s) employers pay him his compensation.
The victim, Mr. Robert Atsu Bilson has worked with Twellium Industrial Company Limited, producers of “Rush Energy Drink and Verna Natural Mineral Water etc” at Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipality for six years and got injured in the line of duty on July 17, 2021.12.9
He alleged that the company dismissed him after the incident without any reasons and also without paying him compensation, therefore, making life unbearable for him and his four children.
Narrating the hardship he was going through to The Spectator a week ago, Mr. Atsu Bilson said “My only hope now depends on my humble appeal to President Akufo-Addo for his fatherly intervention by asking the company to compensate me”.
He said, he was initially rushed to the Adjen Kotoku medical centre, where he was treated and discharged, even though, he needed further treatment.
He said to his utmost surprise, the company dismissed him on August 22, 2021, after he had received his pay.
“Human Resource told me that I was a temporary staff and that the Managing Director had asked her to sack me without any compensation,” Mr. Bilson said.
The victim said he was suffering at home with no food to eat, nor feed his children.
“I cannot do any difficult work now because I continue to experience excruciating pains in my severely injured wrist,” he commented.
When The Spectator contacted the Human Resource Manager of Twellium Industrial Company Limited, Mrs Rita Dick Samels, she confirmed the accidental injury of Robert Atsu Bilson.
She, however, denied knowledge of Mr Robert Atsu Bilson’s dismissal, describing it as a gross injustice that would be reversed and adequate compensation paid to him.
Mrs Rita Samels said the mistake came from Stir-Top Agency Limited, a company Twellium Industrial Company had resourced to recruit machine operators on their behalf.
Even though she gave a firm assurance that, Stir-Top Agency Limited would be able to pay Mr Atsu Bilson’s compensation quickly, nothing has happened over the past eight weeks.
By Francis Xah
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man believed to be behind a series of robberies and killings of taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region.
According to a statement from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the suspect, Peter Akakpo, also known as “Dompe,” was arrested on October 13, 2025, at Kasoa-Domeabra.
Police say he is an ex-convict and is believed to have worked with another suspect, Vincent Gbetorglo, who was arrested earlier on June 30, 2025.
The arrests follow investigations into the deaths of two taxi drivers at Sakaman Blue Lagoon on May 9 and June 15, 2025. Police say the suspects contacted the victims before the attacks.
The Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the CID led the investigation, using intelligence and surveillance to track down the suspects.
Police say efforts are being made to recover the vehicles of the murdered drivers.
The CID assured the public that investigations are still ongoing and promised to provide updates as new information emerges.
By: Jacob Aggrey
