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Live peacefully with Aplaku indigenes – settlers told
The development of every community depends largely on unity between the indigenes and settlers.
In this light, Nii Otiboh Aplaku Head of the Nii Narteh Aplaku Family, has admonished settlers of Aplaku to continue living peacefully in the community to ensure speedy development of the town.
He said the peaceful co-existent of foreigners and natives had always ensured that the crime rate of youthful violence is reduced to the barest minimum.
Nii Otiboh Aplaku, gave the admonishing last Sunday, when the new Zongo Zabrama Chief (Sari) for Aplaku near Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality, Adama Amani, was formally introduced to him at his house.
He said the new Zabrama chief, would play a major role in the mobilization of his community youth as his predecessors did decades ago to give the youth employable skills.
Nii Otiboh Aplaku also admonished him to remain focused and avoid the temptations of being embroiled in chieftaincy and land disputes that was raging in the area.
He said by doing that Adama Amani would remain pure with his reputation intact among his subject as a Zongo Sabrama chief that would not be forgotten quickly.
Adama Amani, later presented customary drinks and a ram and an undisclosed amount of money to Nii Otiboh Aplaku as customs demands.
The Aplaku Zongo Zambra chief, Adama Amani in an interview said he was born in Ghana in 1968.
He said his great grand fathers migrated from Sokodaloga, Zambrama Colte District in Niger, near Libya border, to Kumasi about two centuries ago.
He said his forebears later migrated to Aplaku over eight decades ago, and had always been law abiding citizens who contributed to the growth and success of Ghana and assured that he would mobilize his people for the development of Aplaku.
By Francis Xah
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three (3) suspects in connection with a case of possession of narcotic drugs and engaging in prohibited drug-related activities within the Accra metropolis.
On April 10, 2026, the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector General of Police received intelligence that a group of individuals were planning to engage in the sale of suspected narcotic drugs at Dzorwulu in Accra.
A surveillance operation was mounted and on 11th April 2026, a Police team proceeded to the area and arrested two suspects, Bright Ayivor and Ifeanyi Ijeoba.
The suspects were found in possession of twenty-two (22) compressed substances suspected to be cocaine, which were being prepared for sale to a prospective buyer.
Further interrogation of the suspects led to the identification of a third suspect, Kwabena Botwe as a key figure in the drug trade.
A follow-up operation at Caprice resulted in his arrest after Police mounted surveillance during a planned transaction involving proceeds from the sale of the suspected drugs.
The suspect later led Police to his residence at Greda Estates, where a search resulted in the retrieval of an amount of GHc400,000 and a counting machine.
According to the police, during the operation, he attempted to bribe the arresting officers with an additional GHc420,000, which has been retained as evidence.
All the suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations and will be put before the court.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, yesterday April 14, 2026, promoted seven officers of the Tema Regional Police Command to their next ranks for their role in a recent anti-robbery operation in Tema.
The promotions were awarded to officers who responded to a robbery attack on a Mobile Money vendor at Tema Community 5 leading to the shooting of two robbery suspects and the recovery of a firearm, ammunition, and other exhibits.
The officers promoted are Chief Inspector Enoch Nartey Nuer, Inspector Gershon Dekpey; Inspector Prince Asante; No. 45881 Sergeant Lukman Mohammed; No. 49900 Sergeant Eugene Kuudouru; No. 54157 Corporal Jerome Akator; and No. 59882 Lance Corporal Jonathan Sewurah.
The IGP, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), congratulated the officers on their promotion and commended them for their courage, discipline, and commitment to duty.
The IGP urged the officers to view their promotion as a call to higher responsibility and encouraged all personnel to continue working with dedication and professionalism in the service of the nation.
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