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M.Y Caesar Company donates to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
M.Y Caesar Company has donated 50 boxes of Lina Energy Tea worth GH¢3000 to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra as part of efforts to support the outfit in their fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the country.
Presenting the items on behalf of the company, Nana Yaa Brefo Danso said Lina Energy Tea (an immune booster) would go a long way to help the frontline health workers and patients fight the pandemic.
“We are glad the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has seen massive recoveries and they need to be supported to do more,” she stated.
She said, they were committed to donating products to health facilities and media across the country to help boost their immune system, which is a sure way to prevent the disease.
“The sickness is real and the public must continue to use the nose masks and other preventive measures for the entire country to be safe,” she stressed.
Receiving the items, Director of Pharmacy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Daniel Ankrah expressed gratitude to the company for the donation as it would go a long way to support their fight.
“The immune boosters would help patients to recover faster and be discharged to go home healthy,” he stated.
“We continue to advise everyone to wear the face mask, observe social distancing protocols and use hand sanitisers as it is the sure way for us to prevent the disease,” he added.
He called on the public and corporate entities to come on board to support them with personal protective equipment in order to perform their duties effectively.
BY MICHAEL D. ABAYATEYE
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
