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One arrested for assault and use of offensive weapon at Walewale
Police in the North East Region have arrested a 25-year-old man, Rafai Tahiru, for possessing an offensive weapon and taking part in an attack that left one person with multiple machete wounds at Walewale.
According to a statement issued by the North East Regional Police Command on Monday, October 6, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 4, when Tahiru and two accomplices, who are currently on the run, accused the victim of stealing a mobile phone belonging to him.
The statement, signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Robert Anabiik Anmain, Head of the Public Affairs Unit, explained that the suspects tied the victim’s hands and legs with ropes, placed him in a tricycle, whipped him with canes, and inflicted machete wounds on his forehead and body.
Onlookers rescued the victim and rushed him to the Walewale Government Hospital for medical attention before reporting the matter to the police. The suspects fled the scene after the attack.
DSP Anmain indicated that police arrested Tahiru on Sunday, October 5, at his hideout in Tampulungu, a suburb of Walewale, following an intelligence-led operation. A search in his room uncovered a blood-stained machete believed to have been used in the assault.
He further noted that the suspect will be put before court while efforts continue to arrest his accomplices.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Photos from the High-Level Event on Reparatory Justice for the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of African people, convened at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Delivering a powerful address, President John Dramani Mahama underscored the moral urgency of confronting historical injustices and advancing a global commitment to reparatory justice.
“The entire transatlantic slave trade was designed to deny African people their humanity,” the President stated.
Highlighting the significance of ongoing international efforts, he added:“This resolution allows us, as a global community, to collectively bear witness to the plight of the 18 million men, women, and children whose homes, communities, names, families, hopes, dreams, futures, and lives were stolen from them over the course of four centuries.”
In reaffirming the enduring truth of justice, President Mahama noted:
“Just because everybody is doing something doesn’t make it right. Slavery is wrong now, and it was wrong then. For as long as Africans have been trafficked and enslaved, there have been abolitionists who have spoken up against it.”
He further called for a deeper reflection on identity and dignity:
“We must also remember to reclaim our own humanity… when we absorb too much of the language of violence and erasure, our minds become enslaved.”
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Beatrice Siaw, has expressed mixed views about Ghana’s current leadership, saying she admires President John Dramani Mahama but is not fully satisfied with how the country is being governed.
Speaking in an interview on Metro TV on Tuesday, she said although she belongs to the NPP, she finds it difficult to criticise the President personally.
“I admire President Mahama, so it’s hard to speak against him. But I do love my party. I am impressed with the President, not necessarily impressed with how things are going” she said.
She acknowledged that the NDC has made efforts in managing the economy and improving some key indicators. She noted that the party appears determined to prove critics wrong after previously being voted out of office.
“They are trying to do a lot of things that Ghanaians thought they couldn’t do when they were in power,” she said.
However, she was quick to add that these efforts may not necessarily translate into electoral success in the next election cycle.
When asked whether the NDC’s performance could pose a strong challenge in 2028, she said she does not believe so, although she admitted there have been some improvements in certain areas.
“In some aspects, yes,” she said when asked if she had been impressed by the government’s performance.
By: Jacob Aggrey
