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Police arrest one in connection with Mpohor Gold Shop robbery, Manhunt for others underway
The Western Regional Police Command says it has arrested one suspect in connection with the robbery of a gold-buying shop in the Mpohor District of the Western Region.
According to a police statement issued on August 17, 2025, a gang of armed robbers attacked the shop on Saturday, August 16, and made away with an unspecified amount of money. One person was also injured in the incident.
The statement, signed by the head of the public affairs unit at the Regional Police Headquarters, superintendent Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, said the suspect in custody was assisting with investigations.
It added that strenuous efforts were underway to arrest the remaining suspects who are currently on the run.
The police also confirmed that the injured victim was responding to treatment.
The Western Regional Police Command assured the public that the perpetrators would be arrested and made to face justice.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Chief Imam issues disclaimer on unauthorised petitions
The Office of the National Chief Imam has warned Muslim organizations and individuals against issuing statements and petitions to the Government in his name without permission.
In a statement, the Chief Imam said he had observed that some groups had been circulating petitions, including a recent one on Hajj, using his name without authorization.
He stressed that such actions were unlawful and cautioned those involved to stop or face the law.
The Chief Imam reminded the public that on October 4, 2022, he, together with the National Imams of all Muslim sects, signed a deed and presented it to the Government at the Jubilee House.
The agreement recognised the National Muslim Conference of Ghana as the official body representing Muslims in their dealings with state institutions.
He urged that any petitions meant to be sent to the Government in his name should go through the National Muslim Conference of Ghana with the approval of the Advisory Board of his office.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Abronye remanded in police custody for one week
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into prison custody for one week.
He was brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, September 12, 2025, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news, which are classified as misdemeanours under Ghanaian law.
After hearing the case, the court ordered that he be kept in custody while investigations continue.
He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, September 19, 2025.
By: Jacob Aggrey
