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Police arrest two over murder and robbery at Aduman
The Ashanti North Regional Police Command says it has arrested two men in connection with a robbery and murder at Aduman in the Kodie Municipality.
According to them, the suspects Sani Abacha, 28, and Asante Eric, 23 attacked two young men and stole a tricycle, popularly known as Aboboyaa, on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
They explained that Abacha lured the victims, 18-year-old Kwabena Yankyira and 15-year-old Kwabena Boateng, under the pretense of using the tricycle to carry firewood from his farm. After leading them into a bush, he attacked both with a cutlass, leaving them with several wounds, before fleeing with the tricycle.
Police said Abacha later contacted his accomplice, Eric, and together they hid the tricycle at the Aboabogya Cemetery.
They later sold it to another man identified only as Balawe, who is now on the run.
The police said that the next morning, a resident found Kwabena Yankyira unconscious in a cocoa farm near the Aduman Old Town Cemetery with deep cutlass wounds to his neck, head, and ear.
He was rushed to St. Patrick’s Hospital at Maase-Offinso for treatment. Sadly, the body of the second victim, Kwabena Boateng, was later found nearby with similar injuries.
They said officers who visited the scene recovered a cutlass believed to have been used in the attack and took the deceased’s body to St. Patrick’s Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
According to them, after an intelligence-led operation, they arrested Sani Abacha on October 24, 2025, at Asafo Tinkamu.
He later led the team to arrest his accomplice, Asante Eric, at Aboabogya. Both have reportedly confessed to committing the crime.
They added that the suspects were arraigned before the Kodie Magistrate Court on October 28, 2025, on provisional charges of robbery and murder. They have been remanded into prison custody to reappear on November 25, 2025.
The Command said they are still working to arrest the third suspect and recover the stolen tricycle.
They assured the public that they remain committed to fighting violent crime and urged anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the remaining suspect to contact the nearest police station or call 191, 18555, or 112.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Troubled and anxious citizens in Damongo of the Savannah Region have expressed concerns about the number of young people, believed to be under the age of 18, involved in ‘shisha’ smoking in pubs and drinking spots within the township.
Eyewitnesses say the minors were seen patronising nightlife venues, where Shisha smoking happen in the open.
The situation has sparked renewed public concern over the enforcement of child protection laws and regulations governing the operations of entertainment centres in the municipality and country as a whole.
An eyewitness, who spoke to The Spectator on conditions of anonymity for security reasons, noted that the situation was becoming increasingly common.
“This is not a one-off incident. It is becoming very common, but residents like us cannot openly report or speak about it because our lives will be at risk,” he said.
Under Ghanaian law, minors were prohibited from patronising Shisha.
Public health experts have consistently warned that shisha use exposes users to harmful substances that can negatively affect brain development, respiratory health, and overall well-being, particularly among young people.
The residents believe the alleged incidents point to broader challenges relating to youth supervision, substance abuse, and weak enforcement of existing regulations and have called on municipal authorities, security agencies, and regulatory bodies to intensify monitoring of pubs and entertainment centres to ensure compliance with the law.
In an effort to address the menace, Mr Salisu Be-Awurbi, the Savannah Regional Minister, has led public education campaigns, engaged security agencies, and supported enforcement actions to address the rising use of illicit substances in the region.
Wura Kelly Seidu Boresah I, the Chief of Damongo, has also called on all stakeholders including parents, community leaders, institutions, and young people to actively support efforts to curb drug abuse, warning that the rising consumption of hard drugs poses a serious health threat to the future of the youth in the Savannah Region.
He also cautioned individuals involved in the sale and distribution of illicit drugs to immediately desist from the practice, stressing that offenders will face arrest and prosecution in accordance with the law.
From Geoffrey Buta, Damongo, Savannah Region
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Dr Theresa Baffour, an advocate for ending violence and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SAHM SAHW Foundation, has said that society plays a critical and pivotal role in breaking the cycle of domestic violence.
According to her, domestic violence is a major contributor of making women, who are mostly the victims, mentally derailed and unable to engage in economic activities.
She said this when the foundation called on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, to solicit support for the initiative by the “Strong and Healthy Minds, Strong and Healthy Women” (SAHM SAHW) to combat domestic violence within the Ga State.
The visit was occasioned by the fact that domestic violence cases have become quite prevalent in the Ga communities and is retarding growth.
According to her, the canker was an impediment to national development because the victims were usually tortured and would have to go through series of therapies to return to the right state of mind.
Dr Baffour mentioned that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) places a mental toll on women, and was, therefore, important to break the cycle through comprehensive mental health support, crisis intervention and empowerment programmes in communities with high rates of GBV.
This intervention, she underscored, would help in empowering the denigrated victim of domestic violence to soundly heal, build and thrive.
Dr Baffour added that the initiative would provide holistic, trauma-informed mental health care and advocacy for young women affected by domestic violence.
According to her, the above statement would create safe spaces for healing and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills for renewed hope and empowered life.
The Ga Mantse pledged his support for the laudable initiative to combat domestic violence and also acknowledged the need to address it in the Ga State.
Further endorsement came from Justice Julia Naa-Yarley Adjei Amoah, Chief of Staff at the Office of the Ga Mantse, as she commended the team of SAHM SAHW Foundation for taking a bold step to end the canker in the Greater Accra.
She added that it was a step in the right direction to save vulnerable women from torture, stress and emotional abuse.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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