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Synod Moderator visits Ho Female Prison
The Synod Moderator of the Ho East Presbytery of the E.P. Church, Ghana, Rev. Dr Mrs Vivian Balasu-Addo on Wednesday paid a goodwill visit to the Ho Female Prison.
She donated a consignment of food and items, including oats, water and sanitation paper in addition to lunch packs to the inmates, and pledged to sustain the gesture.
The items were received at the frontage of the prison by ASP Augusta Addo, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons and chaplain of the Ho Female Prison, in strict adherence of the COVID-19 safety precautions.
Rev Dr Balasu Addo said that the gesture was in line with the scriptures’ “directive to us to clothe our neighbours when they are naked and feed them when they are hungry”.
She said that convicts were only expected to lose their right to personal freedom and not their right to personal dignity.
The synod moderator stated that prisoners where an integral part of the society and needed the love and kindness of the society to reform.
Once convicts reformed, she said, they could easily reintegrate into society and contribute their quota in various ways towards national development.
On her part, SOP Mandy Mensah, Superintendent of Prisons who is officer-in-charge of the Ho Female Prison, expressed gratitude for the gesture and appealed to other public spirited individuals and corporate bodies to emulate the good example of the reverend minister.
She said that such supports often helped to bring smiles onto the faces of the inmates.
SOP Mensah touched on COVID-19 and announced that there was no case of the virus at the correctional centre.
“We strictly adhere to the safety precautions, which is why we do not allow visits into the prison for now, but rather instruct officers to go outside the gate to pick up donations meant for the inmates,” she explained.
Pix: Rev. Dr Mrs Balasu-Addo (third left) presenting the items to ASP Augusta Addo
FROM ALBERTO MARIO NORETTI, HO
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Upper West Regional Police Command secures conviction against notorious robbers
The Upper West Regional Police Command is pleased to announce the conviction and sentencing of Abdulai Ibrahim alias Baba, 34 (Driver Mate) and Abdulai Kipo, 36 (Butcher), for their involvement in conspiracy to commit crimes to wit robbery and robbery.
The duo were found guilty and sentenced to 28 and 18 years imprisonment in Hard Labour, respectively.
The accused persons were implicated in a series of robberies across the Napogbakole, Danko, SSNIT, and Konta areas of the Wa Municipality.
Their arrest and conviction were made possible through intelligence-led investigations and meticulous gathering of evidence by the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate.
The conviction and sentencing were carried out at the Wa Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Jonathan Avoogo.
The court’s verdict underscores the Command’s commitment to ensuring justice and safety in the region.
The Upper West Regional Police Command reaffirms its determination to make the region safe for peaceful coexistence and will continue to work tirelessly to combat crime and protect its residents.
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Police arrest two suspects for possession of suspected narcotic substance at Ayi Mensah
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects for possession of eleven (11) large compressed sacks of a substance suspected to be narcotics at Ayi Mensah in the Greater Accra Region.
The suspects, Mathew Narkotey and Augustine Teye, were arrested by a team from the National Operations Department (NOD) on June 7, 2025 during routine patrols. The suspects were onboard a Mazda pick-up truck with registration number GT 3490-P when a search uncovered the suspected narcotic substance concealed in the vehicle.
The vehicle and the suspected substances have been impounded and are currently secured at the Joint Operations Centre for evidential purposes.
Both suspects are in police custody assisting with investigations, while efforts are underway to arrest one Martey, named by the suspects as the intended recipient of the consignment.
