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Two saved by pillar …as leaner ‘trotro mate’ veers off road
But for divine intervention, two persons would have met their premature death at Teshie in Accra last Wednesday.
A trotro driver’s mate who was learning how to drive along the Teshie road at about 7:50pm on that fateful day veered off the road and crashed into a nearby pillar where the two persons stood.
According to eye witnesses, a woman had closed from work and was waiting for the husband to take her home so she decided to wait for him in front of a savings and loans company, and engaged in a conversation with a young man who worked with the company was also standing at the same spot.
All of a sudden, a ‘trotro’ at top speed came rushing towards them, but luckily the vehicle, hit a pillar which was right in front of them, According to sources,” the driver was teaching his mate how to drive but in the process, he (driver) got a phone call and the mate decided to drive the trotro on his own knowing very well he didn’t know how to drive”.
When the woman’s husband arrived at the scene and realised what had happened, he gave the driver a dirty slap and the mate sensing danger, ran away leaving the driver behind.
By Richael Ammah
The Upper East Regional Police Command has retrieved a large quantity of ammunition at a mechanic workshop near the Assemblies of God Church in Bolgatanga.
The retrieval followed a report made to the Police on May 9, 2026 by an auto mechanic, who stated that his apprentice discovered suspicious items while sweeping the workshop premises.
A team of Police officers moved swiftly to the scene and recovered two sealed packets hidden in fertilizer sacks inside a hen coop.
The packets contained a total of 1,400 rounds of 7.62×39mm ammunition, with each packet containing 700 rounds.
The exhibits are in Police custody for evidential purposes, while investigations continue to establish the source and ownership of the ammunition.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspected robbers believed to be involved in a series of armed robberies within the Bolgatanga metropolis and along the Bolgatanga-Walewale highway.
The suspects, identified as Moses Akungoe, also known as “Mosbee,”, and Jacob Akugri, also known as “Weezy,” were arrested on May 9, 2026 in Kumasi by a team from the CID Headquarters Operations Unit following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance operations in Bolgatanga and Walewale.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspects were part of a robbery gang armed with two AK47 rifles and pistols, operating within the Upper East and North East Regions.
The gang is believed to have robbed several persons of cash, motorbikes, and mobile phones on streets and highways, with some of the incidents resulting in deaths.
During interrogation, the suspects admitted to their involvement in several robbery activities and identified the alleged gang leader as Issaka, with another accomplice named Araafat, both currently at large.
Police are currently pursuing leads to arrest the remaining suspects including some persons believed to be supplying the gang with weapons for their criminal activities.
The two suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations, while efforts continue to retrieve stolen items and identify other accomplices linked to the robberies.
