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Wassa Amenfi West records first COVID-19 case
The Wassa Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region has recorded it first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic broke in the country.
The suspected case came from a trader at the Asankragwa market, who tested positive at a hospital in Takoradi, at midnight on Monday, Ghanaian Times source revealed.
The source indicated that the woman had no travel history, and her samples were taken two weeks ago, and that contact tracing had begun.
Meanwhile, a report by the Western Regional Director of Health Service, Dr Jacob Mahama, and his team, dated May 26, 2020, indicated that the region over the past 48 hours, had recorded 18 new positive cases increasing the regional figure from 334 to 352.
Earlier, as at May 25, the number of recoveries in the region stood at six, one dead, 57 new positive cases and 53 suspected cases,
The report indicated that “major highlights screening at the entry points showed that cumulative total screened was 766,209; total screened for the past 24 hours 14,208; number of case with temperatures less than 38 degrees Celcius, zero; those with temperatures more than 38 degrees Celcius, nine; number of positive cases one and four negative cases.”
It reported that for positive cases, Sekondi-Takoradi recorded 137, Tarkwa-Nsuaem, 104, Effia-Kwesimintsim, 37; Prestea-Hun Valley, 31; Ahanta West, 15; Nzema East, 10; Ellembelle, six; Shama and Mpoho, four each, Wassa Amenfi West and Wassa East, one each, while Wassa Amenfi East and Wassa Amenfi Central zero cases each.
For the negative cases, Wassa Amenfi Central tallied the lowest of zero with Tarkwa-Nsuaem recording the highest of 1,718 out of the total of 4,010.
The report showed that Tarkwa-Nsuaem has the highest number of pending cases of 762, followed by STMA, 443, with Wassa East recording the lowest of one out of the 2,234 cases.
The report indicated that suspected cases stood at 1,500, contact cases 5,227, contact tracing 4,744 with 6,244 regional total sample taken, noting that pending results were 2,234.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Health Service Directorate had announced a snap visit to the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolitan area, to assist the region in stemming the increasing rates of new positive cases recorded over the past 48 hours.
FROM CLEMENT ADZEI BOYE, TAKORADI
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
