* Ghana TV News 18th June 2010 + Latest Ghana News | | | | Madina Police Commander slams lynching of armed robbers * Source: GNA | Madina, June 18, GNA - The Madina District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent of Police David Eklu has expressed concern about the lynching of suspected armed robbers at Ogbojo, a suburb of Madina. Ch/ Supt Eklu who was speaking at a community safety forum at Ogbojo said any person who had fallen foul of the law should be arrested and han ded over to the police.
He said often armed robbers were attracted by expensive clothing, jewellery, mobile phones, and laptops, which have ready markets. The District Commander asked the public to inscribe their names on their property in order to identify stolen goods that have been retrieved by the police.
Ch/ Supt Eklu said in the advent of armed robbery the victims or sympathisers should call the police on (MTN) 18555 or 191 for swift actio n. He said through community vigilance the menace of armed robbery coul d be reduced to the minimum, citing Madina Zongo as example. Ch/Supt Eklu said the police has a rewarding scheme for people who report crime, which attracts a minimum of 2,000 Ghana cedis especially wh en notorious criminals have been apprehended.
He promised that the identity of informants would be kept secret. "The public must assist the police to get rid of the nocturnal monsters," he said.
He suggested the need for people to fix strong and durable locks to prevent easy breakthrough by robbers.
Ch/Supt Eklu expressed gratitude to the Chief of Ogbojo, Nii Torgbor
Obodai II for assisting the Madina police with a vehicle valued at 8,000 Ghana Cedis and a refurbished Police Post costing 15,000 Ghana Cedis. The Madina Police Crime Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ebenezer Boryor asked the public to endeavour to settle at home the trivi al cases they report to the police. | Sekondi High Court remands three Chinese Seamen * Source: GNA | Sekondi June 18, GNA - A Sekondi High Court on Friday remanded three Chinese Seamen who threw three stowaways into the sea, to assist the Police in the investigations of a case of attempted murder and murder. This follows an Ex-Parte motion filed by Madam Patience Klinogo, Chief State Attorney.
The Chinese seamen, Li Zibin, Wanjunxing and Zhong Yong Jun, who in Police custody did not appear in court.
Madam Klinogo said the seamen could not speak or understand English Language so there was the need to get an interpreter who could speak both languages to assist the Police in communicating with them. She said there was therefore the need to give the Police enough time to be able to carry out and complete its investigations. Madam Klinogo said the Police would not be able to do this within 48 hours whilst the seamen cannot be kept without the authority of the court. The Affidavit in support of the motion said on June 13, the Chinese cargo vessel, M/V Rul-Ning 3, on which the seamen were on board, left la cote d'ivoire to the Takoradi Port to load bauxite.
It said when the vessel was on the high seas, Li Zibin, the first respondent, who was the captain instructed his crew members to throw into the sea, Aziz Cisse, one of the three Ivorian nationals who were believed to be stowaways.
Later, when the vessel was at the anchorage in the Ghanaian waters, Li Zibin again instructed his crew members to throw into the sea the other two Ivorian nationals, Djiba Camara and Cisse Oumar.
At about 0200 hours on June 13, Djiba Camara was rescued by the Ghana Navy Patrol Boat and handed over to the Police. The affidavit said at about 0900 hours, the same day, local fishermen from Sekondi also rescued and handed over to the Police Cisse Oumar who was then unconscious.
It said Oumar is currently receiving treatment at the GHAPOHA Clinic at Takoradi. The third victim, Aziz Cisse, cannot be traced and is believed to be dead. | Young lady arrested for attempting to register twice * Source: GNA | Koforidua, June 18, GNA - A young lady who attempted to register twice was arrested while two others in the queue took to their heels at the Nurses Training School Registration Centre in the New Juaben Municipality. This was disclosed by the Registration Officer of the Centre, Ms Martina Wilkinson, when the Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Ahmed Baba-Jamal, toured registration centres in the New Juaben Municipality on Friday.
Ms Lydia Agyiri, the New Juaben Electoral Officer, who was among the Deputy Minister's entourage, confirmed the story and said the suspect had been handed over to the police for further investigations but did not disclosed her name. Ms Wilkinson said the centre had so far registered 326 new voters and there were a lot of students and some young people in the queue at the time of the visit. Mr Baba Jamal was accompanied by the Regional Electoral Officer, Mr Paul Boateng.
They visited registration centres including Koforidua Secondary Technical Polling Station Registration Centre, which had registered 501 new voters. and Adaneagya Methodist JSS Registration Centre at Oyoko, which had registered 97 voters. Effiduase Methodist JSS Registration Centre, which had registered 140 voters and Jumapo Anglican Primary School Registration Centre, which had registered 109 voters were also visited. At all the registration centres there were observers from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP). It was only at the Suhyen Methodist Primary School and the Asokore Sukuumu Methodist Primary School Registration Centres that the registration officers complained of shortage of lamination cards which were immediately supplied Mr Boateng.
At the end of the tour, Mr Baba-Jamal expressed his satisfaction with the process and advised those who had misplaced their voters' identity cards to get in touch with the electoral offices for help. The New Juaben Municipality has a total of 48 registration centres. | | | | |
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| All about the Ghana Election 2008 | | | * Ghana TV News 18th June 2010 + Latest Ghana News | NDC vomits $1.5m for stranded footsoldiers * Source: GNA | The 345 stranded soccer fans may have been successfully flown to South Africa to cheer the Black Stars in their encounter with their Australian counterparts tomorrow, but there are still lingering questions about the names and identities of the individuals and groups of persons said to have sponsored the trip.
Daily Guide sources said that instead of the usual EI-Wak Stadium where pre-departure formalities were carried out the supporters, mostly National Democratic Congress (NDC) foot-soldiers, were ferried to the Zenith College area at the back of the Trade Fair at La where the supporters were screened by NDC officials including the party's Women's Organizer, Anita De Souza.
Deputy Minister of Local Government Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, who was the main architect behind the initiative, is not forthcoming with details about those who sponsored the trip, claiming the sponsors do not want their names and identities to be made public.
In an interview with Daily Guide Thursday, Mr. Afriyie Ankrah said the phantom sponsors undertook the exercise from a humanitarian point of view since they were touched by the plight of the stranded supporters, some of whom had been staying at the El-Wak stadium for almost a week without food or water.
He said “for all you know, me too I contributed maybe some GH¢500 or GH¢1,000."
"If I hire a bus to cart people from EI-Wak to the airport, it's a contribution, isn't it. If somebody brings 1,000 packs of take-away, it's a contribution. If somebody brings water to them, it's a contribution, do you understand me?" he asked rhetorically, stressing that "people contributed in diverse ways but everybody thinks it should be a quiet thing,” he added.
However, Daily Guide sources said an individual who was at the Zenith College for the screening coughed out a staggering $1.5million to support the airlifting of the supporters.
According to sources, Kobby Woyome, the NDC Member of Parliament for South Tongu and his brother, Alfred Woyome of the Office of the President, are said to have contributed to the funding of the airlifting the fans to South Africa.
When contacted on his mobile phone yesterday, the MP confirmed to that they were "supporting the government as private individuals" to airlift the stranded fans to South Africa.
"We came in as a private entity. We are using our own money to support the government to get the fans there," he said
Asked how much they were spending to airlift the fans, Mr. Woyome, who sounded busy, said "this is something we can talk about later. We are under serious tension. You can hear from the background. Everybody wants to go to watch Ghana play."
Daily Guide learnt that his elder brother, Alfred, was mentioning the names of the supporters at the Zenith College, prior to their departure.
Even before the World Cup is over, a pressure group, Progressive Nationalist Forum (PNF), has already expressed concern about the manner in which the government was handling the airlifting of the fans and has called for investigations into the matter. |
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