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Shot Flagstaff House soldier dead – GAF Sergeant George Boakye, an army personnel attached to the Office of the President, has been killed by robbers. The deceased was shot several times by unknown assailants at Tema on Friday, 12 January around 11PM. Col. Eric Aggrey-Quashie, Director of Public Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces, who confirmed his death to ClassFMonline.com, described the development as “unfortunate”, and bemoaned the level of “lawlessness” in the country. The deceased was driving from Sakumono when he stopped to urinate by the roadside at Community 19 near the Accra Abattoir area. His attackers managed to snatch the Toyota Land Cruiser he was driving and shot him multiple times in the chest when he tried to resist and get his weapon from the car to defend himself. He was pronounced dead at the 37 Military Hospital after some Good Samaritans had called the police to intervene. The police patrol team dispatched to the location found the crashed Toyota Land Cruiser...

Police arrest 40 after Diisah, Salugu attack The police arrested 40 assailants who set the buildings in two communities ablaze Police in the Northern Region have arrested 40 persons in connection with the burning down of two communities that has led to the death of two individuals. Buildings in two communities, Diisah and Salugu located in the North Gonja District of the Northern Region were allegedly set ablaze by some assailants suspected to be from a rival chief’s camp. The deceased who are yet to be identified by name and gender, are believed be ages 45 and 90. Their remains have since been deposited at the Damango Hospital. Some residents who spoke to Joy News correspondent Martina Bugri have blamed the attack on chieftaincy disputes. The police have confirmed the arrest of 40 persons linked with the attack on the two communities. “…the police have been able to round up 40 people and two of them were in possession of A-K riffles,” Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, ...

I’ve no hand in Abronye’s beating – Brong Ahafo Regional Minister Abronye DC is currently receiving treatment after he was beaten by thugs The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Asomah Cheremeh has denied instigating the assault on the controversial New Patriotic Party (NPP) Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC. Abronye DC who has expressed interest in contesting for the National Youth Organizer position of the party, was on Saturday afternoon beaten severely at Atebubu where he was scheduled to meet with some executives of the party. He accused the confidant of the Regional Minister, one Jafaru Yakubu of leading the assaulting on him, suspecting it had the blessing of the Minister. Abronye was said to have been pounced on by some angry members of his party over some comments he made attacking the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh. The angry party supporters vandalized his vehicle but was rescued by some good Samaritans and rushed him t...