A 12-year-old boy has met his untimely death after heavy running water swept him away and dumped him into river Kakum at Esuekyir, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region, Ghana. “The deceased was playing in the heavy rain and accidentally fell into a gutter full of water …
Read More »Farmer found hanged with rope in his room
A 40-year-old farmer committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his room in Esaman, a suburb of Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana. “The deceased always said he will one day kill himself,” according to neighbors. “They did not take his comments serious because he was always …
Read More »Careless driver killed two children at Obuasi
A reckless driver has killed two teenagers boys at Peace Parliament in Obuasi East district of Ashanti region of Ghana, according to reports. “The two teenage boys were walking on the shoulder of the road when they were crashed by the speeding vehicle,” reports said. “The boys died on the …
Read More »Ghana: man stabbed brother-in-law to death
A 39-year-old man has stabbed his brother in-law to death at Pupsupu, a farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, Ghana, reports said. The duo were sleeping in the same room when the suspect committed the heinous crime. The suspect stabbed and hit his head with a …
Read More »Ghana: thunder strikes 2 siblings to death
A boy and a girl died prematurely after being struck by thunder at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The incident occurred in the evening during a heavy downpour in the area. “The victims between 14 and 16, were walking under the rain to …
Read More »Man tortured to death for stealing watermelons
Four people have been arrested for allegedly torturing a suspected watermelon thief to death in Bauchi State, Nigeria, reports said. “The deceased was caught after stealing seven watermelons valued at N2,000 from a summer farm in Dallaji Village,” Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil said. “His hands …
Read More »50 people killed in attacks on village in Nigeria
Gunmen have killed 50 people during two attacks on a village in north-central Nigeria, according to reports. “47 people were killed in Umogidi village in Benue state and three other people had been slain in the same place,” the chairman of the Otukpo local government, Ruben Bako said. The motive …
Read More »A man stabbed to death at Sehwi Anhwiam
A 43-year-old man has been stabbed to death at Sehwi Anhwiam in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region, Ghana. The deceased has been living together with the suspect in the same vicinity for a couple of years. He left behind four boys and a girl between the …
Read More »Two Liberians sentenced to nine years in prison in Korea
A court in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday sentenced two employees of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) to nine years in prison each for sexual assault, local media report. Moses Owen Brown and Daniel Tarr had been detained in South Korea since last year for allegedly raping two Korean teenagers, …
Read More »Falling bridge killed student at Gomoa
A 17-year-old boy has met his untimely death after a dilapidated abandoned bridge fell on him and killed him at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central region, Ghana. The deceased was returning from school when the bridge broke and trapped him. “He got hit by a huge slab killing him instantly,” …
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