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Man, 19, jailed 21 years for defilement
A 19-year-old school drop-out, Isaac Amoah, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a three-year-old girl.
The convict pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement by a circuit court in Cape Coast, presided over by Mrs Dorinda Arthur Smith, who convicted him on his own plea.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector John Asare Bediako told the court that the complainant, Madam Comfort Amissah, mother of the toddler, lives in the same vicinity with Amoah at Breman Asorefie in the Assin Darmang District of the Central Region.
He said on Monday, May 4, the girl’s parents left her in the care of one Joyce Mensah and went to their farm.
At about 12:00 noon whilst the toddler was playing with some friends, the accused beckoned her into his room under the pretext of giving her food left by her parents.
“Amoah undressed the girl, inserted his erected penis into her vagina and later released her to go and play, but one of her friends who heard the cries of the girl informed the guardian,” prosecutor said.
The girl narrated her ordeal to the guardian and on realising that he had been exposed, Amoah went to Assin Anyinabrem Police Station and reported the incident.
He was arrested and a medical form was issued to the parents of the girl for examination and treatment. GNA
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COP Yohuno takes over from Dr.Dampare as new IGP
President John Dramani Mahama has in accordance with Articles 91 and 202 of the 1992 constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the Inspector-General of Police.
He replaces COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
COP Yohuno brings forty years of experience to the position of IGP and is expected to oversee the modernization and transformation of the Ghana Police Service.
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Minister for the Interior Urges European Union to Improve on Collaboration and Support
The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, commended the European Union (EU) for its continuous support and initiatives in Ghana and urged the Union to enhance collaboration and support with the Ministry and its agencies.
Ghana takes security issues seriously and will do everything possible to protect the peace and maintain security in the country, the Minister assured.
Other areas of collaboration discussed during the meeting aimed to improve the Ghana Prisons Service, particularly decongestion and equipment improvement.
Hon. Muntaka made these remarks while receiving a delegation from the EU, led by its Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Irchad Razaaly.
The delegation assessed the EU’s Defence and Security initiative in Ghana, as well as supporting the country’s security and defence capabilities.
The initiative is part of the EU’s integrated approach to tackling instability and insecurity challenges in the region.
The EU Security and Defence Initiative (EU SDI) in the Gulf of Guinea region is geared towards strengthening the security and defence capabilities of Ghana and effectively respond to security threats.
