A labourer named Joseph Gyadu, also known as Cudjoe, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the Gender Based Violence Court for defiling a 14 year old girl in New Amanfrom, Accra.

The accused, who was charged with defilement, pleaded guilty to the charges. The prosecution stated that the accused person and the complainant were neighbours and that they all resided at New Amanfrom in Accra.

It told the court that the complainant was a good friend of the accused person’s wife and that the accused, and his wife had been sending the victim on errands. In May 2023, the complainant and the accused person’s wife left for work at Odorkor, and the accused persons took advantage of their absence and lured the victim into his room and had sexual intercourse with her. The prosecution said in October 2023, the accused person again had sexual intercourse with the victim in a different house, but in the same area.

It told the court that in the same month, the complainant detected that the victim was pregnant and when asked, she mentioned the accused person as responsible for the pregnancy.
On December 7, 2023, a report was made to the Weija Divisional DOVVSU, and a medical form was issued to the complainant to take the victim to a hospital for examination and treatment.

A teacher named Bless Agbenyenu was arrested by the Jasikan Municipal Police Command in the Oti Region for allegedly impersonating Mr. Yao Gomado, a Member of Parliament (MP) .

The suspect was arrested on Monday, January 15, and was accused of creating a Facebook account with the name of the legislator and engaging in suspected fraud. Emmanuel Klu, a Personal Assistant to the MP, confirmed that five victims had written their witness statements and more victims from Asato and Dodo-Amanfrom communities in the Kadjebi District would visit the Police Station to give their statements.

A press release signed by Mr. Musah Mohammed, the Deputy Communications Officer, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Akan Constituency, said the impersonation scheme involved the unauthorized use of Mr. Gomado’s identity on social media, especially on Facebook. The imposter exploited this false identity to engage in deceitful activities, causing harm and potential financial loss to unsuspecting individuals

The UN has expressed serious concerns about the planned execution of Kenneth Smith by using nitrogen gas, which is an untested and potentially torturous method.

The UN experts have called on the US and Alabama to halt the execution and to respect the international human rights treaties that prohibit torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.

They have also warned that the execution could violate the ban on harmful medical and scientific experimentation on humans.