Crime & Punishment of Saturday, 28 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comNine individuals, including former Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive Alidu Seidu, have been granted bail by the Kumasi High Court in connection with an alleged land fraud scheme in Buoban in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Police arrest notorious phone snatchers along Achimota Forest stretch"Each of the nine has been granted bail of GH¢800,000 with three sureties, to be justified with landed property. They face 12 charges, including conspiracy to falsify land records, falsification of land records, fraudulent breach of trust, abetment of crime in the alleged unlawful sale of public land, conspiracy to commit a crime, unlawful occupation of public land, and possession of forged documents," the report noted. Separately, two other suspects, the Kenyasehene and the Odikro, who are also implicated in the case but failed to appear in court, have had bench warrants issued for their arrest. JKB/EBWe didn't arrest the dollar, we strengthened the cedi to fight other currencies - Mahama

Source: GhanaWeb February 28, 2026 21:13 UTC