General News of Tuesday, 17 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Police Service in the Bono East Region has returned a bag containing GH¢85,000 to its rightful owner after it was found abandoned along the Techiman–Kumasi Highway. The bag, believed to have fallen from a moving vehicle, had the name ‘Ofori’ and a phone number written on it. “The bag bore the name 'Ofori' and a phone number written on it,” the statement said. Oti police team rejects GH¢50,000 bribePolice later contacted the number inscribed on the bag and reached its owner, 53-year-old businessman Stephen Ofori, from Ashtown in Kumasi. He confirmed ownership and explained that the GH¢85,000 was being transported from GCB Bank in Wa to Kumasi aboard a commercial vehicle.

Source: GhanaWeb February 17, 2026 17:22 UTC