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  • Ashaley Botwe murder: Prosecution claims boyfriend was chained during “kinky sex”

    Ashaley Botwe murder: Prosecution claims boyfriend was chained during “kinky sex”

    A seven-member jury panel has been informed that Safina Mohammed, a 23-year-old Level 100 Biological student facing charges of allegedly murdering her boyfriend, engaged in “kinky sex” where she reportedly chained him and exploited his “weaknesses” to carry out her plans.

    Safina Mohammed, also known as Safina Diamond, has entered a plea of not guilty to the murder charges involving her Ghanaian boyfriend, Frank Osei, who was a resident in Canada.

    During her opening address to the jury on Thursday, March 7, Senior State Attorney Nana Ama Adinkra disclosed that the prosecution intends to present evidence demonstrating that the deceased was restrained with dog chains.

    Furthermore, the Senior State Attorney informed the jury that the prosecution plans to call nine witnesses, which includes another boyfriend of the accused and five police officers, to substantiate their case.

    EIB Network’s Legal Affairs Correspondent, Murtala Inusah, who is present in court, reported that both the prosecution and the defense are currently addressing the jury.

  • Crime-Check: Chief Inspector Darko serves residents with ultra-modern Police station, others

    Residents of Nana-Krom near Ashaley Botwe old town, in the Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region, have inaugurated an ultra-modern Police station and apartment donated by Chief Inspector Samuel Darko, an Officer with the Ghana Police Service.

    Apart from the ultra-modern Police station at Nana-krom gate, Mr Darko has also constructed another two Police posts at Lakeside and Container, all suburbs under his territory, to maintain peace and order.

    According to residents, Mr Darko used part of his monthly salary to commence the construction of the edifice until some individuals supported him.

    Madam Adzara Ibrahim a resident narrated that, until Mr Darko was transferred to the area, there were lots of crimes, which made it almost impossible for people to go about their business during nighttime but due to the hard work of the officers, the crime rate in the area had drastically curtailed.

    Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr Emmanuel Amuzu, the Contractor in charge of the projects, said an amount of Gh¢ 450, 000 had so far been spent on the undertakings by Mr Darko and another donor.

    “For now, we have completed four rooms serving as accommodation for some officers and a charge office. Work on a seven-room storey building is also ongoing at the same premises. So, in all, about Gh¢450, 000 has been spent so far,” he told the GNA.

    Mr James Mensah, a resident who had donated some bags of cement for the construction of the building, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Mr Darko for his high level of commitment to duty.

    He noted that residents were pleased with the great work being carried on by Mr Darko adding that, “I will soon write officially to the Inspector General of Police to inform him about the extraordinary performance and commitment shown by Chief Inspector Darko.”

    Source: GNA

  • Assembly to “remove” Ashaley Botwe storey building

    The Adentan Municipal Assembly has assured that it will soon remove a multi-storey structure at the Ashaley Botwe School junction because the developer does not have a building permit.

    The Assembly in a press release said it has not received any application or documentation for a permit to put up the six-storey structure.

    The assembly added that the developer has failed to heed its directives to stop the construction despite multiple attempts by its Municipal Assembly’s Works Engineer to stop him.

    The release did not disclose the identity of the developer but said it has also ignored two ‘Stop Work’ notices.

    “The Adentan Municipal Assembly Works Engineer and his team have visited the site several times to stop him but all have not yielded any positive results,” the statement said.

    “Stop work notices were served to the developer, on the 22 of June 2020, 4 of August 2020, while the Assembly undertook the necessary steps to work with the relevant state agencies for their assessment and recommendations before proceeding to demolish the property or otherwise. This was to ensure that the Assembly keep its commitment to act fairly and reasonably in the protection of the public in all cases”.

    “Finally, on the 29 of September 2020, the developer was formally written to, to cease all on-going construction works on-site and proceed to take necessary steps in demolishing the structure. The Adentan Municipal Assembly is taking all needed steps and liaising with the relevant state agencies, to assess and ensure the safe removal of the structure with immediate effect”.

    The release assured that “within the shortest possible time an action would be taken on the building to ensure safety within the area”.

    On social media, those arguing that there was nothing wrong with the project concludes that you cannot determine a structural integrity of a project by a mere look at a video or a picture.

    They have therefore called for structural engineers to examine it and conclude whether it was safe or not.

    Others however have argued that, there was everything wrong with a mere look of the project.

    The Executive Director of the EPA, Mr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who visited the project site Monday morning, [November 16, 2020] ordered that construction work should immediately cease.

    He said the EPA had not given a permit for the project  and was not sure whether other agencies with such responsibilities have also given permit for it.

    He consequently asked that the owner of the building to visit the office of the EPA with the necessary documentation covering the project.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Ashaley Botwe Tower: Stop work notices were served to contractor but to no avail AdMA

    The Adentan Municipal Assembly has established that earlier efforts to halt the construction of the dreadful six-storey building project in Ashaley Botwe proved futile.

    According to the Assembly, it has encountered several failed attempts in a bid to serve the developers with a “Stop work notice”.

    In a statement released on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, the Adentan Municipal Assembly said it stopped chasing the contractors and rather focused on seeking recommendations before proceeding to demolish the property.

    “Stop work notices were served to the developer, on the 22nd of June, 2020, 4th of August, 2020, while the Assembly undertook the necessary steps to work with the relevant state agencies for their assessments and recommendations before proceeding to demolish the property or otherwise. This was to ensure that the Assembly keeps its commitment to act fairly and reasonably in the protection of the public in all cases,” the statement read.

    Meanwhile, the Adentan Municipal Assembly has ordered work on the property in Ashaley Botwe to be stopped following the failure of the developers to obtain a permit before commencing the project.

    The Assembly is set to demolish the property which has generated much concerns, especially on social media.

    Read the full statement below

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • EPA orders stop work on Ashaley Botwe storey building

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered for construction work to stop on the storey building at Ashaley Botwe School junction, which has attracted public discussion over safety concerns.

    Construction work is still ongoing on the storey building project located around School Junction at Ashaley Botwe in Accra in the Adentan Municipality.

    The contractor has reached the 6th-floor and indications are that it would go further up.

    It has attracted public attention on social media and some have started talking about safety and structure integrity.

    Whilst some are arguing that there is nothing wrong with it, others think there was a problem with the structural integrity of the building.

    The project has reached the 6th floor and indications are that it will go further up.

    On social media, those arguing that there was nothing wrong with the project concludes that you cannot determine a structural integrity of a project by a mere look at a video or a picture.

    They have therefore called for structural engineers to examine it and conclude whether it was safe or not.

    Others however have argued that, there was everything wrong with a mere look of the project.

    The Executive Director of the EPA, Mr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who visited the project site Monday morning, [November 16, 2020] ordered that construction work should immediately cease.

    He said the EPA had not given a permit for the project  and was not sure whether other agencies with such responsibilities have also given permit for it.

    He consequently asked that the owner of the building to visit the office of the EPA with the necessary documentation covering the project.

    Graphic Online visited the site on Monday morning at 10:30am.

    Whist there, personnel form the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), led by the Director of Inspectorate, Mr Richard Amo Yartey also visited the site.

    Mr Yartey told Graphic Online that the Director General of NADMO had sent them there to assess the project.

    He said NADMO was going to consult with other agencies and take a decision on the project.

    The owner of the building and the contractor as well as workers were not available at the site at the time of the visit.

    Graphic Online observed that the project itself was standing on the fence wall of the adjacent land on its right side.

    There is a shop next to the fence wall.

    Some residents told Graphic Online that the shop owner had closed the shop and stopped operating it after a metal from the project site fell on the shop.

    Another resident told Graphic Online that some government officials have been frequenting the project site since it commenced but the construction work is still ongoing.

    more to follow….

    Source: Graphic.com.gh