Ghana Security and Safety Update: GH¢100k Bounty Issued in Tema Double Murder as Demolition Violence and Road Crashes Leave Several Injured

Ghanaian law enforcement has intensified operations across the country following a series of violent incidents, most notably a double homicide in Tema and a tragic shooting during a demolition exercise in Ga South. The Ghana Police Service has placed a GH¢100,000 bounty on Prince Krah, a man believed to be a military officer, in connection with the brutal murder of Ebenezer Kwabena Obiri and Mary Anim in Saki, near Tema Golf City. The victims were found with multiple machete wounds on May 1, 2026. In a heartbreaking detail, the couple’s three-year-old daughter was discovered alive in the apartment three days after the incident, having survived without food or water. Krah, who lived with the victims, was last seen on April 30 and is suspected to be hiding in military barracks, possibly in Tamale or near Kakasunanka.

In the Ga South Municipality, tensions have escalated following a demolition exercise in Domeabra-Danchira that left 19-year-old senior high school student Nii Lamptey critically injured. Eyewitnesses allege that police, who were supervising a private developer’s demolition of over 1,000 structures, fired warning shots that resulted in a stray bullet hitting Lamptey while he was stepping out of his home. He was initially treated at FK Effah Community Hospital before being transferred to the University of Ghana Medical Centre in critical condition. The incident has sparked local outrage, with family members and residents demanding government intervention and accountability from the developer, Frederick Kofi Asare, over the disputed land.

Environmental and local crime enforcement also saw significant activity this week. A joint night raid by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAiMOS) and Blue Water Guards in the Ashanti Region resulted in the arrest of eight illegal miners and the seizure of four excavators near the Oda River. Meanwhile, in Accra, the judicial system addressed violent theft as an Okada rider, Clifford Scott Nkrumah, was remanded by a circuit court for the GH¢37,000 robbery of a gold necklace. In regional news, police in Uganda’s Kira Division are investigating a suspected cult-linked murder after uncovering the decomposed body of Oliver Naziwa, who had been missing since late 2022.

Public safety and emergency response were further highlighted by an early-morning collision at the Awoshie-Barnyard intersection in Accra, which left four people seriously injured. A trailer traveling from Tema crashed into a Nissan Urvan minibus, causing a massive traffic gridlock that required hours to clear. Amidst these incidents, officials commemorated International Firefighters Day, with Chief of Staff Julius Debrah and Chief Fire Officer Daniella Ntow Sarpong urging Ghanaians to adopt fire safety as a collective responsibility. They emphasized that public cooperation is vital for emergency responders, who often face obstruction and assault while attempting to save lives and property.