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Ataa Ayi’s Alleged Accomplice Yaw Asante Agyekum Freed After 20 Years In Jail

In a dramatic turn of events, the Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, a man who spent over 20 years in prison for allegedly conspiring with infamous Ghanaian armed robber Ataa Ayi. The court’s decision overturns a 35-year sentence handed down in December 2002. Agyekum, a mechanic by profession, was convicted […]

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From Goalposts To Prison Walls: Akwasi Alhassan’s 36-Year Sentence For A Teenage Mistake

At just 17, Akwasi Alhassan was a rising football star from Kwesimintsim, a suburb of Takoradi, dreaming of representing Ghana on the world stage. Today, at 53, he remains locked away in the Nsawam Medium Security Prison—a man forgotten by time, serving a life sentence for a grave mistake made in his youth. “Pray for

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