A National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, spearheaded by the Office of the Attorney General and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, will rate, rank, and publish businesses' respect for human rights in their dealings.
Persons concerned with justice delivery in the country have been encouraged to be mindful of the "Freedom and Justice" phrase in the National Coat of Arms of Ghana. Nana Kobena Nketsia V, a renowned Historian and Paramount Chief has therefore cautioned against the use of the Judicial system as a…
Persons concerned with justice delivery in the country have been encouraged to be mindful of the "Freedom and Justice" phrase in Ghana’s National Coat of Arms. Nana Kobena Nketsia V, a renowned Historian and Paramount Chief has therefore cautioned against the use of the Judicial system as a money-making entity…
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The first accused in the ongoing case of the murder of the Takoradi kidnapped girls, Sam Udeotuk Wills, today February 1, 2021, admitted before a Sekondi High Court that he knew two of the four murdered kidnapped girls.
Sam Wills who is currently facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder with his Nigerian counterpart, John Orji, said this when he formally opened his defense at the Sekondi High Court presided over by a Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong.
When asked if he knew the four murdered kidnapped girls, Sam Udeotuk Wills told the court he knew Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Mantebia Kurankyi as casual friends but never conspired to kidnap and murder them.
Prosecuting the Takoradi girls’ case: Story so far as judgment set for today LISTEN
MAR 5, 2021
As the Sekondi High Court presided over by a Court of Appeal s Judge, Justice Richard Adjei-Frimpong with the support of a seven-member jury prepare to give a final ruling today on the long-running murdered Takoradi kidnapped girls saga, Citi News takes a look at how far this case has travelled.
Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Orji, both Nigerians are facing a charge of conspiracy and murder in the four Takoradi kidnapped girls case.
However, the case did not start with the two.
Samuel Udeotuk Wills was first charged with escaping lawful custody, resisting arrest and destroying public property by a Takoradi District Court on 16th January 2019 after his rearrest on 4th January 2019 following his cell break on 30th December 2018.