Northern Regional Police Command — law enforcement body investigating murders, drug trafficking, and assault cases across the Northern Region, including recent arrests in connection with chief's death and hotel deaths.
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Joy Online
… According to the source, the command had received a request from the Northern Regional Police Command to arrest Mr Sorku over the alleged assault. …
NPP demands immediate arrest of suspect over alleged assault on social media activistJoy Online
… He expressed condolences to the bereaved family and assured them that efforts were underway to arrest all persons connected to the crimes. “The Northern Regional Police Command remains resolute in its commitment to combating kidnapping and other violent crimes within the region,” …
Tamale High Court sentences four kidnappers to eight years each after GH¢90,000 ransom caseJoy Online
… The suspect, identified by police as Abdullai Abdul Wadu, a man in his early 50s, was taken into custody at the Northern Regional Police Command after arriving at the station in connection with a separate case, according to Chief Inspector Luckman Niendow, the region’s Public Rel …
Northern region: Police arrest suspect over intimate video circulationJoy Online
… Investigations, which initially began at the district level, have now been transferred to the Northern Regional Police Command for further action. …
Northern Police provide shelter for woman after her nude images were circulated onlineThe Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, Majejiba Magne (25) and Haruna Nlegle (34), in connection with the shooting death of Yidani's enskinned chief Naa Ntimla Nwenisim and his son Ntimla Bilaga on August 14, 2026. The two were shot in their residence by armed men; post-mortem findings confirmed death from multiple shotgun injuries.
30 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects, Majejiba Magne (25) and Haruna Nlegle (34), in connection with the shooting death of Yidani's enskinned chief Naa Ntimla Nwenisim and his son Ntimla Bilaga on August 14, 2026. The two were shot in their residence by armed men; post-mortem findings confirmed death from multiple shotgun injuries.
30 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Northern Regional Police Command arrested 27-year-old Abdulai Mohammed Saani in Kumbungu on Thursday, August 20, over a provocative TikTok video about the death of the late Mion Lana, Abukari Mahama. Police say investigations are ongoing to determine how the video was produced and shared, and whether others were involved.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Two female bodies believed to be Benin nationals were found in a room at Cab Hospitality Hotel in Tamale's Gbewa Residential Area. Police have commenced investigations with assistance from a special team deployed by the Inspector-General of Police, and the bodies have been sent to Tamale Teaching Hospital Mortuary for post-mortem examination.
7 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana Police launched investigations after discovering the bodies of two women, believed to be Beninese nationals, in a Cab Hospitality Hotel room in Tamale on August 3. The Inspector-General of Police deployed a special team to support the probe, and the bodies have been taken for post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Northern Regional Police Command is investigating the deaths of two women believed to be nationals of Benin, whose bodies were found in a Cab Hospitality Hotel room in Tamale on August 3. The bodies have been taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination, and the Inspector-General of Police has deployed a special investigation team to assist.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Northern Regional Police Command arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered 170 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp during an intelligence-led operation at Katariga in the Tamale Metropolis. The suspects are in custody pending arraignment.
29 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Northern Regional Police Command arrested two men and recovered 170 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp following an intelligence-led operation in Tamale on 27 July. The recovered items have been handed to the Regional Drugs Law Enforcement Unit for forensic processing and laboratory analysis.
28 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Northern Regional Police Command arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered 170 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in an intelligence-led operation at Katariga in the Tamale Metropolis on July 27, 2026. The suspects are in custody assisting with investigations and are expected to be brought before court.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Northern Regional Police Command arrested two Nigerian nationals, Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, on July 11 in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze, whose body was found in his bedroom at Sanzirigu with a deep forehead wound and a towel in his mouth; the suspects were apprehended at Tatale while allegedly attempting to escape to Togo.
13 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Northern Regional Police arrested two Nigerian nationals, Daniel Victor Eze and David Oko Ewa, at the Ghana-Togo border in connection with the alleged murder of 36-year-old Nkemujika Uzorchuku Eze, whose body was found in his Sanzirigu residence with a deep forehead wound and towel in mouth. Police said the suspects allegedly confessed during interrogation to conspiring to kill the deceased following a dispute over proceeds from alleged internet fraud.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The opposition NPP's Savannah Regional leadership has demanded the Ghana Police Service arrest and prosecute Fuseini Sorku over the alleged assault of social media activist Yussif Abdul-Hakim in Tamale on June 6, 2026. The party alleged the attack was carried out by an NDC supporter and warned of a growing culture of political violence in the region.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Four men — Haruna Seidu, Osman Sambo, Amadu Aminu and Hoyeefe Amadu — have been convicted and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with hard labour by Tamale High Court Two for conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping, causing harm and threat of death. They abducted a man at Wapuli and demanded ransom; police arrested them while they were sharing the GH¢90,000 ransom money, and the court ordered GH¢70,010 of recovered ransom to be returned to the complainant's brother.
2 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Police in the Northern Region arrested Abdullai Abdul Wadu in connection with the circulation of an intimate video of a woman in her early 20s online. The suspect was taken into custody at the Northern Regional Police Command and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region is providing shelter and support for a 20-year-old woman whose intimate images were circulated online following an alleged assault and blackmail incident in Tamale. The victim alleges the images were released after one of the alleged assailants failed to blackmail her into having sex.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →