Tarkwa Circuit Court — handles criminal cases in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality and Western Region, including theft, assault, and sexual abuse offences.
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The Ghanaian Times
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor The convict, Kelvin Oppong, a resident of Nsuaem in the Western Region, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. …
Galamsey operator who posed as pastor to defile student jailed 15 yearsJoy Online
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 50-year-old palm wine tapper to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for repeatedly stabbing a farmer in the back and stomach. …
Palm wine tapper jailed for stabbing farmerJoy Online
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old galamsey operator to 15 years’ imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor. …
Galamsey operator who posed as pastor to defile student jailed 15 yearsThe Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced 26-year-old Nuredeen Issaka to three years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing GH¢123,000.00 belonging to his employer at Essamang Kakraba in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. He pleaded guilty to stealing and unlawful entry after being caught on secret mobile phone footage removing money from his employer's backpack.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced 26-year-old Nuredeen Issaka to three years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing GH¢123,000.00 belonging to his employer at Essamang Kakraba in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. He pleaded guilty to stealing and unlawful entry after being caught on secret mobile phone footage removing money from his employer's backpack.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old small-scale miner has been fined GH¢7,200.00 by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for breaking into a gold buying shop in Wassa-Nkran and pleaded guilty to causing unlawful damage and unlawful entry. He faces two years in prison if he fails to pay the fine.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced Nuredeen Issaka, a 26-year-old labourer, to three years' imprisonment in hard labour for stealing GH¢123,000 from his employer's room at Essamang Kakraba in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. Issaka pleaded guilty to stealing and unlawful entry.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old mason from Awodua in the Western Region has been jailed for 15 years by the Tarkwa Circuit Court after pleading guilty to defiling a seven-year-old kindergarten pupil. The incident occurred on April 26, 2026, when the perpetrator lured the child into a room and sexually assaulted her while she was playing with his mobile phone.
11 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A 26-year-old unemployed man from Ningo in the Western Region has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment in hard labour after pleading guilty to threatening to stab his mother with scissors and a knife in two separate incidents on 12–13 June.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A 20-year-old small-scale miner has been sentenced to 24 months' imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for stealing GH¢4,300 from a drinking bar at the Tarkwa Railway Station. The court considered his previous conviction and the prevalence of theft in the Tarkwa Railway community.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 40-year-old mason in Tarkwa was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for defiling and committing incest with his 13-year-old daughter. The court rejected his plea that he was drunk and determined the sentence was necessary to deter similar offences.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 25-year-old self-acclaimed small-scale miner, Kwame Ato Asare, has been remanded in prison by Tarkwa Circuit Court over his alleged involvement in robberies at mining sites at Kadadwen Ashieba in the Western Region. He faces 11 counts including conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery, allegedly acting with 14 other persons, some still at large, and is accused of attacking workers and security personnel on September 6, 2025, and robbing them of 15 mobile phones and cash.
18 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Kingsford Quarshie, a 21-year-old ex-convict, was sentenced to eight years' hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for breaking into a supermarket and stealing items and cash of GH¢50,000. His accomplice, Joshua Hammond, a 20-year-old university student, received 12 months' imprisonment for abetment. Quarshie was previously convicted in 2023 as a juvenile for robbery.
15 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
A Tarkwa Circuit Court has sentenced a 21-year-old ex-convict, Kingsford Quarshie, to eight years' imprisonment in hard labour for causing unlawful damage, unlawful entry and stealing. His accomplice, 20-year-old Joshua Hammond, a student of Takoradi Technical University, received 12 months imprisonment for abetment.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A Tarkwa Circuit Court sentenced 20-year-old Kelvin Oppong to 15 years imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor and drugging her in Nsuaem, Western Region.
11 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
A Tarkwa Circuit Court sentenced 50-year-old Obedie Brekpo to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to repeatedly stabbing farmer Paul Dabuo in the back and stomach with a jackknife in June 2026.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 20-year-old galamsey operator in Tarkwa has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old student after posing as a pastor, luring her to his house under false pretences and giving her a concoction that caused her to lose consciousness.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →