Jirapa District Police

Traditional Rulers Institute Fines To Stem Child Marriage

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Henceforth, any parent in the Jirapa District who gives out his or her daughter who is less than 18 years for marriage would be reported to the security agencies for action to be taken against them. Any person who also abducts, elopes or impregnates a girl, less than 18 years would be fined 1,500 Ghana … Read more

Chief Causes Arrest of 2 Men For Abetting Child Marriage

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Police in Jirapa have arrested two men from Tampaala community in the Jirapa District of the Upper West Region, for abetting the marriage of their teenage daughters. The two, 54-year-old Noponong Botaa, and 60-year-old Cletus Puogbigre, were picked up by the police on Friday afternoon in their various homes after a report by Naa Mwinsaama … Read more