{
  "id": 3500779,
  "title": "Assin Manso: ‘Spiritualist’ remanded over alleged taxi theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/assin-manso-spiritualist-remanded-over-alleged-taxi-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:47:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/assin-manso-spiritualist-remanded-over-alleged-taxi-theft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Enock Antwi, a 37-year-old herbalist and spiritualist better known as Nana Kakali, has been held in custody for two weeks in connection with the alleged theft of a taxi in Assin Manso, Central Region. The Central North Regional Police Command's Cybercrime Unit arrested Antwi on August 23, 2026, after a targeted operation. Police sources claim Antwi confessed to stealing the car and subsequently selling it to scrap dealers in Suhum for GH¢7,000, with an initial payment of GH¢2,500. Antwi was apprehended at his hideout in Agona Swedru following intel-led investigations. The stolen vehicle, a Hyundai Atos taxi with registration number GT 6165-21, has been recovered by the police. The victim, Benjamin Akyerefi Baidoo, also known as Nana Maaley, a taxi driver from Assin Manso, reported the theft to the Cybercrime Unit on August 12. Antwi, who allegedly met the victim on July 1, 2026, to discuss spiritual matters, delivered the taxi to a relative on July 17. When the driver returned, the taxi was missing. He informed the police after Antwi's phone was deactivated. Antwi's court appearance on September 8 is scheduled to determine his further course of action.",
  "summary": "A 37-year-old herbalist and self-acclaimed spiritualist, Enock Antwi, popularly known as Nana Kakali, has been remanded into police custody for two weeks over the alleged theft of a Hyundai Atos taxi at Assin Manso in the Central Region. Antwi, who police describe as a suspected car snatcher, was arrested at his hideout in Agona Swedru […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}