01/08/2026
Coconut Seller Fined GH¢360 for Dumping Husks into Accra Drain
A coconut seller, Prince Nyame, has been fined GH¢360 by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for dumping coconut husks into a public drain behind Accra Academy at Bubuashie. Nyame, who was convicted on Tuesday, July 25, 2026, was fined 30 penalty units by the court or, in default, will serve a three-month prison sentence. He was arrested by officers of the AMA, with support from security personnel, after he was allegedly caught disposing of a large quantity of coconut husks into a drain along the Accra Academy wall, in breach of the AMA 2017 Sanitation By-laws....
A coconut seller, Prince Nyame, has been fined GH¢360 by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for dumping coconut husks into a public drain behind Accra Academy at Bubuashie. Nyame, who was convicted on Tuesday, July 25, 2026, was fined 30 penalty units by the court or, in default...