Two Tamale University Students Arrested Over Pastor’s Murder
Two male students of the Tamale Technical University have been
arrested by police in the Northern regional capital on suspicion of
robbing and killing a head pastor.
Dojie Kwame, 28, and Akwasi Bio, 18, were arrested Saturday in
Tamale a day after Pastor Ocran Ebenezer of the End Time Believers
Fellowship was attacked and killed at his private home in Kumbihiyi near
Malshegu in the metropolis.
The head pastor was murdered with a pestle on Thursday at 10pm by
unknown assailants, police report stated, adding, his Blue Toyota
Highlander vehicle with a registration number, GN 1764-14 and
unspecified amount of money were also taken away by the killers.
The case was reported to the police by another pastor of the church
named, Ben Asamoah next day and the body of the 64-year old preacher was
taken to the Tamale Teaching Hospital morgue.
However, at about 3pm same day, [Saturday] the stolen Toyota vehicle
seen in a fitting shop at Lamashegu Industrial area. The owners had
brought the vehicle to be re-sprayed and sold but the mechanic became
suspicious and called police.
Police undercover investigators were dispatched to the scene and the
informant were made to call the suspects. The two students were then
arrested when they arrived after informant told them someone wanted to
buy the vehicle.
Dojie Kwame was identified as a co-tenant of the murdered pastor and
the one who brought the vehicle and asked that it should be put up for
sale.
He confessed the crime but his cousin and suspected accomplice,
Akwasi Abio vehemently denied any involvement to killing the Takoradi
native.
The two are currently in custody for further probe.
Police sources also confirmed but said there would be a news
briefing on the matter tomorrow, Monday, 13/11/17 at the regional
headquarters, to be addressed by the regional commander, DCOP Samuel
Sarpong.
Source: Starrfmonline.com
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