Daniel Ansah and Kwabena Adu
EMMANUEL Kotey, one of the escapees from the Kwabenya Police Station cells where ASP Emmanuel Ashilevi was shot dead has been arrested at Asikasu near Asamankese in the Lower West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region.
ASP Ebenezer Tetteh, the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed the arrest to DAILY GUIDE said, the suspect was arrested as a result of police-community collaboration.
The robbery gang attacked the Police Station during the wee hours of Sunday, January 21, 2018 and freed their colleagues, killing the then Chief Inspector Emmanuel Ashilevi who was on duty at the time.
Seven of the inmates escaped, but four of them have been re-arrested. Two of the escapees were jailed 30 months after they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to escape from lawful custody and escaping from lawful custody.
The third escapee, Kofi Darko, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
At the time of filling this report, the Eastern Regional Police command, was arranging to transfer the suspect to the Police headquarters in Accra.
FROM Daniel Bampoe, Koforidua