Six men, believed to be members of an armed robbery gang that murdered a motor rider and took away his bike in June this year at Akatsi, have been rounded up by the police at different locations after investigations.
The suspects (names withheld) were picked up at Ashaiman, Akatsi, Ho and Sogakope, while others are on the run.
The deceased, Dotse Agbanu, 28, was newly married with no child yet; he hailed from Agabnukope at Akatsi.
The suspects have since appeared before a Magistrate Court at Akatsi. They have been charged with conspiracy, murder robbery, and are being held under very heavy security.
Their pleas were not taken and were remanded in police custody to re-appear on August 15, this year.
A source close to the police told the GNA that sometime in June this year, the deceased left home in the evening with his motor bike but failed to return after midnight.
According to the source, some persons found the body of the deceased lying in a pool of blood at a cemetery on the Anyieme-Akatsi road, with apparent multiple machete wounds. An alarm was then raised.
The source said investigations revealed that it was an act of robbery, leading to the arrest of the group. The motor bike is yet to be retrieved.
The body of the deceased is currently being kept at the Police Hospital morgue in Accra, pending autopsy and further investigations.
Akatsi District Police Commander, Lartey Lawson, confirmed the incident to the GNA but refused to comment further.
GNA