The late Naa Abdul-Malik Azenbe
TOP CRIME scene investigators at the police headquarters in Accra have been temporarily moved to Kumasi to hunt for the killers of the Kusasi Chief in Ashanti Region, Naa Abdul-Malik Azenbe, who met his untimely death in front of his house on Tuesday evening.
The top police officers have made the important trip to the Ashanti Regional capital following an order by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno, who is eager to get the killers nabbed in the coming days.
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye-Cudjoe, announced the police administration’s decision to move the top crime scene investigators to Kumasi whilst addressing the bereaved family yesterday.
Naa Abdul-Malik Azenbe was reportedly shot three times in the left side of his stomach at close range by unknown gunmen on Tuesday evening. The perpetrators have since gone into hiding to escape arrest.
The late chief was standing in front of his house at Asawase F-line near the Community Centre at 8:35pm when the tragic incident happened. Eyewitnesses in Asawase are suspecting contract killing.
DCOP Teye-Cudjoe, announced that the police are doing everything possible to hunt for the killers to face the law, saying, “We have started investigations, and surely we will arrest all the suspects.”
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander also indicated that the police have done all the necessary paper works and other protocols for the release of the lifeless body to the bereaved family for burial.
The police also assured residents of Asawase that they are in full control of security in the area, urging the public to assist with information to arrest the killers.
FROM I.F. Joe Awuah, Kumasi