The suspects at the police station
Six suspects, including William Baah, Assemblyman for Denkyira-Obuasi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, who were arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, would be arraigned before a Cape Coast court today.
The other suspects are 29-year-old Kofi Nyame aka Abortion; Kofi Badu aka Wofa K, aged 45; Bismark Donkor and Phillip Baidoo, aged 30 years each.
The sixth person, Philip Amoah, was said to have sustained bullet wounds during a struggle with the murdered army officer and was admitted at the hospital at Dunkwa-On-Offin. He has since been discharged.
The suspects would be sent to court to be remanded to enable the police continue with their investigations since constitutionally they cannot be in police custody for more than 48 hours.
Briefing the media at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Police Station, the Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, stated that the police had made a lot of progress in the case.
He added that the law enforcement agents had received a lot of information that would help in their investigations and that those involved who had not yet been nabbed would be apprehended and dealt with drastically.
“I share in the pains of the family so I would encourage the police to do their work without fear or favour,” he declared.
Information gathered by DAILY GUIDE indicates that the Assemblyman – William Baah – surrendered himself to the police.
He reportedly told the police where he was hiding and was subsequently picked up.
It would be recalled that some residents of Denkyira-Obuasi on Monday murdered Captain Mahama who was jogging in the area at about 8:30 am.
The officer was the detachment commander of troops on operational duties in the general area.
A delegation from the military, led by Chief of the Army Staff and the regional police commander, DCOP Ampah Bennin, moved to the area to maintain peace and order due to the gruesome murder of Captain Mahama.
Meanwhile, the number of police personnel in the town has increased from 25 to 50.
From Sarah Afful, Cape Coast
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