A 36-year old teacher, who operates a mobile money business after school hours,
Solomon Arhin, has been shot dead by an armed robber Tw3sonwin Junction, Okorase, in the Akuapem North Municipality near Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital.
The deceased and his friend, Charles Dankwa, according to report were on Saturday, June 20, 2021, at about 11:14 pm ambushed by the armed robber when they were returning home after the close of work and shot him in the chest.
Charles Dankwa who managed to escape unhurt narrated that after the incident, while on their way home, they saw a man standing ahead of them making phone calls.
According to him, he heard the sound of a gunshot which both ran helter-skelter for safety but he was later informed at his hideout that Solomon Arhin has been shot dead.
The murdered Solomon Arhin was a teacher at Behenase RC Basic School near Tinkon in Akuapem North Municipality.
He was also a member of the Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC) of The Church of Pentecost in Koforidua.
A tenant, Mohammed Shaibu in a house where the deceased fell and died after being shot said, he heard gunshots while in his room but a few minutes later he saw the victim running into his house shouting for help but came to see the victim lying in a supine position in a pool of blood wearing black shorts with a white shirt with gunshot wounds on the chest.
Two black backpacks containing cash of Ghc8,290.30, one HP Laptop with charger, one Infinix Mobile Phone, one Itel mobile phone, one Android mobile phone, two small Itel mobile phones, a pendrive, a modem, earpiece, and some bank documents were found lying beside the victim.
His body has been deposited at St. Joseph Hospital morgue by police, as he left behind a pregnant wife and two children.
FROM Daniel Bampoe, Koforidua