One person has been arrested in the gruesome murder of a police officer in a robbery operation, the police have confirmed.
The police say they are pursuing accomplices of the suspect.
The suspect, Salifu Adams, and his gang of robbers attacked the victim on 25th November, 2022 between Miminaso no.2 and Nyamebekyere on the Ejura Nkoranza road in the Ashanti region.
The name of the deceased has been withheld by the police administration “until his family is formally notified of his demise, In line with our standard operating procedure and in respect for Ghanaian tradition”.
The suspect is currently in police custody and the police said he will be arraigned “to face justice”.
“The manhunt for the remaining suspects has also been intensified and we will surely get them arrested,” the police said in a statement to the media. “May the soul of our departed colleague rest in perfect peace.”
