The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, COP Ken Yeboah has announced the arrest of killers of the former Mfantseman MP, Ekow Kwansah-Hayford.
According to him, the three suspects who have already been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for robbery will be charged for murder and retried for murdering the late legislator.
“…those arrested were Omar Sando, Jibo Ali, and Sando Ali, they are all of Fulani extraction. During investigations, they admitted having taken part in the attack and murder of the late Hon. Ekow Quansah Hayford on 8th October 2020 with the deceased – the one who was shot during a shoot out with the police as their leader. They were charged with the robbery based on the fact of the May 11, 2021 incident -highway robbery that took place on the Jacobu – Obuasi road and on 18th of June this year after the trial they were convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each. All the convicts are to be arraigned before a court in respect of the murder and robbery of the late Ekow Kwansah-Hayford,” COP Ken Yeboah said at a media briefing Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
Background
The late MP was killed by armed robbers on Friday 9th October 2020 around 1:00am on the Abeadze Nkusukum-Duadze road while returning from campaign activities.
Police investigations revealed that the MP had filed his nomination form on October 8, for re-election and decided to visit four communities in the Taabosom Electoral Area – (Effukatwa, Opim, Takoradi and Duadzi.
After having visited the communities with his campaign team, members of Yaw Berchie, Nuako, Frederick@Wofa Yaw, Stephen Atteh Allan, Frank Asiedu @ Okokorko Emmanuel Bandoo and the driver, Uncle Issah were on their way back to Mankessim.
They bumped into a gang of armed robbers who blocked the road between Abeaze Dominase and Duadze robbing motorists of their monies and valuables.
The MP arrived with his campaign team onboard a Mutsibuishi pickup branded in NPP colours. The robbers immediately fired gunshots into the vehicle bursting the tires as the vehicle suddenly stopped after running into a ditch.
The robbers surrounded them and demanded for all their valuables. The robbers after a short engagement with the MP and his team shot and killed him instantly.
Source: Kasaafmonline.com
