Five persons have been arrested by the police to assist in investigations into the murder of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu.
The five include three men and two women.
The Accra regional Police Command PRO, Assistant Superintendent of police, Mrs Afia Tenge, disclosed this to the media but failed to disclose their identity.
She said the Police received a distress call from the late MP’s Shiashie residence at around 1:25am.
“On arrival, police found the victim in a pool of blood, he was rushed to the police hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival,” she said.
The body is in the Police hospital morgue. According to the Police, Mr Danquah died from multiple stab wounds.
She said high-level police investigators are at the scene for crime scene reconstruction and gathering of forensic evidence.
The residence of the late MP has been cordoned off. The Police are asking the public to assist them with information that could lead the police to unravel the mystery behind Mr Danquah’s death.
Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu was stabbed to death in his bedroom by unknown persons. They got access to his room using a ladder.
The late MP was born on July 2, 1965 and a Chartered Accountant by profession.
He served as a deputy Minister of Woman and Children’s Affairs in the erstwhile Kufour Administration.
Until he entered Parliament he was the Executive Director, Automotive Springs (Ghana) Limited, Accra. He is married, with two children.