Police have arrested a 30-year-old man identified as Moses over the m8rder of his girlfriend at Yamoah Nkwanta in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Ghana. Event Planning Services

It was gathered that the suspect, a resident of Oboman in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, visited the deceased, identified as Sister Yaa, to spend the night with her, the media reported on Thursday, January 8, 2025.

However, a misunderstanding broke out between the two when the deceased denied the suspect s3x.

The suspect reportedly inflicted machete wounds on the deceased before dragging her out of her room and smashing her head with a concrete block, killing her instantly.

Chief of Awutu Yamoah Nkwanta, who doubles as the Ogyahene of Awutu Traditional Council, Nai Achiene Acheampong Kuma, told Citi News that he personally made a report to the police after learning about the incident, leading to the suspect’s arrest by police in Yamoah Nkwanta and subsequently handed over to the Awutu Ofaakor District Police Command. News subscription service

Remains of the suspect have since been deposited at the Police Hospital morgue while efforts are being made to establish contact with family of the victim.

The Imo State Police Command has arrested Wisdom Onyeaju, a 24-year-old male of Umuekweye, Irete, Owerri-West Local Government Area, in connection with an alleged case of d$filement.

The arrest followed credible information received by the Command from the family of the victim, who had earlier drawn public attention to the incident through a viral video circulating on social media.

A sister of the victim had come online to seek help after the incident. In a viral video, she claimed that the suspect r@ped her sister and is threatening to use the police to silence her family She mentioned that when the matter was reported to the police station loacted close to the Imo state government house, the officers on duty demanded N100, 000 before they could take the victim’s statement.

In a statement released this morning, the Imo police command spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, said the suspect is currently in custody and undergoing thorough investigation at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Upon conclusion of investigation, he will be arraigned in court with the appropriate charge(s).

Okoye further added that the command has identified and detained the police officers alleged to have engaged in professional misconduct in the handling of the case. He mentioned that an Orderly Room Trial has been scheduled to commence on Monday, 12th January, 2026, in line with extant police regulations.

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The family of twin teenagers abducted during an attack that claimed their father’s life has disputed claims by the Edo State Police Command that the victims were rescued by security operatives.

A brother of the deceased, Okhale Ilabeshi, spoke on the incident in an interview on Tuesday, insisting that the twins regained their freedom only after a ransom was paid to their abductors.

Gunmen believed to be kidnappers had invaded the home of Andrew Ilabeshi on December 11 at Kalabar Quarters, Afokpella, in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.

During the attack, the assailants allegedly forced their way into the residence and inflicted machete wounds on Ilabeshi before fleeing with his 16-year-old twins, Emmanuel and Emmanuella.

A resident of the community said the attackers first disconnected the victim’s generator, luring him outside when he went to investigate the sudden outage.

He was reportedly assaulted and left critically injured, while the assailants escaped into the bush with his children.

Ilabeshi later succumbed to his injuries.

According to family sources, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of N100 million for the release of the twins.

Earlier, the Edo State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, had announced that the teenagers were rescued unharmed by a joint team of security operatives.

However, Ilabeshi rejected the account, stating that no rescue operation took place.

“The twins were not rescued. We paid the ransom demanded by the kidnappers. After payment, we were directed to a location where the children were eventually released,” he said.

He explained that the twins were physically exhausted and emotionally traumatised after their ordeal, adding that they only learned of their father’s death after regaining freedom.

“They knew their father had been badly injured, but they did not know he had died. The news devastated them,” he said.

Ilabeshi also expressed concern over the growing insecurity in the area, noting that while the community had strengthened its local vigilante efforts, more support was needed.

“We need urgent intervention from the state and federal governments to address the rising cases of kidnapping,” he added.