The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested Suspect Benjamin Owusu aged 35 for faking a robbery and kidnapping attack at Fijai a suburb of Millennium City, Gomoa Nyanyano.
A statement issued by the Police said the incident took place on 3rd September, 2025
“On 3rd September, 2025 at about 0300hrs the Millennium City District Police Command received a report from a complainant who informed Police that he received a text message from the victim, now suspect that he was under a robbery attack at his residence. Following the report, Police visited the supposed scene of crime being the residence of suspect Benjamin Owusu but he was not found in the house. Police however found blood stains on the floor of his bedroom, suggesting he might have been harmed. Samples of the blood stains were lifted from the floor of his room for forensic analysis,” the Police explained.
The statement noted that, “Further investigations revealed that, the suspect had abandoned the Sim Card he earlier used in sending the text message to the complainant. However, he later succeeded in replacing the old Sim Card and subsequently made phone calls from a specific location at Elubo in the Western Region on 5th September, 2025.”
According to the Head of Public Affairs of the Central East Region of the Ghana Police Service, “The results of the blood samples from the Police forensic Crime lab proved negative for human blood after a DNA examination. Intelligence gathered by a dedicated team of investigators regarding the activities of the suspect led to the arrest of the suspect at his hideout at Akatamanso in the Ashanti Region on 24° September, 2025.
“Upon his arrest, the suspect revealed that, he intentionally killed a duck and stained his bedroom floor with its blood to stage his kidnapping because he could not account for monies in his custody belonging to his employer. He will be put before Court to face justice after completion of investigations,” DSP Victor Kofi Dosoo disclosed.
He commended all stakeholders who assisted in the arrest of suspect Benjamin Owusu.
“We also caution persons with such intentions to desist as they will be made to face the full rigours of the law if arrested,” he warned.
