Krontihene and Acting President of Sefwi Bekwai Traditional Council, Nana Kwadwo Twum II, has bitterly put into words the murder of 27-year-old Martha Denteh.
With much pain, he described the incident that occurred on their soil as a “disgrace, humiliation and barbaric”, orchestrated by “irresponsible, shameless, and uncivilized individuals.”
“It is with much pain, disgrace, and humiliation that I comment about the barbaric murder of the late MARTHA TETTEH, a resident of Kumasi allegedly for ritual purposes by some irresponsible, shameless, and uncivilized individuals, which incident, unfortunately, took place on this our land on the later part of June 2022, as per the report from the Ghana Police Service, Sefwi Bekwai District, issued on 22nd July 2022,” he said in a release signed Sunday, August 7, 2022.
He expressed his condolences on behalf of the traditional authority to the bereaved family, expressing optimism in the police to carry out a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to book.
“On behalf of Nananom of Sefwi Bekwai Traditional Area and our beloved people, my condolences go to the family of our late daughter, sister, and mother, MARTHA TETTEH. May the Lord soothe the pains in your hearts and keep you, as the police work hard day-in-day out to bring the perpetrators of that callous, heinous and unacceptable act to book,” he stated.
The Police arrested three (3) persons in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Martha Tetteh at Sefwi Bekwai Atwumah in the Western North Region.
The deceased, a resident of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, had travelled to Sefwi Bekwai on June 27, 2022, allegedly to consult a spiritualist. Her headless body was later found dumped in an uncompleted building at Sefwi Bekwai.
The suspects, Solomon Sam, alias Paa Solo, John Nana Addai, alias Akwasi Kokoreh and Osofo Attah alias Prince Attah, who is alleged to be a spiritualist, were arrested following Police investigations into her murder.
Suspect Solomon Sam, alias Paa Solo, who allegedly introduced the deceased to the self-styled spiritualist, was arrested on July 12, 2022, at his hideout at Bibiani. Further investigation led to the arrest of suspect Osofo Attah, the spiritualist.
During the interrogation process, suspect Osofo Attah admitted to being involved in the crime and mentioned suspect John Nana Addai, alias Akwasi Kokoreh as the one who contracted suspect Solomon Sam to lure the victim to Sefwi Bekwai to consult the spiritualist. The suspect, John Nana Addai was also arrested on July 20, 2022, at Sefwi Atronsu.
The suspects were put before court on Thursday, July 21, 2022, and were remanded to reappear on August 4, 2022.
The body of the deceased was deposited at the Bibiani Government Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
By Felix Anim-Appau|Onuaonline.com
