By Kingsley Mamore, GNA
Dambai (O/R) Nov 14, GNA – Two men have been remanded into prison custody by the Dambai Magistrate Court for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 39-year-old woman, Madam Rejoice Sena Akpaku, whose body was discovered in a bush near Adumadum in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region.
The suspects, identified as Isaac Sekyi, 36, and Reindolf Sekeni, 45, were arraigned on November 12, in a court presided over by Mr Alhassan Dramani and remanded to reappear on December 2, 2026.
According to a police statement issued by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr John Nchor, Oti Regional Public Affairs Officer, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the deceased reportedly travelled from Somanya in the Eastern Region to Dormabin on October 28, 2026, to retrieve GH¢19,000 allegedly owed her by Sekyi.
She, however, failed to return, prompting concerns about her whereabouts and subsequent police investigations into her disappearance.
The statement said following Sekyi’s arrest on November 10, 2026, police investigations led to the recovery of the deceased’s Infinix Smart 8 mobile phone from a chain of individuals linked to him.
Investigators reportedly traced the phone to his girlfriend, Madam Seraphine Aku Koumah, who told the police that Sekyi had given it to her before she handed it over to his brother, Frank Sekyi.
The mobile phone was subsequently retrieved and found to have been flashed, with its SIM card removed.
A mobile phone technician, identified as Mr Mohammed Ali, was also arrested to assist with investigations.
The police statement further disclosed that on November 11, 2026, Mr Sekyi allegedly confessed to the murder and implicated Mr Sekeni as an accomplice.
He subsequently led police investigators to the location where the body had been concealed, where it was identified by a sibling of the deceased.
A stick suspected to have been used in the attack was also retrieved from the scene and retained as an exhibit to support ongoing investigations.
The police said the two principal suspects were subsequently arraigned and remanded into custody, while three other persons arrested in connection with the case had been granted police enquiry bail to assist with investigations.
The Ghana Police Service assured the public that investigations into the matter would be conducted professionally and in accordance with due process.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah /Kenneth Odeng Adade