The Sunyani Circuit Court docket A has remanded the a few law enforcement officers and a few other people, who allegedly brutalised a suspect in custody to death and secretly buried him, into jail custody.
The 6 ended up billed on two counts conspiracy to dedicate a criminal offense, to wit: murder, contrary to portion 23(1) and 46 of the criminal offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29).
The suspects, Common Constable Ebenezer Akuffo, 24, General Corporal Williams Akussung, 38, Chief Inspector Eric Aforo, 48, all law enforcement officers at the Seikwa station, Reuben Obeng 22, and Aaron Abbey, 21, protection guards, and Emmanuel Ofori Kingsford, 59, the banker at Nkoranman Rural Financial institution, are accused of agreeing with a typical objective to dedicate a crime and intentionally and unlawfully brought about the loss of life of Abu Nepah, amongst April 16 and 17.
The court docket presided about by His Lordship Jojo Hagan remanded the suspects to police custody to reappear on 11th Could 2021.
The prosecutor, Supt Joseph Apaloo mentioned an autopsy done on the human body of the deceased individual by Dr. Ernest K. Adjei, a senior professional pathologist from Komfo Anokye Educating Medical center, Kumasi, on Sunday gave the cause of loss of life as chest harm and blunt trauma to the chest.
He said the pathologist concluded that the way of Abu Nepah’s demise is unnatural. The accused individuals had been arrested on Monday and have been helping in investigations.
The reality of the case is, on Friday 16th April 2021, at about 6 pm, Abu Nepah, now deceased, was arrested and sent to the Seikwa police station by Emmanuel Ofori, the financial institution manager, and the two safety guards for damages triggered to the rear windscreen of his Toyota Highlander car or truck with registration no. AS 2000 X.
The suspect allegedly resisted and was subjected to beatings prior to he was handed to the police.
He was allegedly beaten and handcuffed to a pillar at the station when he continued to resist. The station officer, Main Insp. Eric Aforo allegedly directed he stayed there right away.
On Saturday, April 17, 2021, the station officer observed that the suspect had defecated on himself and littered the premises with human excreta, and instructed Normal Constable Ebenezer Akuffo and Standard Corporal Williams Akussung to launch the suspect to clear the position.
But on the exact day, close to 12:10 pm, the suspect collapsed and the officers rushed him to the Seikwa Overall health Middle for therapy, but he was pronounced clinically dead on arrival by the employees on obligation.
Insp Eric Aforo, on the exact same day, took the body, and buried the 48-calendar year-previous farmer at the Seikwa public cemetery. The deceased was assumed to be a pauper considering that his family members were not instantly known.
The 3 police officers, on Sunday, April 18, 2021, knowing that they had breached processes and sensing threat, exhumed the system and deposited it at Greatest Treatment mortuary, Mantukwa, on the Berekum Sunyani road.
The scenario was transferred to the Regional Police CID in Sunyani on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, and the officers were subsequently interdicted on April 23. The accused people were arrested on Monday, April 26 and are aiding in investigations.
Insp. Joseph Apaloo, the prosecutor claimed, the protection guards admitted to slapping the deceased numerous moments, Emmanuel Ofori also admitted he tried out slapping him at the law enforcement station but could not access him simply because the deceased was at the rear of the counter, and Constable Ebenezer Akuffo admitted using a smaller cane to strike his hand.
He, nevertheless, mentioned corporal Williams Akussung and Main Insp. Eric Aforo denied any involvement in the alleged torture.
The 6 built their initially look at the court docket on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, and have been remanded to prison custody to reappear on 11th May perhaps 2021.
