The Ghana Police Service has revealed that some persons identified to be complicit in the murder of military Officer, Sherrif Imoro, will be arraigned before court today, March 13, 2023.
According to the Police, as part of its investigations, an intelligence operation was immediately launched, following his demise within Ashaiman and other strategic locations of interest to follow up on all relevant leads on the case. It indicated that after a week of sustained intelligence-led operation, it has arrested six persons on different dates and at various location within Ashaiman and its environs for their suspected involvement in the murder of the soldier.
“We would like to assure the public, especially the family of the deceased, that all the suspects in police custody and will be put before the court on Monday,13th March, 2023 to justice.”
Ghana Police Service
The Police highlighted that investigation also revealed that the suspects, Samuel Tetteh and Abubakar Sadick at around 1:45 am on March 4, 2023, attacked the deceased at Taifa Ashaiman in an attempt to rob him of his phone and a backpack. The deceased, however, resisted and struggled with the robbers.
“During the struggle, suspect, Samuel Tetteh pulled a knife and stabbed the deceased in the arm, snatched his phone and bolted leaving the deceased with the knife stuck in his arm.”
Ghana Police Service
The Police recounted that on 4th March 2023, it received information that a male adult had been found lying dead at Ashaiman Taifa in the Greater Accra Region. A team of Police officers proceeded to the said location and confirmed the incident.
“Police immediately commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the victim. The officers cordoned off the scene and called in the specialist Police Crime Scene team to process the scene for forensic analysis.”
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Police narrates events leading to arrest of suspects
Subsequently, the Police explained that the body of the deceased was thereafter conveyed to a hospital for preservation and autopsy.
Per pathologist’s autopsy report, it was determined that the main cause of death was exsanguination and laceration of major vessels in the left arm, which is consistent with having been stabbed.
The Crime Scene Team, according to the Police, retrieved a number of items, including a knife with blood stains on it and a backpack. In the backpack, it found 1 Samsung tablet, 1 Apple laptop, 1 military uniform with the name tag “Imoro”, 8 other items of clothing, as well as a Ghana card and a Health Insurance card bearing the name Imoro Sherrif.
Judging from the contents of the backpack, the police suspected the victim could be a soldier, and in line with Police standard operating procedure for handling institution-based victims, the Military was accordingly notified of the incident and some military personnel came to identify the deceased to Police as Imoro Sheriff, a soldier.
The Police noted that investigations also revealed that suspect Samuel Tetteh and Abubakar Sadick sold what they had robbed from the deceased to suspect Ibrahim Abdul Rakib, who later sold it to suspect Safianu Musah. However, it revealed that Safianu Musah is being evasive as to the whereabout of the phone and claims to have sold it to suspect, Yussif Mohammed and later to suspect Abdul Gafaru Abdul Karim.
“Both have been arrested and are assisting the investigation to retrieve the phone.”
Ghana Police Service
On 12th March 2023, the Police highlighted that a team of Police officers led by the Tema Regional Commander visited the family of the deceased and briefed them on the investigation so far. To this end, the Police commended all Police officers at all levels of Command, especially the Crack Police intelligence and investigation teams as well as the Ashaiman district command for their professionalism and meticulous dedication, working around the clock to unravel the case.
