Police search for suspect after murders in Sakumono, Ghana
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaian Times
Ghanaian police have arrested Beatrice Mumuni, 47, and are searching for Samuel Christopher Osei Anto after George Atubiga and his niece Irene were shot dead in Sakumono on 30 October. Investigators are offering 100,000 cedis for information leading to the suspect’s arrest, whom police suspect acted after a dispute over a debt of 500,000 cedis.
Ghanaian police are searching for Samuel Christopher Osei Anto in the investigation into the murder of George Atubiga, 57, and his niece Irene Atubiga, 47, who were shot dead on 30 October in Sakumono, in the Greater Accra Region. Investigators have arrested Beatrice Mumuni, who allegedly led the main suspect to the victims’ home, according to a Ghana Police Service statement cited by the Ghanaian Times.
Police are offering a reward of 100,000 Ghanaian cedis for credible information leading to Osei Anto’s arrest. Information can be passed to the nearest police station or to the emergency numbers 191 and 18555.
Initial findings by Accra Regional Police point to a financial dispute. George Atubiga had allegedly borrowed 500,000 cedis from Osei Anto and failed to repay him. An argument reportedly broke out during a visit to demand the money, before the suspect shot the two relatives, who died after being admitted to hospital.
The investigation follows the arrest of the suspect in the two Accra murders, announced on 1 November. The victims were shot dead on 30 October in a debt dispute in Accra.
