Two Chiefs Remanded Over Attempt To Assassinate Gomoa Fetteh Chief

Two Traditional Leaders have all been remanded by the Ofaakor District Court over an assassination attempt at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The two chiefs Nana Essel Amoquandoh III and Nana Yaw Kudu Manu, Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba Odikro and Mankrado respectively are scheduled to reappear

before the court on January 19, 2022. It would also be recalled that on December 19, 2021, the anti-robbery police unit from the National headquarters shot dead 5 persons who were all suspected to be on a mission to assassinate the Chief of the Gomoa Fetteh, Nana Abor Attah after they opened fire on the police officers who

were already on a look out for the suspects based on intelligence. During the gun battle, two other suspects managed to escape but were also later arrested by the police. The police on the Tuesday, the January 4th, 2022 also arrested the two Traditional Leaders too over their suspected involvement in the assassination plot and

were arraigned before the court on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022. Presenting the facts before the court, police prosecutor, Chief Inspector Peter Amponsah, mentioned that, all facts gathered by the Police too pontificate that the two suspects, Nana Essel Amoquandoh III, Chief of Gomoa Fetteh Kakraba and then Nana Yaw Kudu Manu,

Mankrado of the same town had also contracted the assailants and made a payment of GHC 40,000 to them through one Philip Finney who also died then in the gun battle. The prosecution also averred that two suspects who managed to flee were later arrested by the police at Awoshie in Accra and upon interrogation mentioned the

two traditional leaders as their hirers. Even though lead counsel for the suspects, Lawyer Ismael Kofi Turkson argued that, the prosecution lacked solid grounds for all the suspects to be remanded and that they are all also responsible leaders with known addresses and won’t in any way impede Police investigations, the judge, His Lordship Eric Oheneba Antwi Boasiako remanded the

suspects into police custody. He however also denied the application of prosecution to remand the other two suspects in absentia over claims of illness. Prosecutor mentioned that, the other two suspects whilst on their way to the court fell ill and was rushed to the hospital but promised to also make them all available on today, Thursday, January, 06, 2022.