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The Western Regional Police Command has intensified its investigation into the gruesome murder of John Abban at Asemkor in the Agona Nkwanta District, arresting five additional suspects believed to be connected to the crime. According to a police statement, the latest arrests were made at various hideouts across the region. On Thursday, October 23, 2025, police apprehended Kwabena Asirifi, 50, at his hideout in the Ampataano community near Asemkor. Subsequently, on Friday, October 24, 2025, the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate picked up three more suspects — James Eshun alias Abeiku, 25, Joseph Aidoo alias Moree, 45, and Stephen Nyame alias Joe, 18 — at Abuesi in the Shama District. The arrests follow the earlier detention of Kwabena Musah, 55, who was nabbed on Octobe...

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested five individuals in connection with the murder of Mr. John Abban at Asemkor, a community in the Agona Nkwanta District of the Western Region. According to a statement issued by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Western Regional Police Command, Superintendent Olivia E. T. Adiku, the incident occurred on October 6, 2025, following a chieftaincy dispute in the area. The deceased, Mr. Abban, was reportedly the brother of the Chief of Butre and Asemkor. Following the incident, the suspects fled the community and went into hiding. However, through sustained intelligence operations conducted by the Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, three of the suspects — Kennedy Abor, alias Abongo (30), Kojo Attah Panyi (20), and Joseph Bass...

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Police arrest five more suspects in Asemkor murder case

Police apprehend five suspects in connection with murder at Asemkor