Wednesday, September 3, 2025
NewsCenta
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Local
    • Education
    • Agriculture
    • World
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Music
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NewsCenta
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Local
    • Education
    • Agriculture
    • World
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Music
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
NewsCenta
No Result
View All Result

Murder of immigration officer: Police explain change of charge

Police clarify reasons behind altering charge in immigration officer’s murder case

NewsCenta by NewsCenta
August 10, 2025
in Local, News
0
Immigration officer Police
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Blood stains in the living room of Bright Aweh, the man accused of murdering the immigration officer, Stephen King Amoah, have had his charge changed from kidnapping to murder. Police discovered evidence of attempted cleaning up of the room, freshly sprayed walls and an empty paint spray can.

Commissioner of Police (COP) Ms Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, disclosed this during a joint Police/Cyber Security Authority (CSA) press briefing.

You might also like

Muslim permanent Hajj

Muslim leaders seek presidential backing for permanent Hajj body

September 2, 2025
Parliament homosexual acts

Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts

September 2, 2025

She said a secondary crime scene near the GBC Satellite uncovered a burnt woollen carpet stained with blood.

Also found was a partially burnt camouflage fabric and a new carpet that had been replaced in the accused person’s room.

Ms Donkor said further search through a warrant in a particular room revealed more blood stains as well as the impounded vehicle of Aweh, which had some blood stains, of which samples were tested and proved to be human blood.

A fufu pestle with blood stains wrapped with polyethylene was also found 100 meters away from Aweh’s house.

To aid the investigation, the mother and son of Assistant Inspector of Immigration Stephen King Amoah, the deceased, popularly known as “Otumfuor Nana,” had provided blood samples for DNA profiling.

Giving further explanation of why Aweh, who was facing a kidnapping charge at the Kwabenya Circuit Court, is now before the Adabraka District Court for murder, she said a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage showed three people on two motorbikes arriving at Aweh’s house on the day the alleged murder occurred.

The deceased/victim was also seen in the footage arriving on a motorbike that dropped him and left, COP Donkor said.

“The deceased was not seen leaving the location. In addition, a vehicle belonging to the accused was seen in the footage moving in and out of the location.”

“Also, the accused was seen holding the polyethene that was found containing the pestle with blood stains”.

COP Donkor said with that evidence, Aweh’s initial charge of kidnapping was changed to murder.

Giving the background, she said on July 4, 2025, the Kwabenya District Police Command received a formal complaint of Amoah’s disappearance.

Amoah, stationed at the Sports Department of the Ghana Immigration Headquarters in Accra, left home on July 3, 2025, at about 2000hours after receiving WhatsApp images of cash bundles from Aweh, who asked that he met him at an Ashongman Estate drinking spot to settle an outstanding debt.

The Complainant told the Police that Amoah did not return home, and his phone remained switched off, COP Donkor said.

Police investigation led to the arrest of Aweh, who admitted meeting Amoah and giving him GHC500,000.00 in cash, instructing him to use GHC200,000.00 to pay off certain debts and keep the rest for later collection.

The CID boss said Aweh failed to explain the source of the money but gave conflicting statements, which heightened suspicions of foul play; thus, he was arraigned on July 8, 2025, on a provisional charge of kidnapping.

The next morning, she said, Police discovered a charred (severely burnt) body in a gutter near the GBC Satellite opposite Comet Estate, which was deposited at the Police Hospital morgue.

Six of Amoah’s relatives helped to identify the body as Amoah’s, irrespective of the extent of burns.

The CID Director General said the investigation took a dramatic turn when the CID, supported by the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Police and Kwabenya District Police, visited Aweh’s residence.

Mr Divine Selase Agbeti, the Director General of CSA, gave updates on online crimes committed in Sogakope and Sege, Dodowa, Sassasi, Ubuntu Estate, Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro, and Teshie Nungua.

Post Views: 155
Tags: CCTVClosed-Circuit TelevisionCriminal Investigation DepartmentCyber Security AuthorityGhana Immigration ServiceGhana Police Service
NewsCenta

NewsCenta

Related Stories

Muslim permanent Hajj

Muslim leaders seek presidential backing for permanent Hajj body

by NewsCenta
September 2, 2025
0

The leaders of the Muslim stakeholder organisations and institutions in Ghana, have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to support...

Parliament homosexual acts

Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts

by NewsCenta
September 2, 2025
0

Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft...

Bernard Bediako Akwatia

NDC’s Bernard Bediako wins Akwatia by-election

by Kojo Emmanuel
September 2, 2025
0

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has clinched the Akwatia parliamentary seat in a closely watched by-election. NDC’s candidate, lawyer Bernard...

Minority removal Justice

Minority condemns Mahama’s removal of Chief Justice

by NewsCenta
September 2, 2025
0

Mr John Darko, the Legal Counsel to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament, on Tuesday condemned the...

Recommended

Muslim permanent Hajj

Muslim leaders seek presidential backing for permanent Hajj body

September 2, 2025
“Supreme Leader

Mahama’s grip raises fears of “Supreme Leader”

September 2, 2025
Tarkwa mine

Tarkwa Mine to anchor Gold Fields’ long-term growth in Ghana

September 2, 2025

Popular Story

  • Songs Daddy Lumba

    See the list of over 200 songs Daddy Lumba released

    737 shares
    Share 295 Tweet 184
  • Gold-backed policies since 2021 driving economic gains — BoG

    711 shares
    Share 284 Tweet 178
  • 10 of top 11 causes of death killing more men in Ghana

    697 shares
    Share 279 Tweet 174
  • Bissue floors High Court and OSP at Supreme Court

    690 shares
    Share 276 Tweet 173
  • Monday, May 26, 2025 Newspaper Headlines

    678 shares
    Share 271 Tweet 170
NewsCenta

Newscenta is a Ghana-based news organisation publishing in print (The Newscenta Newspaper) and on a digital media platform (newscenta.com) dedicated to delivering timely and impactful news across various sectors, including politics, business, economy, technology, and culture.

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Health
  • Education
  • Mining
  • Energy
  • Telecoms
  • Agriculture
  • Opinion
  • Trade
  • Newspaper Headlines

© 2025 All Rights Reserved NewsCenta.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Politics
    • Local
    • World
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Music
  • Lifestyle
  • Newspaper Headlines
  • Business
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Tech
  • Opinion

© 2025 All Rights Reserved NewsCenta.

Connect with us