Ghanaian police have arrested three suspects for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 33-year-old man, Nana Yaw Kyere, who went missing on Tuesday in the Kokomlemle area of Accra.
Richmond Mensah, the police spokesperson, said in a statement that the victim left his house and never returned.
The suspects, Philip Dzifa Kofi Tefe, Sarah Osei Adams and Josiah Obodai, were arrested following investigations by the missing persons unit.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the victim left his residence at Kokomlemle in Accra last Saturday in his Honda Civic and did not return.
“Investigations revealed that the victim was lured to suspect Philip Tefe’s residence at Teshie Agbleza by suspect Sarah Osei Adams,” he said.
He noted that both suspects later confessed to their involvement and indicated that suspect Mr Tefe attacked the victim during a confrontation and hit him with a metallic object, causing him to sustain injuries.
According to him, the victim was then moved to another room where he was left unattended and later died.
“Investigations further established that the victim’s body was conveyed in a Kia Morning vehicle to a location near the motorway on 20th September 2026, where it was dumped in a bush and set ablaze.
“The partially burnt body was discovered at Community 18 on 21st September 2026,” Mr Mensah said.
He explained that the victim’s mother and an uncle identified the body at the police hospital morgue on Thursday.
“The police have also retrieved the victim’s iPhone 12, which suspect Philip Tefe allegedly sold for GH$100.00. The buyer, Sunday Omeje, has been cautioned and detained for dishonestly receiving the phone,” he said.
He stressed that further investigations led to the arrest of Mr Obodai, who is being investigated in connection with the disposal of the body.
Mr Mensah added that the suspect’s father’s Kia Morning vehicle, which was believed to have been used to convey the body, has also been impounded.
He added that the three suspects are currently in police custody and will be put before the court as investigations continue to identify and arrest other persons who may have been involved in the case.