The police in Kumasi said preliminary investigations point to contract killing following the alleged murder of the wife of an aide to the CEO of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr KK Sarpong.
Benedicta Abena Pokua was gunned down by four men on Saturday 12 June around the forecourt of Joefel Restaurant at Dichemso, a suburb of Kumasi, in a white Range Rover with a customised registration number ‘PREMPEH 1-21’.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the aide of the GNPC boss Nana Prempeh who is popular for flaunting dollars on social media may have been the target of the armed men.
Speaking to Nana Yaa Mensah on The Asaase Breakfast on Tuesday 15 June in Kumasi, police spokesperson ASP Godwin Ahianyo said investigation is still ongoing.
“The police command has begun investigation into that attack, unfortunately we don’t know the motive behind that attack, but we are not ruling out contract killing,” ASP Ahianyo said.
He added: “Fortunately for us the husband was able to pick the vehicle but he wasn’t able to pick the registration number.”
ASP Ahianyo said investigators are working around the clock to close in on the suspects, adding the police will not relent on efforts to keep the region safe.
Fred Dzakpata
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