‘Kumasi-Adum’ woman murdering: Police Inspector is detained
For the murder of a woman at Adum in Kumasi last Thursday night, a police inspector has been arrested.
On Sunday night, Inspector Ahmed Twumasi—who is accused of shooting and killing the adult female who was thought to be his girlfriend—was apprehended.
The shooting event took place on Thursday night (April 20, 2023) in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.
A special Police operation that was started after the shooting event resulted in the arrest of the culprit, who had been on the run since the incident, in Sekyere, close to Effiduase in the Ashanti Region.
According to a statement released by the police on Sunday night, the suspect is currently in police custody and will be brought before the court to answer for his or her crimes.
The 26-year-old Victoria Dapaa, also known as Maa Adwoa, was shot dead by the suspect on Thursday night at Adum in Kumasi.
Victoria reportedly died as a result of his five close-range shots, according to reports.
According to reports, he hopped into a rickshaw—a small, two-wheeled passenger vehicle known as a Pragya in Ghana—and fled.
Around 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, the incident took place behind Aseda House near Dufie Towers.
Victoria, who was reportedly a single mother, was brought urgently to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where she was declared dead when she arrived.
Before killing the deceased at close range, the man was reportedly observed conversing with her, according to eyewitnesses.
“After the first two rounds, she was pleading with the man to stop, but he continued firing and added three more shots before hopping into a rickshaw to flee.
The witnesses claimed, “We couldn’t try to apprehend him since he was holding a pistol.