The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has detained Mawunya Francis, 22, but his accomplices are still at large. They are accused of killing an Okada Rider in the Central Region’s Awutu Bontrase for ritual purposes. Apparently, Kwabena Ogyam, the rider from Awutu Bontrase to Mfadwen, was hired by Mawunya and his friends, who then allegedly killed him and stole both the motorcycle and his body. The suspect is accused of having secretly buried the deceased’s body in a bush.
On Thursday, July 7, 2022 at night, the Awutu Bereku District Police Command had to use firearms to disperse the enraged mob that had surrounded the police station and was calling for the suspect to be lynched.
In an interview with Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan, the father of the deceased or missing boy, Kwame Darko revealed that the suspects told their friends that, they will kill somebody for rituals and use the money to buy a luxury car before the 2022 Awutu Awubia Annual Festival.
Meanwhile, some of the Okada Riders called on Police to come to their aid because of the increasing rate at which criminals are killing their colleagues.
They are requesting that the Inspector General of Police provide the District with sufficient police personnel right away. Community members have vowed to help the police find the other perpetrators.
