Isaac Kwasi Fosu is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder.
Fosu‘s plea was not taken by the court presided over by Ms Gloria Naa Botor Laryea, the Ghana News Agency reported.
Prosecution said Fosu alleged that he and his accomplices had killed 17 people across the country adding that one of the accomplices, Kwame Alex, engaged them to do the killing and pays him a fee of GH¢ 25,000 cedis for each person killed.
Fosu and the alleged four accomplices, Kwame Alex, Yaw Ampofo, William Arthur and Yaa Pokua now at large were caught when they allegedly murdered a 14-year old boy Kweku Owuredu at Abokyifrom, near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region in November last year.
The court heard the complainant, Nana Manu Asiamah, Chief of Abokyikrom went to police on November 29 last year, saying some people at Abokyikrom had reported that a young boy has been murdered and dumped in a bush in the community.
According to the prosecution a team of policemen were dispatched to the area where the deceased was found in cocoa farm.
The body of the deceased was found to have a deep cut under the throat.
The deceased lived with the father Kwadwo Awuah at a village called Korengtengkrom.
On the day of the incident the family left the house early in the morning for church at Abokyikrom and the deceased was to join them later, the GNA reported.
The father's brother later told him that on his way to church he saw a pair of sandal stained with blood that looked like that of his son.
A search party from the village then discovered the body.
On April 12, this year, prosecution said intelligence gathered led to the arrest of Fosu aka T.O at Atiebie Amanfrom and when he was searched a kitchen knife was found on him.
In Fosu’s investigation caution statement to the police, he admitted murdering Owuredu and mentioned his accomplices.
Fosu told the police that Alex had given him GH¢ 13,000 cedis after killing Owuredu.
On April 18, Fosu was put before a District Court at Nkawkaw where he was remanded to assist in investigations.
Fosu was however discharged by the court and handed over to the Police Homicide Unit at the police headquarters for further investigations.
Efforts were being made to arrest Fosu’s accomplices.
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