ACP Mr David Agyemang Agyim, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, in a media briefing said the deceased was in the company of the suspect at his residence at Kwadaso on Sunday before the incident occurred.
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Sadat Mohammed declared wanted by Police for Asamponhene's murder
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has declared one Sadat Mohammed wanted for the murder of Asantehene's Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Afodour.
The lifeless body of the Asamponhene was found near his vehicle when police officers visited the scene.
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Sadat Mohammed, who is popularly known as Alhaji is s said to have invited the late chief to meet with him at Suame, a suburb of Kumasi, to settle a loan he had secured after months of failure to repay.
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Hours later, his body was found by a group who were returning from a church service at the outskirts of the village - Ebuom on the Ejura - Nkoranza highway and it had multiple stabs.
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The assailants were said to have attempted to set the car ablaze to avoid any traces.
According to the police, the vehicle run into a huge stone which prevented it from running into a ditch.
Sadat Mohhamed
Pulse Ghana
Oheneba Kwadwo Afodour was stabbed multiple times last Sunday by his assailants and left to die at the back seat of his Toyota Land Cruiser V8 vehicle at Ebuom on the Ejura – Nkoranza highway.
Three persons have as of now been arrested. One of them has since been granted a police enquiry bail.
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A cell phone belonging to the late chief has also been retrieved to aid police investigation.
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