Eric Kojo Duah
The one-storey
house of Eric Kojo Duah, the main suspected killer of two cops last week, is
now under lock and key.
An eerie silence
has enveloped the house as though now peopled by ghosts.
The house
occupied by the ‘killer’s’ late mother Elizabeth Boateng, until her death, was
where Eric Kojo Duah lived until his residency was moved to the cells of the
Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and now in prison custody under remand.
Neighbours are
visibly avoiding any interaction with persons they think are media persons
because they might not like to be associated with the ongoing investigations.
Probe Order
The acting Inspector
General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh, in the light of the flurry of
charges being levelled against some police officers in Kasoa, some of which appear
‘repugnant’ to the integrity of policing, has ordered a probe.
A news release
originating from the Director General of the Police Public Affairs Directorate yesterday
stated that the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) and the Police
Intelligence Department (PID) have been charged “to investigate reports
concerning conduct of police officers related to the shooting incident at
Budumburam, leading to the death of the two officers.”
The release said,
“The Director Generals of PPSB and PID are to submit their investigation
reports to the IGP (Ag) in three weeks.”
The police have also
asked the media “to be circumspect in their commentary and channel any relevant
information to the police to assist in the investigation.”
The release encouraged
the public to volunteer information that would be valuable to the investigating
bureau.
Fear Grips Bad Cops
Police officers
with skeletons in their cupboards are said to have been gripped with apprehension
about the development.
With the
contribution of members of the public who know too much about the ‘unwholesome’
operations of some cops in the Kasoa area, the IGP’s order is no laughing
matter.
Osu Police Station
DAILY GUIDE can confirm that three of the suspects arrested a few hours after
the shooting incident were detained at the Osu Police Station until Monday
morning when were they moved away from the location.
Unconfirmed
information has it that the wife of the suspected killer has been arrested,
having left her original abode at Budumburam.
A Joy
News report in their latest bulletin yesterday pointed out that a
telltale police uniform was found on a drying line at Eric’s house.
Wild Rumours
With speculations
rife about a cordial relationship existing between the suspect and the police
in Kasoa, a rumour which is now a subject of an IGP-directed investigation, the
ownership of the uniform would offer an important ingredient for the
investigators.
With all the
suspects now formally charged with a total of four counts of conspiracy,
abetment and murder, all is now set for the commencement of the appropriate
adjudication in a case which touched the hearts of most Ghanaians.
Accused Persons
The accused
persons include Eric Kojo Duah, Isaac Amissah, Ibrahim Zakaria, Isaac Mensa,
Oblitey Commey, Victor Yire and Fatawu Ahmed.
They stand
accused of allegedly shooting and killing Sgt. Michael Dzamesi, a service
driver, and L/Cpl. Awal Mohammed at a place called Big Apple, near Budumburam,
Kasoa.
The deceased
policemen were personnel of the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD)
detachment at Kasoa, and their deaths have sparked public outrage.
They were brought
before court, presided over by Rosemond Doodua Agyiri, on Monday.
Given that the
court did not have the jurisdiction to trial murder cases and only expected to
do a pre-trial committal, the plea of the accused persons were not taken.
The facts of the
case were also not read and the accused persons were not represented by any
lawyer.
Array of Narrations
The array of
narrations of what happened on the day of the incident continue to make it to
the media, the latest being about how one of the suspects, Ibrahim Zakariah,
responded to Eric Duah’s SOS call that his car was being snatched from him. It
was a fateful moment as he ended up being rounded up as a suspect in the case.
The case has been
adjourned to September 26, 2019.
Suspect’s Church Rattled
The Strong Living
Fire Church, the suspect’s mother’s worship facility, is now a cynosure of all
eyesin Dansoman, Accra, where it is
located with passers-by taking glimpses of the place and neighbours engaged in
endless gossips about the late Mama Lizy’s son who has hit the news for the
wrong reasons.
Although the custodians of the church have sought to distance the suspect’s seeming deviant character from his late mother, the coming days would turn in more and interesting details about Eric Duah and his escapades in Kasoa.
By A.R. Gomda
