Eric Kojo Dua
The case of two persons accused over the
gruesome murder of two police officers at Budumburam, near Kasoa in the Central
Region, has been adjourned to November 19, 2019.
This was after the prosecution led by ASP
Sylvester Asare wrote to the court pleading with it to adjourn the matter.
The accused persons were not brought to court
and there was no explanation as to why the prosecution wanted an adjournment, but
DAILY
GUIDE learnt that a letter was sent to the Kaneshie District Court
presided over by Magistrate Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway.
A lawyer defending Eric Kojo Dua, the main
suspect, had at the last sitting requested psychiatric evaluation for his
client claiming it was not usual for someone to brandish a gun and use it in that
manner.
He told the court that he had known the suspect
since he was a child and that he was a humble bloke and
cannot fathom how he could have killed the policemen.
He suggested that the death of the accused
person’s mother might have affected him and he (lawyer) thought an evaluation
would put his suspicions to rest.
The prosecution led by ASP Sylvester Asare had opposed
the request of the lawyer over the accused person’s ‘sanity’ and expressed
surprise that the counsel could advance such an argument.
Subsequently, the court turned down the request
for the psychiatric evaluation saying the accused person had so far not shown
any sign of insanity.
Murder
The suspect on August 28 shot and killed Sgt.
Michael Dzamasi, a service driver, and L/Cpl Awal Mohammed – both personnel of
the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) detachment at Kasoa in the
Central Region.
They were said to be on Task Force duties on
the Kasoa-Winneba highway when the main suspect, Kojo Dua, and the other three
suspects (also on trial) on board an unregistered Toyota Camry blatantly
ignored the signal of the officers to stop and sped off.
Other events led to Eric Dua shooting and
killing both officers who had since been laid to rest.
Kojo Duah was on the run after the deadly
incident and was later arrested on the Senchi Bridge on Saturday, August 31, in
the Eastern Region.
He is reported to have said he killed Sgt. Dzamesi out of revenge for the death of his mother because he was convinced that the deceased was responsible for it.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak
