{"id":742886,"date":"2019-11-12T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/12\/gun-supplier-arrested-in-npp-treasurer-murder\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:26:12","slug":"gun-supplier-arrested-in-npp-treasurer-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/12\/gun-supplier-arrested-in-npp-treasurer-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun Supplier Arrested In NPP Treasurer Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> <strong>KILLED! Mark Ofori<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\npolice in the Western Region have arrested a man believed to be in his late 30s<br \/>\nwho is allegedly linked to the murder of the Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of<br \/>\nthe New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mark Ofori.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony<br \/>\nMensah, an alleged gun supplier at Amanful, a suburb of Takoradi, is believed<br \/>\nto have supplied the gun that was allegedly used in the gruesome murder of the<br \/>\nNPP treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\nwould be recalled that the assailant who killed the treasurer left behind the<br \/>\nweapon suspected to have been used in the heinous crime.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\npolice, during their investigations, have been able to trace the supplier of<br \/>\nthe gun and arrested him from his hideout at Amanful. It was done by a night<br \/>\npatrol team of the Regional Police Command at about 8pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A<br \/>\nsource at the Regional Police Command confirmed to <strong><em>DAILY GUIDE<\/em><\/strong> that Anthony<br \/>\nMensah who was arrested upon a tip-off attempted to escape when he saw the<br \/>\npatrol team approaching his vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe<br \/>\ngathered that the suspect was found fetching water from his residence at<br \/>\nAmanful but when he saw the police approaching, he immediately removed his<br \/>\nclothes in an attempt to escape arrest,\u201d the source noted.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nsource indicated that the arrest of Anthony Mensah could help unravel the<br \/>\nmystery surrounding the unfortunate death of Mr. Ofori.<\/p>\n<p>On<br \/>\nWednesday, October 30, the whole of Takoradi was thrown into a state of shock<br \/>\nwhen Mr. Ofori was found shot dead at his residence at Fijai in the<br \/>\nSekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The assailant reportedly went straight to the victim\u2019s bedroom and shot him in the chest, killing him instantly. Preliminary checks showed that the suspect did not take anything from the house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KILLED! Mark Ofori The police in the Western Region have arrested a man believed to be in his late 30s who is allegedly linked to the murder of the Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mark Ofori. 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