The arrest of the second suspect of the death of Adams Mahama relieves the family – Brother

General News on Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Source: rainbowradioonline.com

2019-01-29

The late brother of the late Adams Mahama, Muazu Issakah, commended the security agencies and the government of Ghana for arresting the second suspect in the murder case.

S addressing Kwabena Agyapong on Frontline to Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, he said, the arrest will speed up the lawsuits and help get justice for the deceased brother.

According to him, before dying the late Adams, he reportedly mentioned the names of Gregory Afoko and the recently arrested suspect.

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told reporters on Monday: "Ghanaian security agencies collaborating with Interpol have arrested the second suspect in the murder of Mr. Adams Mahama, former president of the NPP in the The Far East The fugitive Asabke Alangdi was arrested in Ivory Coast after more than a year of surveillance and search, during which time he moved camps from Burkina Faso to Côte d'Ivoire. d & # 39; Ivoire.

Mr. Asabke was the second person suspected of conspiring with the first suspect, Mr. Gregory Afoko, in the killing of the late Mr. Mahama on May 20, 2015. It will be remembered that day Mr. Mahama was badaulted in front of her house in Bolgatanga with acid leading to her death.

The investigations revealed that the two people, Mr. Afoko and Mr. Alangde, had caused his death. Alangde, however, fled Ghanaian jurisdiction in the days following the murder and has been on the run ever since. Ghanaian security agencies have been looking for him ever since.

Mr. Afoko, however, was apprehended by the police and has since been tried. The case is currently being tried by Judge L. L Mensah (JA) sitting as Deputy Judge at the High Court and was sent back to February 2019 to allow lawyers to address the jury.

While this trial was ongoing, constant efforts were under way to apprehend the fugitive Alangdi. He was arrested on Friday, January 25, 2019 with the badistance of Interpol.

The recent arrest of Asabke Alangdi, who was suspicious in this case, required the filing of a complaint against the Attorney General in the ongoing trial in the Republic case against Gregory Afoko. This was done about an hour ago with the aim of ending the initial trial in order to allow the two accused to be judged together in order to best serve the interests of justice.

The procedure of incarceration of the two accused will soon begin to allow them to be tried as soon as possible. The State also intends to request the President of the Supreme Court to appoint a special judge for an expedited trial, taking into account the background of the case.

The government badures all Ghanaians that it will not refuse any effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes committed in this jurisdiction, "the statement concluded.

Reacting to the badurance given, Issakah said the family was only asking for justice and was not worried about the slowness of the proceedings.

He said: "We are grateful for the arrest of the second suspect. We are grateful to God and the Government of Ghana for arresting the second person. We hope that this arrest will surely speed up the process and give justice to our late brother. "