Suspect arrested in Togo over murder of 27-year-old car dealer

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 27-year-old car dealer, Yaw Osei Ashitey Amma, whose burnt body was discovered inside a vehicle at Atomic Junction on the Legon bypass road on April 7, 2026.

Briefing the press on May 12, 2026, the Director-General of the CID, Lydia Yaako Donkor, said the suspect, Wisdom Tetteh, was arrested in Togo.

“The suspect, a close friend and neighbour of the deceased, was arrested on April 30, 2026, in the Republic of Togo through Interpol collaboration while attempting to sell the deceased's mobile phone.

“He was subsequently handed over to the Ghana Police Service at the Aflao border and conveyed to the CID headquarters homicide unit for further investigations,” she noted.

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Lydia Donkor said investigations established that on April 6, 2026, the suspect lured the deceased to his residence under the pretext of a vehicle sale, attacked him and inflicted fatal head injuries on him.

She further revealed that the suspect allegedly sold the deceased’s Hyundai Elantra, valued at GH¢172,000, and received a part payment of GH¢18,000.

DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor said the suspect subsequently transported the body to Atomic Junction, removed the vehicle’s number plate and set both the car and body ablaze in an attempt to destroy evidence.

She added that investigations are ongoing, while the suspect remains in police custody, assisting with inquiries.

The CID boss also disclosed that due to the severe burns sustained by the deceased, investigators could not immediately establish his identity conclusively, prompting police to obtain DNA samples from relatives for confirmation.

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