JB Danquah Murder; Political Hands Involved - Informant Confirms

It is emerging that the man arrested for the callous murder of Abuakwa North MP J.B. Danquah on Tuesday, was contracted by some powerful hands on the Ghanaian political landscape.

The MP (name withheld) who notified the police on the suspect after being hinted by a former jail-mate of the suspect confirms that the jail-mate whose information led to the arrest of the murderer also informed him of other details that expose the real plot behind the murder.

According to the informant, the murderer was contracted by some powerful hands to conduct the gruesome murder as part of a deal which involved his release from Prison and a promise of hefty sums of money.

The plot according to the informant was hatched as part of an elaborate political scheme to brand the opposition NPP and its flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo as unpopular. The easiest way of furthering this agenda was to put to test the electoral popularity of the NPP in the backyard of the NPP flagbearer just before elections and this could only be secured by way of a by-election.

We can confirm that the first target was Abuakwa South MP, Samuel Atta-Akyea; however, the contractors declined ordering the hit on him as a result of concerns that murdering the renowned lawyer can easily be linked to the ruling Party as a result of his loud opposition to the current government.

The plotters from what the informant heard changed their target just before the murderer was released to JB Danquah who is also an MP in the Akyem Abuakwa region. The plan from what the informant heard was to force a by-election, get the NDC to spend heavily on it to reduce the vote margin of the NPP so as to make it clear that the NPP is weak even in the backyard of its leader.

Sources at the CID suggest that the murderer was released recently as part of the Justice for All programme even though he did not meet the criteria for release. Other snippets of information also suggest that his other accomplices are all beneficiaries of the programme. The police is still interrogating these murderers for a complete picture of what happened. Stay tuned.