General News of Monday, 5 June 2017

Source: starrfmonline.com

42 suspects arrested over Capt. Mahama’s murder

The late Captain Maxwell Mahama The late Captain Maxwell Mahama

The police have so far arrested 42 persons in connection with the horrendous murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama.

The Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the Ghana Police Service, DSP Sheila Kesse Buckman, told Starr News the youngest among the suspects is a 12-year-old while the oldest is a 57–year-old man.

“So far we have arrested 42 suspects which we believe to be directly connected to the murder of the deceased. Some of them were arrested in the Central region, Western and others from the Ashanti region. The youngest is a 12–year old boy and the oldest is a 57-year-old man,” she confirmed.

She added 35 of them have been arraigned before court and the Police are closely monitoring investigations from the Police headquarters. The police have pledged to arrest all suspects connected to the killing of the Military Officer.

Captain Mahama was lynched by residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central region on Monday May 29, and he will be laid to rest this Friday, June 9, 2017.