The Ghana Police Service says it has made progress in investigating the murder of Stephen King Amoah, the Immigration officer whose burnt body was found in a drain at Ashongman Estates.
Chief Inspector Apewah Achana told the Kaneshie District Court that police had retrieved exhibits linked to the crime, which forensic experts need to examine.
A postmortem has been conducted, but the full report is pending.
He said efforts were ongoing to arrest other accomplices and arraign them, hence the request for an extension of the accused person’s remand.
On July 25, 2025, police arraigned Bright Aweh, also known as Robert or “Highest Bright,” as the prime suspect in Amoah’s murder.
The court preserved his plea after reading the charge.
Amoah went missing on July 3, 2025, after leaving home to visit Aweh at Ashongman Estates in Accra.
His charred body was later discovered in a drain at Aboum Junction, near Kwabenya.
Investigations revealed that the two had arranged a meeting following WhatsApp images showing bundles of cash, allegedly to settle a debt.
Aweh claimed he gave Amoah GHC 500,000 to pay off a debt and keep the balance, but inconsistencies in his account raised suspicion.
Aweh was first arraigned at the Circuit Court in Kwabenya on a charge of kidnapping.
Subsequent investigations at his residence uncovered stained camouflage fabric and a bloodied fufu pestle wrapped in polythene.
GNA