The Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 58-year-old Lebanese national, Omar Mikati, at his residence in East Legon in Accra, on Friday, June 20, this year.
According to a police statement on Thursday, July 3, Mr. Mikati was found lying in a pool of blood in his home.
It stated that a team from the Police Headquarters’ Crime Scene Management Unit (CSMU) was quickly dispatched to gather forensic evidence.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects made away with the victim’s Samsung mobile phone, but left behind other items, including two iPhones and a GCB ATM card bearing the name Paul Twumasi Ankrah.
This clue led police to arrest Paul Twumasi Ankrah at Samsam Medie. During interrogation, he named his accomplice as Asiedu Henning, also known as Nana Kofi Anum.
The statement added that on July 2, the police arrested Mr Henning in an intelligence-led operation at his hideout in Kutunse.
He later led investigators to a location where a knife believed to have been used in the crime had been discarded.
The weapon has been retrieved and is currently undergoing forensic analysis.
Both suspects were arraigned before the Adabraka District Court 1 and have been remanded into police custody.
They are expected to reappear in court on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
The police say investigations are ongoing to ensure justice is served.