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Bereaved family petitions IGP for police
failure to prosecute murder case
Nkoranza (B/A), July 9, GNA - The family of a farmer, who
was suspected to have been murdered at Senya in Nkoranza
district, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police,
alleging that the police were reluctant to prosecute the
murder suspect.
Mr James Kudom, alias Kwame Amo, spokesman for the
deceased's family, told the Ghana News Agency that the
deceased, Kofi Nyarko, was allegedly murdered by a pig
farmer in March 2005 but the police had refused to send the
case to court.
He said the suspect, one Kwadwo Agyapong, was granted police
enquiry bail three weeks after the incident but he had since
not been sent to court again.
Mr Kudom said stray pigs belonging to the suspect consumed
maize stored in a barn by his late brother who out of
frustration shot and killed one of the animals.
He said Agyapong approached the deceased, fuming with anger
and threatened to "pay him back in his own coin" for killing
the pig.
He said on March 27, 2005, the deceased left home to hunt
for guinea fowls but never returned and a search party
organized by the chief and elders in the area later
discovered his body lying in a pool of blood in the bush.
Mr Kudom said after initial investigations by the police,
followed by a post mortem, the body was released to the
family for burial.
He said two days later, Agyapong surrendered to the police
at Nkoranza and confessed that he had caused the death of
Nyarko.
The spokesman said the police placed him in custody for
three weeks and later granted him bail in the sum of 50
million cedis while his family was made to prepare a report
on the incident.
"The police gave the assurance that the suspect would be put
before court within the shortest possible time but we have
waited for two years now without any action whilst the
suspect walks freely in town boasting as the bravest man in
the area," Mr Kudom added.
GNA
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