Dadieso Police arrests four for sibling murder

The Dadieso Police in the Suaman District of the Western Region has arrested four people for their alleged involvement in the murder of Yaw Amaga, 36, about three months ago.

The suspects are Kwasi Gyimah, 52, the father of the deceased, Maame Abena Tawiah Somiah, the step-mother, as well as Gabriel Bakoe and Cudjoe Gyimah, both paternal siblings of the deceased.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Anthony Dogbe, the Suaman District Police Commander, confirmed the arrest to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday.

He said the deceased was reported missing about three months ago and all efforts to trace his whereabouts have been unsuccessful.

DSP Dogbe said the Police had information that the deceased had been murdered by his own siblings and secretly buried him with the consent of their parents.

He said the Police have located the place the deceased was buried and exhumed the decomposed body for examination.

Explaining the circumstances leading to the murder of the deceased, DSP Dogbe said, Mr Gyimah, the father of the deceased, gave a room to his elder son, Amaga, but his two younger siblings, Bekoe and Cudjoe, did not agree with the father’s decision and often quarreled with the deceased over the matter.

He said in February, the two younger brothers quarreled with Amaga and that resulted in a fight between them and in the process one of the brothers struck him with a stick and Amaga died in the process.

DSP Dogbe said although the parents of the deceased were informed about the murder, they refused to report the matter to the Police and rather kept it secret.

He said a resident of the town informed the police of the incident and this led to the arrest of the four who are currently assisting the Police in their investigations.