Five Arrested Over Abiriw shooting Incident

Five persons suspected to be behind the shooting incident that took place at Abiriw in the Eastern Region on January 26, have been arrested by the police. The incident claimed the life of one person and two others were injured.

The suspects, whose identities are being kept for security reasons, are in custody on the orders of the Akropong Divisional Police Command.

It would be recalled that one person was shot dead, while two others sustained gunshot wounds, when a long-standing land dispute between the people of Abiriw and Dawu turned violent on January 26, 2010.

Kwabena Adu, 35, and Kwadwo Adu, 36, both from Abiriw, were said to be working on their farm when they were allegedly attacked by a group from Dawu and shot in the chest and the hip, respectively.

A third person, Asiamah Bekwin, 40, also from Abiriw, was allegedly kidnapped in the process and his body was found in the bush 24 hours later.

Briefing the Daily Graphic on the arrests, the Akropong Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Ernest Owusu, said the police had information on Saturday that some of the key brains behind the shooting incident were hiding in villages near Dawu.

He said a team of police personnel deployed to look for the suspects arrested the five persons at Dawu and its surrounding villages, including Krutiase, Sanfo and Abenahyia.

He said the five suspects, who are currently assisting in police investigations, would be screened and those found culpable put before court to face the full rigours of the law.