A 45-year-old man by name Kudjo Ntow has been arrested by the Agona Nkwanta District Police Command in connection with the alleged rape and murder of his wife’s niece, 17-year-old Olivia Kwofie, at Agona Nkwanta in the Ahanta West Municipal District of the Western Region.
According to a police statement, the incident happened in the early hours of June 1, 2026. A passerby, Samuel Kingsford Kwofie, was on his way to his rubber plantation when he heard cries for help near School B, close to the Fire Service Station at Agona Nkwanta.
“He approached the scene, and found victim Olivia Kwofie aged 17, sitting naked on the ground with both hands and legs tied with a rope. He untied the victim and while escorting her to the Police Station, the suspect attacked them from behind, hit the victim with a cement block and fled,” the statement said.
Police arrived to find Olivia Kwofie lying in a pool of blood with multiple cuts on her face. She was rushed to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic but was later pronounced dead.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Ntow, described by police as an ex-convict, had sealed the victim’s mouth with super glue before committing the alleged rape.
A joint operation by the Regional Police Intelligence team and Agona Nkwanta Police arrested Ntow the following day at his hideout in Nsuaem.
He appeared before the Appollo Circuit Court in Takoradi on June 3 and was remanded into prison custody. His next court date is set for June 17, 2026.
