The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old carpenter, Kwame Arhin, also known as Abompe, for the alleged murder of a security guard at Kibi in the Eastern Region.
According to the Police, the suspect was picked up on Sunday, 16 November 2025, after he was found hiding in a bush near the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education.
The arrest followed a distress call received the previous day reporting the murder of a man at Kibi Newtown.
A team of detectives, including the Crime Scene Management Unit, was immediately deployed to the scene near the Kibi Court Complex to begin investigations.
At the scene, officers discovered the body of the victim, identified as Jonas Baah Sarpong, a security guard at the Kibi Presbyterian College of Education.
The area was processed, and the body was first taken to the Kibi Government Hospital morgue before being transferred to the Police Hospital in Accra for preservation and autopsy.
Preliminary investigations suggest that a misunderstanding between the suspect and the victim escalated into a violent confrontation, during which Arhin allegedly slashed Sarpong’s throat with a cutlass before fleeing.
Police say the suspect is currently in custody and is being processed for court as investigations continue.
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