Mr. Eric Johnson was found lying in a pool of blood in one of the rooms at the hotel on February 11.

The two suspects identified as Charles Tuoze and Favour Nuobe both workers at the Hotel have been detained in Police custody.

The police in a statement posted on their official X handle stated that seven suspects have so far been arrested and are assisting them with investigations.

See post below:

The Ghana Police Service, last night, 11th February 2024, arrested two (2) additional suspects in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Mr. Eric Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cossy Hill Hotel at Jirapa in the Upper West Region.

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) February 12, 2024

READ ALSO:

• Murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO: The inside story

• Owner of Jirapa Dubai resort reportedly stabbed to death

While available information indicated that Mr Johnson, the owner of the facility popularly called Jirapa Dubai was found murdered in one of the rooms in the hotel.

But JoyNews can confirm that, the deceased was rather found dead in his private residence which shares boundary with the hotel.

According to sources, the murder took place before 1:30 am since his stolen vehicle was driven out of his residence by the assailant(s) around that time.

It has been confirmed that Mr Johnson’s attacker used a ladder to climb over his wall and subsequently used a master card to gain access to his room.

Mr. Johnson is also believed to have finished taking his bath before the attack. He was found in his towel on the floor with deep wounds on his body suspected to have been inflicted by his killer.

His car key was then stolen and his personal car driven out of the compound. The car was however found abandoned in town.

Giving more details, JoyNews’ Rafiq Salam learnt that, the security personnel at the residence opened the gate for the ‘driver’ of the car after he drove to the entrance and honked.

It is alleged that, the security man assumed Mr Johnson was the one driving out of the facility.

Meanwhile, one person has been detained by the police to assist with the investigation.

Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Upper West Regional Hospital morgue.