Police sources say the suspects were pursued by some ‘Okada’ riders from Kwanyarko and were apprehended at Awutu Kwame Whettey, where one was lynched.

Eyewitnesses told Adom News in an interview that the suspects had hired a motor rider from Kwanyarko to Obrachire.

Upon reaching a section of the road, the suspects attacked the rider with weapons and seized the motorbike.

Currently, the Awutu Bereku District Police Command has deposited the body at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital, where the other suspect is also receiving treatment.

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Information gathered by Starr News indicates that, somewhere in May 2023, an unregistered motorbike belonging to Samuel Awuku alias Nana Yaw Abodee was stolen but he failed to report to police.

However, he came across the motorbike on July 2, 2023, at about 4:00pm, ridden by one Ayawa with 26-year-old Augustine Minta alias Kwaku Attah as a pillion rider.

The owner of the motorbike immediately pulled a gun and shot at the moving motorbike causing it to crash.

But the rider Ayawa managed to escape with the motorbike leaving the pillion rider who was accosted and arrested.

Samuel Awuku grabbed and dragged the pillion rider to his uncle’s house and threatened to deal with him.

Shortly, a mob of young men wielding single-barrel guns, sticks, and clubs joined Samuel Awuku and dragged the victim to the father’s house of Ayawa who went out to search for him and the motorbike.

However, on their way from Ampedwe to Obuotumpan they subjected the victim to severe beaten until he became unconscious and was abandoned.

Police proceeded to the scene and found the victim in a supine position dead with the right wrist almost cut off, with bruises all over his body.

He was conveyed to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was medically confirmed dead.

Mr Awuku was arrested on July 17, 2023, and arraigned before Koforidua District Court “A” the following day on charge of murder.

The prosecutor Sergeant George Defia prayed the Court to remand the accused person to enable police conduct further investigation to arrest six other identified accomplices.

The court granted the request and remanded the accused to reappear August 2, 2023.

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Mr Osman, who was still in handcuffs while being paraded at the station for an unrelated crime, reportedly vanished with one of motorbikes serving as exhibit at the station.

He was, however, caught with the bike along the Bole-Ivory Coast road following a tip-off.

Residents suspected he was a criminal due to a handcuff which was still attached to his hand.

He has since been detained in the Bole police custody to be processed for court on Friday.

Meanwhile, two teenage friends have also been arrested by the Tuna police, also in the Savannah Region for stealing an iPhone.

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The detective in charge of the case, inspector Samuel Yerekyi Boateng told Adom News that a complaint of a missing bike was filed about four days ago at their outfit.

He said police investigation initially led them to the arrest of the suspect at Atebubu who also confirmed that the motor was with ‘Hot Man’ at Yeji.

But, ‘Hot Man’ explained he bought the motor for GHS 1,000 from the suspect.

According to Hotman, he made a part payment of GHS 250 after which the motorbike was handed to him to pay the rest in installment.

He insists that he had no idea the bike was stolen.

The suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

The two unemployed suspects, Iddrisu Abdul Mushid and Adam Razak were nabbed after the stolen tricycle was involved in an accident at Soalepe, near Damongo.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects at about 6:00 am on February 17, stole the motorbike with registration number S 21 NR 6619 which was parked in a compound.

However, the owner traced them from Damongo to Tamale, through a tracking device he had set on the tricycle.

He was able to retrieve his missing property but the windscreen, tyres, and steering wheel had been damaged.

The suspects confessed the tyre had burst while they were traveling at top speed, which caused the tricycle to somersault.

According to the Damongo Municipal police command, the two will be put before the Bole district magistrate court on Thursday.