Court denies suspects involved in mur.dɛr  of Imoro Sheriff bail

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has denied the six(6) suspects who were arrested in connection with the dɛ@th of Imoro Sheriff bail.

The suspects appeared before the court today, Monday, March 13, 2023 and were denied bail to allow police to continue the investigation.

The police earlier today announced the arrest of the 6 suspects.

A statement released by the police read;

GHANA POLICE SERVICE STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF A SOLDIER, IMORO SHERRIF

1. The Ghana Police Service, after a week of sustained intelligence-led operation, has arrested six persons at different dates and various locations within Ashaiman and its environs for their suspected involvement in the murder of Imoro Sherrif, a soldier.

2. On 4th March 2023, Police received information that a male adult had been found lying dead at Ashaiman Taifa in the Greater Accra Region.

3. A team of Police officers proceeded to the said location and confirmed the incident.

4.Police immediately commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of the victim. The officers cordoned off the scene and called in the specialist Police Crime Scene team to process the scene for forensic analysis.

5. The Crime Scene team retrieved a number of items, including a knife with blood stains on it and a backpack. In the backpack, Police found one (1) Samsung tablet, one (1) Apple laptop, one (1) military uniform with the name tag “Imoro,” eight (8) other items of clothing, as well as a Ghana card and a Health Insurance card bearing the name Imoro Sherrif.

6. Judging from the contents of the backpack, the Police suspected the victim could be a soldier, and in line with Police standard operating procedure for handling institution-based victims, the Military was accordingly notified of the incident and some military personnel came to identify the deceased to Police as Imoro Sheriff, a soldier.