Two persons have been remanded into prison custody by the Dambai Magistrate Court for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 39-year-old woman, Rejoice Sena Akpaku, whose body was discovered in a bush near Adumadum in the Oti Region.
The suspects, identified as 36-year-old Isaac Sekyi and 45-year-old Reindolf Sekeni, also known as Okeley, were arrested following police investigations into the disappearance and subsequent murder of the deceased.
According to a police statement issued on Thursday, November 12, Akpaku travelled from Somanya in the Eastern Region to Dormabin on October 28, 2026, to retrieve GH¢19,000 allegedly owed to her by Sekyi. She, however, failed to return home after the trip.
Police investigations led to Sekyi’s arrest on November 10. Investigators subsequently traced the deceased’s Infinix Smart 8 mobile phone to his girlfriend, Seraphine Aku Koumah.
She reportedly told investigators that Sekyi had given her the phone before she handed it over to his brother, Frank Sekyi. The device was later retrieved, but investigators discovered that it had been flashed and its SIM card removed.
A mobile phone technician, Mohammed Ali, was also arrested in connection with the case.
The Police said Sekyi confessed to the murder on November 11 and implicated Sekeni as an accomplice. He subsequently led investigators to the location where the body had been abandoned.
The deceased was later identified by her sibling, while a stick suspected to have been used in the attack was recovered as an exhibit.
The two suspects were arraigned before the Dambai Magistrate Court on November 12 and remanded into prison custody to reappear on December 2, 2026.
Meanwhile, three other persons arrested in connection with the case have been granted police enquiry bail to assist with ongoing investigations.
The Ghana Police Service has assured the public that investigations will be conducted professionally and in accordance with due process.
