From Della Russel Ocloo, Tema
A 32-year-old Nigerian, Chibuzor Iwabu alias Saka has been murdered by his accomplices after they had allegedly engaged in a cyber fraud popularly known as ‘sakawa’.
This was after the deceased was said to have cashed an amount of 3200 euros the previous day from a Western Union cash point in Accra from a transaction he and his accomplishes had contributed enormously.
Consequently, three persons, Chigozie Nwa-Obani, 46, Awal Mohammed, 36 and Kingsley Emeka, 38, suspected to be involved in the murder of the deceased are assisting the Sakumono police in investigations.
A fourth person, who was only identified as Muda, an ex-convict is, however, at large, while a fifth person, Stephen Akano, who was said to have identified the deceased as his brother has been granted a police enquiry bail.
According to Superintendent of Police, Mr Alex Kojo Wowolo, the Sakumono District Police Commander, his outfit received a distress call from a security man on duty at a private residence within the Parakuo Estate on the Spintex Road on August 12, 2010 about an unidentified dead body dumped in the vicinity.
He stated that a team of policemen who were dispatched to the scene after thorough investigations on the body suspected foul play thus were convinced to launch investigations into the death.
He said Akano, who later in the morning called at the station to identify the body, told the police that the deceased together with Chigozie and Emeka had engaged in ‘Sakawa’.
According to Superintendent Wowolo, Chigozie who after frantic efforts to reach both the deceased and Emeka on their mobile phones for his share of the proceeds failed, employed the services of Awal and Muda, both residents of Nima in Accra, to kidnap Emeka at the Sakumono estate junction on suspicion that, the said money was in his possession.
The two, according to the District Commander, forcibly pushed Emeka into a taxi belonging to Awal and a struggle ensued between the three attracting by-standers who advised that Emeka be sent to the police station.
Mr Wowolo stated that the two who had earlier claimed to be police personnel, upon entering the station told officers on duty that Emeka and the deceased had defrauded Chigozie who had lodged a complaint for his arrest, but could not give any tangible reason why he was brought to the station and left immediately during an interrogation by the police.
The District Commander said the suspects would be put before court immediately investigations were over.
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