Police have arrested the prime suspect in the Sakumono NTHC shooting incident in which two persons, Irene Atubiga, 47 and George Atubiga, 57, were killed.
The shooting took place on Friday August 30, 2026.
The suspect, 72-year old Samuel Christopher Osei Anto was apprehended on Sunday November 1, 2026, at his hideout at Tikrom near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region.
According to the Greater Accra Regional Police PublicRelationsOfficer, Chief Superintendent Juliana Obeng, preliminary investigation into the incident indicates that the murders arose from a financial dispute involving the deceased, George Atubiga who allegedly owed the suspect Ghc500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand Ghana Cedis) but failed to repay the money.
The Police in the Ashanti Region, acting on intelligence regarding the suspect’s hideout, a police team proceeded to the said location and successfully apprehended him.
That, during the operation, a Smith&Wsson pistol together with seven (7) rounds of live ammunition was retrieved from him.
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