Assembly Member’s Murder: Three More suspects arrested
the suspects were arrested at a hideout in Kasoa in the Central Region.
Jonas Danquah 
Police in the Central Region have arrested three persons in connection to the gruesome murder of the Sogakope South Assembly Member, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli.
According to reports, the three were arrested from their hideout at Obom, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region.
The suspects; Bright Awuya, Franklin Tetteh and Stephen Ansong were arrested over the weekend.
The three suspects have since been transferred to the Volta Regional Police Command for further action.
Four other suspects were arrested a few days in the Volta Region.
The deceased assemblyman, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli was purportedly murdered by a group of armed robbers at Toklopo near Sogakope in the early hours of Sunday, March 1
Reports say the assailants eight in number broke into the home of the deceased and attempted making away with his savings. He was allegedly shot multiple times in the chest, stomach and head, leading to his death.
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His wife also sustained an injury on the head and a knife wound in the shoulder during the scuffle.
Some residents in Sogakope South, have in the wake of Adzahli’s death, called for restructuring and strengthening of the security force in the area. The family of the deceased have clamored for instant justice when the perpetrators are found.
Other angered members of the community accused the police of failing to respond swiftly to distress calls by the deceased and his family when they noticed that the assailants were attempting to break into their room.
The residents, after temporarily blocking the Accra-Aflao road to protest the police’s inaction on a Sunday, went on rampage last Monday, blocking the road again amidst burning of vehicle tyres.
They also pelted stones at the police station, destroying a police vehicle and other police property.
It took the intervention of joint police and military team to disperse the rampaging youth and restore calm to the area although three residents were left injured after being hit with live bullets.
