Martin Adjei has been arrested by the Ashanti Regional Police Command in connection with the murder of a mobile money merchant at Ejisu Onwe on Friday, August 26, 2020.

Sampson Owusu Adjei, aged 32 was shot by armed robbers as an unspecified amount of money was stolen from him. he was later pronounced dead upon reaching the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP. Mr. Kwasi Mensah Duku updated the press on the latest development of the crime on Thursday, September 3, 2020.

“On the 26th August 2020, the Ejisu Divisional Police Command received a call that some three unidentified armed men with AK47 rifles and locally made pistols had shot and robbed a mobile money merchant identified as Sampson Owusu Adjei aged 32years of an unspecified amount of money at Onwe near Ejisu who was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

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"The Police patrol was immediately dispatched to the scene but the robbers had fled into a nearby bush before the team arrived. A search was conducted at the scene and some spent shells of AK47 rifle ammunition believed to have been fired by the suspects were retrieved. All patrol teams and checkpoints were notified to look out for suspected robbers.

"At about midnight same day the Police at Kodie acting upon intelligence arrested Suspect Martin Adjei age 40years at Preman driving a Daewoo Matrix Taxi cab with registration number AS880-16 heading towards Offinso.

"A search on the car revealed one (1) AK47 rifle, two (2) magazines containing twenty-six (26) rounds of AK47 rifle ammunition concealed in the front passenger’s seat card, a brown bag containing one (1) locally manufactured pistol, a butcher’s knife, three (3) mobile phones, cash amount of One Thousand and Fifty Ghana cedis (Ghc 1,050.00) and other items were found in the car boot.

"In his caution statement, he admitted the offense with his two other accomplices.

"He has since been placed in custody. Effort is also underway to arrest his accomplices who are currently on the run."