Sogakope Assemblyman Murder: Residents Welcome Court Action against Suspects

Residents of the Sogakope South Electoral Area in the Volta Region have welcomed court action taken against some five persons in connection to the gruesome murder of the assembly member.

The assemblyman, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli was allegedly murdered by unknown persons at his residence in Sogakope in the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2020.

The Police in a statement on Thursday, April 23, 2020, indicated that the five persons arrested and put before court,  include Vincent Adjei, 34, whom the police believe is “the ring leader” in the murder, Bright Awuya, 33; Franklin Tetteh, 22; Ansong Steven, 26; and Amos Agbaklah 25.

An opinion leader in Sogakope, Maxwell Lukutor, speaking in an interview on Accra based Citi TV on behalf of the youth, expressed joy in the good job done by the police.

“We are overwhelmed with joy to hear it officially from the police that five people have been arrested and arraigned directly with the committal of this murder. I must take the opportunity to thank the IGP for personally taking an interest in this case and the CID. They have done a good job. Let me also congratulate my youth who did whatever was humanly necessary to make sure that we are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

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According to statement from the police, the ringleader, Adjei is however to reappear in Court on May 26, 2020.