POLICE ARREST SUSPECT IN A MURDER CASE
|
Listen to this article
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
The Kadjebi District Police Command, through a sustained intelligence-led operation, has arrested a suspect, Chalim Madzaton, also known as Peter Tano, 36, a farmer. He was apprehended at his hideout in Kpaya, a suburb of Ahamansu, in connection with the murder of 80-year-old Dakolor Semaka.
On 24/03/2026, police received a report that the suspect had allegedly attacked his girlfriend, Yaa Tugbenyo, 55, and her mother, the deceased, at their residence in Mangoase near Kadjebi. During the incident, Yaa Tugbenyo managed to escape but later returned to find her mother lying motionless on the floor.
Police Officers visited the scene and found the body of the deceased lying in a supine position with visible signs of violence. The scene was processed, and photographs were taken for evidential purposes.
The deceased was pronounced dead by a medical officer at St. Mary Theresa Hospital and the body has since been deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.
Do you want the best Odds? Click Here
The suspect is currently in Police custody assisting with investigations and will be arraigned before court in due course.
SGD JOHN NCHOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT/OTI REGION