The Kaneshie District Court has remanded seven suspects arrested in connection with the killing of two police officers, Joy News’ Joseph Ackah-Blay has reported.
The seven, Eric Kojo Duah, Ibrahim Zakariah, Isaac Mensah, Obletey Commey Victor Yire and Fatawu Ahmed who appeared in court on Monday were charged with conspiracy to commit murder, abetment of murder and murder.
Presiding judge of the Kaneshie District Court, Justice Rosemond Dodua Agyiri remanded them into Bureau of National Iinvestigations (BNI) and police cells.
Eric Kojo Duah, Ibrahim Zakariah and Isaac Mensah will be kept in a BNI cell while Obletey Commey, Victor Yire and Fatawu Ahmed will be kept in a police facility in Osu, Accra.
The seven who had no legal representation are to reappear in court on September 26.
The accused persons are said to be the masterminds behind the attack and killing of Sergeant Michael Dzamesie and Lance Corporal Awal Mohammed, at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region last Wednesday.
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