Police Arrest Friend Of Missing Immigration Officer After His Gruesome Death
- The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of one suspect in connection with the Immigration officer Stephen King Amoah's demise
- The arrested suspect was the last person to have met with the deceased before his body was found severely burned
- The police say they have identified several inconsistencies in the arrested suspect's statement
An individual has been arrested in connection with the demise of Steffen King Amoah, an immigration officer who was reported missing by his family on July 4, 2025.
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The police released a statement on July 10 confirming the arrest of Bright Aweh, who was a close friend of the deceased immigration officer.
According to the police, the arrested suspect sent the deceased immigration officer photos of cash bundles via WhatsApp.
The suspect requested that they meet at a spot in Ashongman Estate to settle a debt he owed the deceased.
The immigration officer left at about 8 pm on Sunday, July 3, to meet the suspect, Bright. That was the last time he was ever seen by his family.
"On the morning of 9th July 2025, the Police discovered a severely burnt body in the said location and conveyed it to the Police Hospital morgue. Following this development, investigators from the Taifa Police joined the scene and later proceeded to the morgue with the complainant and six other relatives. At the morgue, despite the extent of the burns, the relatives positively identified the body as Stephen King Amoah, who had been missing since the night of 3rd July 2025," the police confirmed
According to the police statement, Bright Aweh, the suspect in connection with Stephen King Amoah's demise, shared inconsistent reports with the police.
Ghanaians react to Police update on Steffen Amoah's death
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from social media users.
@austin_menlah said:
"Now the police service are acting very fast to any trending crime they see online...what a time to be a Ghanaian."
@Bside51115 wrote:
"You catch thief, you blur him face 🤦🏾♂️."
DontBringUrself shared:
"Money money root of all evil."
@1BongoIdeas commented:
"This looks like the source of the money is questionable so they wanted to transact business of the book. Cos ordinarily such an amount should be sent to the bank! This guy has a lot to answer…"
@mawuliofficial1 added:
"He allegedly texted is wife that he is home and safe with the cash.... What if the killer unlock his phone with the face id after the murder, does anyone else know he went out to collect such amount?? Will a random armed robber know he has a wife?? Possible inside job."
UCC Law student goes missing, family speaks
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a student of the University of Cape Coast left her loved ones worried after she went missing on campus.
A relative of the third-year student, in an interview with YEN.com.gh, confirmed that they still have no leads on the UCC Law student's whereabouts.
Social media users who reacted to the sad development are hopeful that she will be found in good condition.
Source: YEN.com.gh
