Court remands EKumfi-Narkwa family head killers

Category: Crime Created on Friday, 15 June 2012 11:41 Published Date Written by GNA Hits: 448

Cape Coast, June 14, GNA- The Cape Coast Magistrate’s Court on Thursday remanded Kweku Mensah,  40 year- old coconut seller and his 30 years old Aba Kwaoba  for allegedly murdering Nana Kojo Eguasia, Head of  Nsona Clan in Ekumfi Narkwa.
     Their pleas were not taken and are to reappear in court on July 16.
     Prosecuting,  Police Chief inspector Francis Ockom told the court presided over by Mr Kwame Ohemeng-Mensah that his outfit had not completed its investigations therefore need more time to do so and pleaded that the two be remanded.
       Giving brief facts about the case, he said Mensah was arrested on Sunday June 10 from his hideout when he was suspected to have murdered and beheaded Nana Eguasia on his coconut farm at EKumfi-Narkwa in the Mfanstiman Municipality.
     He said after the incident Mensah buried the head of Nana Eguasia on the farm and left the headless body near the spot.

     He later led the police to exhume the head and retrieved the body.
     Chief inspector Ockom said the late Nana Eguasia suspected Mensah to have been stealing coconut from his coconut plantation and on May 30, the deceased went to his farm and found Mensah plucking his coconuts.

    Nana Eguasia confronted him and  this resulted in a fight during which Mensah overpowered the deceased and murdered him.
    He said  Mensah after committing the murder went home with the deceased’s mobile phones and narrated the incident  to Kwaoba his sister  who  asked him to keep silent about it.

    However the police got information  on  June 9 that the deceased’s phone had been traced to Kwaoba so they followed up and arrested her.