Zen Filling Station owner arrested over policeman's killing by suspected robbers

The Central Regional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Isaac Eshun, also known as Nana Nyeiku VII, the owner of Zen Filling Station, where a robbery attempt took place in the early hours of Wednesday.

The Central Regional Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mrs Irene Oppong, said preliminary crime scene investigations conducted by the Regional CID, in conjunction with the Crime Scene Management Team from the CID headquarters in Accra, found that the discharged cartridges retrieved from the murder scene were suspected to have been fired from the shotgun and pistol belonging to the suspect.

Background

Last Wednesday, the lifeless body of Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Kingsley Kofi Boahen was found about 200 metres away from the Zen Filling Station on the Mankessim-Assin Fosu road, after a suspected robbery attack on the filling station was foiled by a police patrol team.

The body, which was found in a supine position in a pool of blood, was discovered about two hours after the robbery attack which also left two members of the patrol team injured.

Second suspect

DSP Oppong said a pistol and a shotgun belonging to Eshun had been retrieved and would be used as exhibits.

She said efforts were underway to arrest a second suspect to assist with investigation.