Ghana: Mankessim: Owner Of Zen Filling Station Remanded Over Killing Of Police Officer

The Cape Coast District Magistrate Court has remanded the owner of Zen filling station at Mankessim in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana into police custody after he appeared in court today.

The suspect, Isaac Eshun, is expected to reappear before the Cape Coast District Magistrate Court on February 7, 2020.

According to the police, the suspect was picked up over suspicion that cartridges retrieved from the crime scene after an attempted robbery at his station were fired from a shotgun and pistol belonging to Mr. Eshun.

Zen filling station located in Mankessim reportedly came under attack by some suspected robbers on Wednesday dawn.

Police patrol team who responded to a distress call and proceeded to the robbery scene but the suspected robbers upon seeing them open fire on them.

Sources say the police patrol team then responded, but two of the officers got injured in the process of the gun battle.

The deceased officer, Lance Corporal Kingsley Boahene of the Mankessim Divisional Police Command, was found 200 meters away from Mr. Eshun’s fuel station.

A second accused person, Benjamin Eshun who is the driver of the Isaac Eshun, was also remanded into Police custody to reappear on the same date.

The lawyer for the accused persons, Daniel Arthur, told journalists who covered the proceedings in court said he will pursue bail options for his client.

Mr. Arthur also expressed disappointment that his client was the first suspect in the murder, given his fuel station had been robbed on the day of the incident.

“It is quite unfortunate that somebody who has been robbed now will be accused of a murder. But in any case, we will corporate with the police and ensure his liberty will not be trampled upon.”

Karen Hammond, the wife of Isaac Eshun, remained confident her husband would be found innocent of the accusations against him.

According to her, her husband was at home at the time the killing is believed to have occurred.

Source: www.energynewsafrica.com