The Ghana Police Service has intensified investigations into several previously reported high-profile cases involving murder, disappearance and violent deaths across the country.

The move forms part of efforts by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to revisit unresolved cases that attracted significant public attention.

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, March 9, 2026, the Director-General of the CID, Lydia Yaako Donkor, said the Department’s Cold Case Unit has taken over a number of the cases and is reinvestigating them using renewed resources, fresh intelligence and forensic support.

“The Criminal Investigation Department wishes to inform the public that its Cold Case Unit has intensified investigations into a number of previously reported high-profile cases involving murder, disappearance, and violent death. These cases, which attracted significant public attention at the time of occurrence, are being reinvestigated with renewed resources, fresh intelligence, and forensic support,” she said.

One of the cases under renewed investigation is the disappearance of Paulina Lamisi Akambodipo, the Tamale West Constituency Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress.

Paulina was reported missing on June 12, 2024, and her whereabouts remain unknown despite earlier investigations. The Cold Case Unit has now assumed responsibility for the case and is appealing to the public to volunteer information that could help determine the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.

Another case under review is the murder of Stella Adjoa Potake Donkor, who was found dead in her room at Tema Gulf City on February 11, 2024. Authorities say the circumstances surrounding her death and the identity of those responsible remain unclear.

“Stella Adjoa Potake Donkor was found murdered in her room at Tema Gulf City on 11 February 2024. The circumstances of her death, including the identity of the perpetrators, remain unresolved. The Cold Case Unit is conducting a comprehensive review of all available evidence and witness accounts with a view to bringing the matter to a conclusive legal end,” she indicated.

The CID is also reinvestigating the murder of Anthony Cudjoe Ahiama, an employee of Dizengoff Ghana, who was killed at Oyarifa on September 18, 2024. Investigations into the case had previously stalled but have now been reassigned to the Cold Case Unit to help identify and prosecute those responsible.

Another high-profile case under review is the death of Francis Yaw Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Poley, a supporter of Asante Kotoko Sporting Club.

He was fatally stabbed during a football match involving Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman FC following a heated altercation with an unidentified individual. The Sunyani CID is currently pursuing leads that could lead to the arrest of suspects in the case.

The CID Director-General further noted that the Cold Case Unit is also reviewing several other unresolved cases not mentioned during the briefing.

“The Ghana Police Service reaffirms that no case of murder, disappearance, or violent crime will be abandoned. Every victim and every family deserves justice, and the Ghana Police Service remains committed to pursuing all available leads with diligence and thoroughness,” she assured.

Six individuals, including five males and a female, are in police custody for their involvement in the murder of a 25-year-old mason, Nelson Anyena, at Mafi Adidome.

He was murdered after he came to stay with his wife after he left his hometown, Wusuta, in the South Dayi District on December 4, 2024.

The suspects Augustina Fiawoyife (21), 31-year-old herbalist Wisdom Hedidor, Courage Bedzo (31), 42-year-old fetish priest Gblor Noah, Yohannes Gblor (27), and John Gblor (40) were apprehended last month.

They have been remanded into prison and police custody, respectively, and are scheduled to reappear on August 8 as investigation continues.

They were arrested at Blorkorfe and Awakpedome, suburbs of Adidome in the Central Tongu District, by the Volta Regional Police Command.

Per preliminary police investigations, Augustina Fiawoyife, the girlfriend of Wisdom Hedidor, was tasked by her boyfriend to lure Nelson Anyena to a location.

At about 8:00 pm on December 4, Augustina lured the deceased to a secluded location through a phone call under the pretense of having an amorous discussion with him.

Nelson Anyena, upon arrival, was attacked and strangled to death by Wisdom Hedidor and Courage Bedzo.

After the act, Wisdom Hedidor and Courage Bedzo are said to have called Gblor Noah, the fetish priest who earlier approached them to get him a dead body for a ransom, to tell him that they had succeeded in getting him his request.

Noah Gblor and his two brothers, Yohannes Gblor and John Gblor, met Wisdom and Courage and made a payment of Gh¢7000 which they charged, and thereafter, took the body to the shrine at Blorkope.

The police on July 3 obtained an exhumation order from the Ho Magistrate Court 1 to exhume the body of Nelson Anyena as part of investigations.

On July 7, the police detectives, made up of crime scene experts led by the Volta Regional Crime Officer, Supt./Mr. Omari Mic Boakye, and the Environmental Health Officers from the Ho municipality executed the exhumation order and retrieved the body of Nelson Anyena which was buried under a shrine that belongs to Noah Gblor.

The exercise led to the discovery of two more bodies buried at the same shrine after the alleged ritual business.

The suspected body remains of Nelson and the extra two unknown bodies were conveyed to the Police Hospital Mortuary in Accra for preservation awaiting autopsy and DNA profiling.

As the police continue their investigation, the Regional Police Command has entreated the family and close associates of the deceased to remain calm as they pursue justice.

"The Regional Police Command duly appreciates the support of the public in uncovering the heinous crime," the police added in a statement.