Residents of Domeabra Old Town in the Ga South Municipality are currently living in fear following the gruesome murder of a 50-year-old mason, locally identified as ‘Taller’.

His body was discovered in an uncompleted building, savagely mutilated with specific organs and tissues removed, raising suspicions of a possible ritual killing, a category of homicide that, according to police data, remains a grave concern in the region.

The Assemblyman for the Domeabra Electoral Area, Joseph Akrashie, who has been coordinating with local law enforcement, provided chilling details of the police's preliminary findings to Adom News.

And according to him, "Taller is well-known in the area, and we are shocked about what has happened to him," Akrashie said, conveying the community's disbelief.

He proceeded to detail the precise nature of the mutilation as explained by the police, indicating that, "...the suspects cut the deceased's left heel and left thigh and removed all the veins in that part."

Following the discovery, the Ghana Police Service Homicide Unit was immediately deployed.

The body of the deceased was promptly conveyed to the Police Hospital Mortuary in Accra to undergo an autopsy, which is expected to confirm the exact cause of death and provide further forensic evidence relating to the type of instrument used in the mutilation.

Currently, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder; however, police have intensified investigations to apprehend the suspects who are still at large.

This has prompted calls from residents to the government and the IGP to beef up security in the community to ensure safety and prevent a recurrence.

In July, a similar ritual killing incident occured when six people including a female murder a 25-year-old mason for money rituals.

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 moving to stay with his wife, having 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.