Five individuals, among them a footballer, a gardener, and a public servant, have been detained by the police for their alleged involvement in the shooting and killing of two police officers at East Trasacco on May 2, 2024.

During a court session held on Wednesday, May 9, 2024, Chief Inspector Margaret Ofori Boadi from the Legal and Prosecution Unit at CID Headquarters presented the case details.

She informed the court that the accused individuals, along with others who remain at large, purportedly conspired to shoot and murder the two off-duty police officers.

Identified as Mohammed Alhassan Damba, a Public Servant; Chinkor Abdullah Alhassan, a foreman and Arabic translator at Hakska Block factory at East Trassaco; Alex Appoh, a gardener; Bright Nana Kwame Owusu, also a worker at Hakska Block Factory, and Ganiu Iddrisu, a footballer, the suspects allegedly committed the crime around 6:30 pm on May 2.

The victims, Lance Corporal Tasigya Ngapun Isaac and Constable Benjamin Tindum, were seated in front of their private residence near Hakska Block Factory at East Trasacco, East Legon, Accra, when the incident occurred.

Chief Inspector Boadi requested the court to keep the accused in custody pending further investigations.

In response, Nelson Noble Adedawonu, counsel for the accused, appealed for bail, asserting that the evidence did not support the charges.

He particularly highlighted that the primary accused was not present within the court's jurisdiction at the time of the alleged offense.

Adedawonu also contended that the police had arrested individuals who were unaware of the incident at East Trasacco.

Following deliberation, the trial magistrate, Prince Osei Owusu, remanded the accused individuals into police custody, citing his lack of jurisdiction to grant bail.

He advised the defense counsel to seek bail from the appropriate authority and scheduled the next hearing for May 20, 2024.