Police have confirmed that they have received the DNA report linked to the murder of a Ghana Immigration Service officer, Stephen King Amoah; however, they have yet to receive the full autopsy report from the Police Hospital, the service informed the Adabraka District Court on Monday, June 15.

Consequently, Chief Inspector Apeweh Achana, leading the prosecution, requested a two-week adjournment to allow his outfit some time to submit a duplicate docket to the Attorney-General’s Department.

The victim was allegedly murdered, and his body was partly burnt in a bush around Ashongman Estates in Accra in July 2025.

He therefore prayed for a two-week adjournment to enable the Police to submit a duplicate docket to the Attorney General’s office.

The court adjourned the case to June 29, 2026, and remanded the two accused persons, Bright Aweh, also known as Highest Bright, Thomas Zigah, into police custody.

The two have been jointly charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder. Their pleas have been preserved by the court.

Background

The lifeless body of the immigration officer was discovered in a drainage system near GBC Satellite, opposite Comet Estate, Accra, on Wednesday, July 9.

The deceased is said to have gone missing five days (since July 3) before his tragic death. This was contained in a press statement by the Ghana Police Service on Thursday, July 10.

Providing more details about the tragic incident, the police noted that the murderer(s) of the 38-year-old also set his body on fire.

The police have disclosed that their preliminary investigations indicate the deceased had gone to meet his debtor, one Bright Aweh, who had promised to pay the outstanding debt owed on Thursday, July 3, in the evening.

Police investigations linked the meeting to a financial dispute between the deceased and Aweh, following a WhatsApp exchange that reportedly contained images of cash.

Aweh allegedly claimed he had given Amoah GH¢500,000 to settle a debt and return the balance, but inconsistencies in his account led to his arrest.

A search at Aweh’s residence reportedly uncovered a camouflage outfit with suspected bloodstains and a wooden pestle wrapped in polythene.

Consequently, an earlier kidnapping charge against Aweh was dropped, and he was subsequently held in connection with the murder.

Further investigations led to the arrest of Zigah, while Police say they are pursuing a third suspect believed to be involved in the crime.

In January this year, Aweh Bright Aweh, the key suspect in the murdered Immigration officer’s case, Monday denied killing the officer, insisting on his innocence.

“I did not kill my friend. I am not a murderer. I will pass through it and justice will be served,” Aweh for the first time spoke as he was escorted into a Police vehicle to be returned to custody.

Some relatives of the deceased told the GNA that they had sufficient evidence to show that Aweh was involved in the murder of Stephen King Amoah and said they would pursue justice through lawful means.

Aweh, also known as Highest Bright, is standing trial with Thomas Zigah for their alleged roles in the murder of Amoah, an Immigration Officer, at Ashongman in Accra.

When the case was called before the Adabraka District Court, presided over by Nana Abena Asoh Owusu-Omenyo, the prosecution said Police were still awaiting advice from the Attorney-General’s Office.