The Diaso Divisional police command has arrested a 37-year-old individual under suspicion of conducting a money ritual that led to the demise of his brother-in-law.

Kwame Addo, employed as a site manager at an illicit mining operation situated in Diaso within the Upper Denkyira West district of the Central Region, engaged his brother-in-law to serve as the site's administrative secretary.

The deceased, who worked as a tailor, accepted the offer due to the considerably higher salary it offered compared to his own profession.

According to an eyewitness, tragedy struck on the very first day the deceased assumed his role as the official secretary for the proposed mining site.

Reportedly, upon the deceased's arrival at the site, Addo introduced him to the workers and guided him around the premises where mining activities were underway.

However, unbeknownst to the deceased, Addo had secretly enlisted the assistance of men hidden in the nearby bushes.

Upon reaching a secluded area of the site where no other workers were present, Addo joined forces with these individuals to carry out the gruesome murder of the secretary.

After confirming the victim's demise, they disposed of his body by tossing it into one of the uncovered pits on the property in an attempt to conceal their crime.

Later that day, Addo returned home and informed the family that the secretary, who had been left at the site several hours earlier, had not yet returned home.

Concerned, the family, along with Addo, proceeded to the mining site in search of the missing secretary. Tragically, they discovered his lifeless body in one of the illegal mining pits.

Overwhelmed by the sight, Addo attempted to flee but was apprehended by family members at the scene. He faced a furious mob, but the police intervened just in time to prevent a lynching.

Currently, Addo is in police custody as authorities conduct a thorough investigation into this harrowing incident.