The Ahanta West Municipal Police Command in the Western Region has apprehended six individuals on suspicion of murdering 60-year-old Isaac Ansah.

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Reports indicate that the victim was allegedly set on fire in Achonwa, a community where he had resided for more than two years.

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The arrests came after a disturbing incident on Thursday, June 27, 2024, when a mob acted based on allegations made by a local fetish priest.

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According to the priest, Ansah had purportedly provided the names of 14 community members for sacrificial killing.

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Mr. Frank Eshun, Ansah's nephew, informed the media that the suspects include prominent community figures such as Nana Ojandi, the Caretaker Chief, Godfred Cudjoe, the Assemblyman, the Fetish Priest, the Chief Fisherman, and two others.

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Violence erupted following an unsuccessful meeting between Ansah and the village elders. Enraged youth from the community seized Ansah, bound him, pelted him with stones, and ultimately burned him alive using car tires and gasoline.

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Eshun expressed the family's devastation over the loss and called for justice.

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He shared that the sight of animals scavenging on his uncle's remains has deeply disturbed him.

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Isaac Ansah's body has been transferred to the morgue for an autopsy.

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Despite their grief, the family hopes for a peaceful final resting place for their beloved relative.

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