Pastor's killers grabbed

Front Page: Daily Graphic, January 7, 2010.
Story: Albert K. Salia
THE suspected killers of Rev Peter Nii Addy, head of the Enchi branch of the Light House Chapel, who was robbed of some property and murdered in Accra while attending a colleague’s wedding, have been arrested.
A desktop computer and two laptops retrieved from the suspects were identified as those stolen during the attack on the Gbawe Bulemin residence of Rev Frederick Adu Acheampong, founder of the Frontline Glory Chapel, where Reverend Addy was murdered.
Among other items retrieved were three pump-action guns, cartridges, machetes and masks.
The weapons were retrieved from a pit where the suspected robbers had hidden and covered them with tree stumps to prevent detection.
The killers of Rev Addy were said to have carried out another robbery and raped a lady in another house in the area on that same night of December 30, 2009.
Three of the four robbers were picked up last night at Asofaa near Ofankor while preparing to launch another attack.
The four suspects arrested are Ebow Kwabena, 30, Kofi Yeboah, 30, Osei Prempeh, 23, and Yaw Asamoah, 30.
The left thumb of Kofi Yeboah had been chopped off from what he said was a gunshot from a pistol he was practising with.
Rev Peter Nii Addy, 26, who was in Accra with his wife who was six months pregnant to attend the wedding of a Bishop of the Light House Chapel in Accra, was killed in cold blood by the armed robbers after he told them he did not have money on him.
Osei Prempeh was identified as one of the armed robbers who attacked Mrs Christiana Love at Sowutuom on May 11, 2007 during which they robbed her of her wedding ring and other items.
Prempeh is said to have also been discharged by an Accra Circuit Court in 2009 over another robbery case.
The Daily Graphic in its December 31, 2009 edition reported the killing of Rev Addy by armed robbers, who had stormed the Gbawe residence of Rev Acheampong at about 1 a.m.
After attacking the residence of the pastor, the robbers also attacked the residence of Alhaji Seidu, a businessman, and took away seven mobile phones, three DVD players and GH¢360.
One of the robbers also raped a 19-year-old lady in the residence of Alhaji Seidu.
Briefing newsmen in Accra yesterday after leading newsmen to the robbery site and where the weapons were hidden, the Accra Regional Police Commander, DCOP Rose Bio Atinga, said 12 hours after the robbery incident, the police were able to retrieve some of the stolen items from some of the receivers.
She said the police were able to know the identities of the armed robbers and thereafter put in all its intelligence machinery into operation.
According to her, Ebow Kwabena was arrested at Prankese near Kade on January 3, 2010.
DCOP Atinga said Ebow allegedly confessed to taking part in the robbery and led the police to the site where the weapons were hidden.
She said after retrieving the items, the police heard that the other suspects were marshalling forces to attack a Ghanaian returnee (Burger) on the night of January 5, 2010.
She said Asamoah was arrested when he went to the site to collect the weapons for the operation that night.
DCOP Atinga said the police went to a place at Asofaa near Ofankor, where the suspects were to assemble before striking and subsequently arrested Kofi Yeboah and Osei Prempeh.
The Accra police boss said the group had admitted to being responsible for most of the robbery cases around Gbawe and Ablekuma.