GPHA pledges Ghc50,000 for info on killers of Tema Port official

Management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), has set aside a reward of GHC50,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone who might have played a role in the killing of one of its managers.

The Ghana Police Service has also set aside a GHc 15,000 bounty for anybody who gives credible information about perpetrators of this gruesome murder, and that of the investigative journalist with Anas Aremeyaw Anas Tiger PI’s team, Ahmed Hussein-Suale who was shot dead recently.

Last week, Josephine Asante, the Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) in charge of the Tema Port, was stabbed to death at her residence at community 25 in Tema.

The incident according to a Citi News source occurred when the deceased was attacked in her bedroom after she returned from a Senior Staff party.

Both the Authority and the Police have placed the bounty to ensure that the police get hold of the perpetrators of the crime so they are made to face the full rigours of the law.

In a statement, the GPHA said it is committed to ensuring that thorough investigations are conducted to make sure that justice is served.

“The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority is offering a bounty of GHc 50,000 to anyone who provides the police with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the murder of one of the Authority’s Managers, Mrs. Josephine Asante.”

“The GPHA is committed to addressing and hastening the investigative processes of the Police by providing the above stated amount for any person (s) or group that will provide the first meaningful information to the Police which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the murder(s) of Mrs. Asante, the statement added.

‘Houseboy’ picked up over ‘murder’ of Tema Port Public Affairs Manager

Days after the murder, the houseboy of the Marketing and Public Affairs Manager at the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority [GPHA] in charge of Tema Port, was picked up in connection with her murder.

Citi News’ Tema Correspondent, Elvis Washington, who visited the residence of the deceased on Monday morning, said the houseboy is in the custody of the Police at Afienya for interrogation.

He indicated that some security personnel have been dispatched to the residence of the deceased.

Madam Asante is alleged to have been attacked in her bedroom soon after she returned from the party on Saturday night.

GPHA official’s ‘killers’ didn’t use estate gates – Emefs Construction

Meanwhile, Emefs Construction Limited, has dismissed reports suggesting that persons who attacked the manager followed her through the gates of the estate to commit the act.

There have been suggestions that the victim might have been trailed by the attackers into her home to the commit the act.

Emefs Estates in a statement however dismissed such claims.

“Contrary to speculations that an assassin or group of assassins might have followed the deceased home through the gates to commit the dastardly act, we wish to state clearly that it was not so.

All Emefs Estates, namely: Lagoon View, Hill View, Palace and Gardens are walled and well protected by very watchful and resilient security personnel and there was no way an assassin or group of assassins could have followed the victim into the estate without being noticed and accosted,” the statement said.

By: Nii Larte Lartey | citinewsroom.com |Ghana | [email protected]

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Source: citifmonline.com