25-year-old man, girlfriend arrested over alleged gang rivalry murder at Obuasi

Addressing the media on July 15, 2026, the Ashanti South Regional Police Commander, DCOP Joseph Hammond Nyaaba, said the suspect was arrested during an intelligence-led operation where he had allegedly gone into hiding.""Subsequently, on Saturday July 9,2026, the Ashanti Regional Police Command mounted an operation in the surplus hideout and arrested him together with his 22-year-old girlfriend.

The police operation team proceeded to Anglogold Ashanti Hospital, where the victim had been rushed for medical attention, but he was confirmed dead", he said, Acting on the intelligence, the Upper East Regional Police Command mounted an operation and arrested the suspect along with his girlfriend at the hideout.