Two persons, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old are in the grips of the Kasoa Divisional Police Command for allegedly killing a 10-year-old boy for money rituals at Lamptey Mills, a suburb of Kasoa.
According to sources the suspects lured the deceased, only known as Ishmael by his peers, into an uncompleted building and hit him with an object, killing him instantly.
There are claims that a fetish priest in the Volta Region told the two suspects to bring human parts for rituals, hence the action of the pair.
The mother of the boy, Hajia Maame told te press that she is heartbroken by the news of her son’s demise in such a gruesome manner.
The suspects are currently assisting in investigations.
Meanwhile, the Kasoa Divisional Police Command has so far not commented officially on the incident or the arrests.
Still in Kasoa, a 40 year old man was shot dead by gunmen at Opeikuma junction.
The man who was holding money in brown envelope was approached by gunmen on motorbike numbering about 4.
They shot him and took the cash away in a rambo style which has led residents frightened.
Police are however on the tail of the robbers to have them arrested.
