INTERPOL joins search as suspect flees to Togo in Ghana case
The Ghana Police Service has intensified its search for a suspect in connection with the disappearance of a 27-year-old man, amid growing indications of possible foul play.
The Accra Regional Police Command said the Oyibi District Police Command had launched a manhunt for Wisdom Tetteh over the disappearance of Theophilus Ashitey Amarh.
In a press release issued on April 14, the police stated that a report was lodged on April 7 that the victim had left home the previous day to sell his Hyundai Elantra saloon car after being introduced to a prospective buyer by the suspect, but failed to return.
Preliminary investigations established that the missing man was last seen at the suspect’s residence at Saasabi, where he had gone to meet the purported buyer.
Subsequent intelligence led investigators back to the residence on April 10, where suspected bloodstains were discovered in a room, heightening concerns about the victim’s safety.
The National Crime Scene Management Team has since processed the scene with support from the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
Police said a search operation involving community members and local authorities had been carried out in the area, but the victim remains unaccounted for.
Further intelligence suggests that the suspect may have fled the country to neighbouring Togo, prompting efforts to track him through international cooperation, including the initiation of INTERPOL processes.
The Accra Regional Police Command assured the public that all necessary steps were being taken to apprehend the suspect and establish the circumstances surrounding the disappearance.
The Command urged anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspect or the missing person to report to the nearest Police Station to assist ongoing investigations.
