The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old Nana Yaw Kyere, who was reported missing on September 22, 2026.
The suspects, Philip Dzifa Kofi Tefe, Sarah Osei Adams and Josiah Obodai, were picked up following investigations by the Missing Persons Unit, according to a press release signed by DSP Richmond Mensah, Staff Officer, Public Affairs, and dated September 28, 2026.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Mr Kyere left his residence at Kokomlemle in Accra on September 19, 2026, in his Honda Civic and did not return.
Police say he was lured to Philip Tefe’s residence at Teshie Agbleza by Sarah Osei Adams.
According to the police, both suspects later confessed to their involvement and indicated that Philip Tefe attacked the victim during a confrontation, hitting him with a metallic object.
The victim was allegedly moved to another room, where he was left unattended and later died.Investigators further established that the body was conveyed in a Kia Morning vehicle to a location near the motorway on September 20, 2026, where it was dumped in a bush and set ablaze.
The partially burnt body was discovered at Community 18 on September 21, 2026.
The victim’s biological mother and an uncle identified the body at the Police Hospital morgue on September 24, 2026.
Police have also retrieved the victim’s iPhone 12, which Philip Tefe allegedly sold for GH¢100. The buyer, Sunday Omeje, has been cautioned and detained for dishonestly receiving the phone.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Josiah Obodai, who is being investigated in connection with the disposal of the body.
His father’s Kia Morning vehicle, believed to have been used to convey the body, has been impounded.
The three suspects are in police custody and will be put before the court.
The police say investigations continue to identify and arrest other persons who may have been involved in the case.