The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with the gruesome murder of Professor Amedeker Mawuadem Koku, a senior lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), whose body was discovered in a shallow grave at his residence.
The suspect, identified as Mr. Joshua Karry Arthur, was apprehended on Wednesday, May 22, 2025.
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According to police sources, Arthur was caught in possession of several items belonging to the deceased, including two Samsung smartphones, a laptop, a 50-inch television, and a car key to the professor’s Toyota Fortuner.
Preliminary investigations at the scene led police to a trail of blood stains, which extended from the interior of the house to a concealed area in the compound.
There, authorities discovered a shallow grave, later confirmed to contain the body of the missing lecturer.
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POLICE ARREST ONE SUSPECT FOR THE MURDER OF A LECTURER IN THE CENTRAL REGION pic.twitter.com/hQJL6cVl29
