US-based Ghanaian Lawyer, Stephen Kwaku Asare also known as Kwaku Azar has called on the state to fast-track the investigation and the judicial process to ensure that the alleged murderers of the Law Lecturer of University of Ghana are apprehended and made to face the law.
Professor Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a senior lecturer of law at University of Ghana, was allegedly murdered at his Adjirigano residence in Accra.
The lecturer was found dead in a pool of blood at his home with his hands and legs all tied up in the morning of Saturday, September 12, 2020.
The body of the deceased has since been picked up by the police following a report to the police.
His colleague at the UG Faculty of Law, Dr. Poku Adusei who took to social media to announce the sad incident said Prof. Yaw Benneh was “murdered” in the same fashion as the late Abuakwa North MP, J. B Danquah-Adu.
Dr. Poku Adusei stated that “It (alleged murder) appears to be an act perpetuated about three days ago, but it was just discovered this morning.”
Reacting to the sad event on his social media handle, Prof. Kwaku Asare expressed his worry over the frequent occurrence of suspected murder incidents and the failure on the part of the state to carryout proper investigation so as to bring suspected criminals to book. He is therefore calling for an intensified investigation into the alleged murder that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the suspected perpetrators of this heinous crime and others behind such horrific crimes in the country.
“Unfortunately, such horrific acts are occurring too frequently, often ending in investigations that go nowhere. Nothing less is required now than an intense search for the assailants and an all-out attack on those who have chosen to make a living by preying on others,” he stated.
He added that the incident is “another wake-up call for those responsible for the provision of security and the administration of justice.” Adding “we must feel safe in our homes!”
A supposed houseboy of the deceased, Isaac Botchway told journalists that he last saw his boss on Thursday night. He added that phone calls he had put through to his boss the next day went unanswered.
Narrating how the lecturer’s body was discovered, Isaac Botchway said “the gardener came to work this morning (Saturday) and when he did not find any sign of him, he knocked at the door but there was no response.” The gardener, he said, then went ahead to inform the academic’s sister who lives few metres away from his house.
According to reports, there was no indication of forced entry into the deceased house.
