Second suspect in Tema cop’s killing arrested

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The Tema Regional Police Command on the dawn of Friday June 16, 2017, at about 2.00am apprehended the second person suspected to have been directly involved in the killing of Police Constable No. 51475 Michael Kporyie of the Tema Regional Police Command, stationed at the RDF.

Further investigation revealed that, suspect Razak Salifu also known as Baba is one of the two people who trailed the police constable on a motorbike, shot and killed him, then sped off.

The Police say on arrival at the suspect’s residence, Razak Salifu on seeing the police decided to escape by scaling the fence wall of the house.

To prevent the suspect from running away, police shot him in the leg and immediately rushed him to the Tema General Hospital for treatment.

He is currently on admission under police protection.