The account, based on the confession of the deceased’s domestic worker and prime suspect, makes it known the motive behind the killing was a robbery gone wrong.

According to the CID, the 29-year-old, in his confession statement admitted to killing the professor when he, together with another person, tried to rob him, but he resisted.

The Director General of the Police CID, COP Ken Yeboah, made this known at a press conference in Accra on Friday.

He said, “Based on forensic evidence gathered from the crime scene, the suspect was subjected to further interrogation and he broke down and confessed that he masterminded the murder of the professor.

“Initially, he mentioned the names of some suspects but he has changed that assertion and mentioned somebody else. He has admitted that he did commit the crime with one other person.“

Explaining how the murder took place, suspect James Nana Womba said he gained access to the room with the aid of a duplicate key he made on the boss’ blind side.

He added after demanding money from Prof Benneh, he declined and proceeded to raise alarm so they hit him with an iron rod.

The cleaner furthermore stated they tied and gagged the defenseless man, which resulted in his death.

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According to the CID, James and his accomplices stole two phones and cash amounting to GHS 450.

The suspect has also confessed that for fear of being recorded in the act, he took the late professors central processing unit (CPU) and dumped it in a septic tank in the house.

According to him, James has also given clues as to where he kept some of the items he stole from the late professor and where he had sold some of them, which he will lead the team for retrieval.

He talked about his past life, armed robbery operations and the techniques that he and his friends used in robbing people of their valuables.

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According to Ataa Ayi, he never robbed people in their homes but was well-endowed with bank robberies where he followed his victims after they have cashed out to rob them at gunpoint.

Undoubtedly, he was the most famous armed robber in Ghana and was arrested in February 2005 following a tip-off from his family member for a domestic violence issue.

The police found out later that he was the most wanted criminal in Ghana after his arrest.

The Greater Accra Regional Commander of the Ghana Police Service at that time, ACP Kofi Boakye was said to have been directly involved in the arrest. 

“With the arrest of Ataa Ayi, a whole generation of armed robbers has been wiped out,” the Police told GNA. 

In the same year (2005), Ataa Ayi was sentenced to 160 years in prison with hard labour on the charges of robbery and conspiracy to rob by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie.

A few years after his sentence, Ataa Ayi found God.

He is now a devoted evangelist at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prisons in Cape Coast, Central region where he is serving his sentence.

The song bagged him the ‘Songwriter of the Year’ award at the 2017 Ghana Music Awards. He also walked away with two other awards, ‘Highlife Artiste of the Year’ and ‘Hiplife Song of the Year’ for Sweetie Pie.

The Confessions video, directed by Yaw Skyface also featured cameo appearances by Koo Fori, Samini and Kwaw Kese.

Watch the video below: