Two people have been remanded in prison custody by the Dambai Magistrate Court over their alleged role in the murder of 39-year-old Rejoice Sena Akpaku. Her body was found in a bush near Adumadum in the Oti Region.
The suspects are Isaac Sekyi, 36, and Reindolf Sekeni, also known as Okeley, 45. They were arrested after police investigated Akpaku’s disappearance and death.
In a statement issued on Thursday, November 12, police said Akpaku travelled from Somanya in the Eastern Region to Dormabin on October 28, 2026, to collect GH¢19,000 that Sekyi allegedly owed her. She did not return from the trip.
Police arrested Sekyi on November 10 during their investigation. They later traced Akpaku’s Infinix Smart 8 phone to his girlfriend, Seraphine Aku Koumah.
Koumah reportedly told investigators that Sekyi gave her the phone, which she then passed to his brother, Frank Sekyi. Investigators later recovered the device and found that it had been flashed and its SIM card removed.
A mobile phone technician, Mohammed Ali, was also arrested as part of the investigation.
Police said Sekyi confessed to the murder on November 11 and named Sekeni as an accomplice. He then took investigators to the place where the body had been left.
Akpaku’s sibling later identified her body. Police also recovered a stick believed to have been used in the attack as evidence.
The two suspects appeared before the Dambai Magistrate Court on November 12 and were remanded in prison custody. They are due back in court on December 2, 2026.
The three other people arrested in connection with the case have been granted police enquiry bail to assist with the ongoing investigation.
The Ghana Police Service has promised the public that it will carry out its investigations professionally and follow all proper procedures.