{"id":98121,"date":"2025-10-11T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98121"},"modified":"2025-10-11T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:24:59","slug":"two-arrested-over-robbery-and-killing-of-20-year-old-at-tweapease-aboo-in-ashanti-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98121","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested over robbery and killing of 20-year-old at Tweapease-Aboo in Ashanti region"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police in the Ashanti South Region have arrested two men in connection with the robbery and killing of 20-year-old Kofi Mensah at Tweapease-Aboo in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n

The suspects, Solomon Opoku and Collins Aboagye, were picked up during intelligence-led operations following the incident, which was reported to the Bediem District Police Command on October 6, 2025, by the Assembly Member for the area.<\/p>\n

According to a police statement issued on Saturday, October 11, the victim was attacked, killed, and his Haojin motorbike was stolen.<\/p>\n

It said four days later, on October 10, suspect Solomon Opoku was arrested at Council Quarters in Obuasi after attempting to sell the stolen motorbike.<\/p>\n

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Subsequent investigations led officers to Kokotesua, also in Obuasi, where his accomplice, Collins Aboagye, was apprehended.<\/p>\n

Police further said that both suspects have admitted to the crime, and the stolen motorbike has since been recovered.<\/p>\n

The two are currently in custody and will be put before the court on Monday, October 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its commitment to pursuing justice and maintaining safety and security across all communities in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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