‘She was just a friend’ – Police officer accused of shooting girlfriend at Kumasi in 2023 tells court

The testimony came in the ongoing trial at the Kumasi High Court, where Twumasi is charged with shooting Victoria multiple times with his service pistol at Adum, leading to her death from hemorrhagic shock.

According to a report by ghpage.com, sighted by GhanaWeb, while under questioning by the prosecution, Twumasi insisted that his connection with the deceased was platonic.

“She was my friend, nothing else,” he said when asked to describe their relationship.

In a transcript of the court proceedings shared by GhPage, the prosecutor pressed further, stating, “I am putting it to you that you were in an amorous relationship with Victoria Dapaah also known as Maa Adwoa,” to which Twumasi responded, “It is not true.”

He also rejected claims that this alleged affair caused marital issues with his wife, Yaa Afriyie, saying, “It is not true,” when told his wife left home on April 19, 2023, as a result.

Twumasi, a 39-year-old SWAT bodyguard stationed at Manhyia Palace since 2017, confirmed he was assigned a Norico pistol with two magazines of 9mm ammunition, though he was unsure of its registration number.

The prosecution alleges this weapon was used in the killing, which Twumasi denies involvement in, stating, “I know nothing about her death.”

The officer also contested the circumstances of his arrest, claiming he voluntarily approached a plainclothed officer on April 23, 2023, after learning of Victoria’s death, rather than being apprehended in a bush as the prosecution asserted.

“I was not arrested,” he said, adding, “What I have said is the truth.”

Twumasi was arrested three days after the shooting incident and is currently going through a seven-member jury trial at a Kumasi High Court presided by Justice Rosemary Baah Tosu.

Victoria, a 26-year-old mother of one, was killed near her home, reportedly over a dispute.

The case has seen multiple delays, with Twumasi disputing two statements attributed to him as evidence during the court proceedings on Monday.

Read the transcript published by GhPage on Monday, March 10, 2025 below:

Lawyer: Which language would you like to use?

Twumasi: Twi

Lawyer: What is your name?

Twumasi: Twumasi Ahmed

Lawyer: Where do you live?

Twumasi: Tafo

Lawyer: Do you want us to use what you have said as evidence?

Twumasi: Yes my lord

Reads Witness statement.

Lawyer: You stated that I never visited the deaceased person on that day.
Twumasi: I know nothing about her death.

Lawyer: Where were you born?

Twumasi: Nsuta

Lawyer: Is it the same place you come from?

Twumasi: I am not from there. My mother is from kwahu And my father is an Asabte

Lawyer: How old were you on 20th April 2023?

Twumasi: 39 years

Lawyer: For how long have you been a police officer before 20th April 2023?
Twumasi: 16 years

Lawyer: Would you bear me out that you became a police officer in 2008?
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: Which unit of the service were you as at 20th April 2023?
Lawyer: Bodyguard at SWAT

Do you agree? That the unit you were meant special weapons of artist unit
Yes

Lawyer: As at 20th April 2023, you were in guard duties at Manhyia Palace, is that correct?

Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: You have been on such duties from 2017
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: In respect of the duties that you were assigned to, you were also assigned to keeping dome weapons, Norico pistol with registration number A13006831
Twumasi: Yes, but i am not sure of the registration number

Lawyer: This gun that was assigned to you came along with two magazines on daily of 23 round of 9mm
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: And this pistol I’m talking about is a small pistol kept on a person
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: The size is such that you can also keep it in a waist bag
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: And at all material times, they were supposed to be in your custody until you officially handed over to your station officer
Twumasi: Yes, it is not everywhere you can go with a gun. It depends on the duty and the place where that duty is to be carried on

Lawyer: You have stated in your evidence that Victoria Dapaa, Maa Adwoa was your friend, tell the court what kind of friendship existed between the two of you
Twumasi: She was my friend, nothing else

Lawyer: I am putting it to you that you were in an amorous relationship with Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maa Adwoa
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: This amorous relationship you had with her was a subject of concern to your wife
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: As a result of that, you errebyaging [sic] marital issues with your wife.

Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: Your wife is Yaa Afriyie. I put it to you that because of the marital issues you had with her, she left home on 19th of April
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: But you said on the 20th of April 2023, you went Efiduase to visit a friend
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: I put it to you that that friend is a female by name Joyce Acheampong
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: And i put it to you that that Joyce Acheampong is also your girlfriend
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: And u put it to you that the time you went to the said Joyce Acheampong, you knew that the police were chasing you
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: And you agree with me that you were arrested in the bush
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: And it was the said Joyce Acheampong who led the police to your location
Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: You agree with me that you were arrested on 23 April 2023
Twumasi: It is not true; I was not arrested, I went to where the piluce were

Lawyer: What were those policemen you claim you went to doing?

Twumasi: He was not in police wear. So when I went there, he told me everything that had happened. He informed me that Maadwoa was dead and I was the main suspect, so I had to follow him to the police station.

Lawyer: So from what you have just said, is it the case that it was only one policeman who arrested you?

Twumasi: I was not arrested

Lawyer: I put to you that you are not being truthful about the circumstances of your arrest
Twumasi: What i have said is the truth

Lawyer: I put it to you that Chief Inspector also took your court statement in respect of this murder case during the time the peeps were also in the room your court statement was taken.

Twumasi: It is not true

Lawyer: I am putting it to you that this court statement dated 24th April was taken in the presence of an independent eyewitness
Twumasi: That is not true

Lawyer: And this statement has been admitted by the court
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: I am putting it to you that chief inspector pery wrote another statement on 30th May
Twumasi: That is not true

Lawyer: I am putting it to you that this case has been admitted by the court as part of the evidences provided
Twumasi: It is true but i have said several times that that is not my statement

Lawyer: These two statements, C and H as their landmarks, are your own account of what happened on the night of 20th April, 2023.

Twumasi: It is not true. I went to court in 25th April, and I saw that what was there was not my statement. I have denied it severally.

Lawyer: Before this case, did you know chief inspector Bedu?
Twumasi: Yes

Lawyer: Has he handled any case involving you before this one?
Twumasi: No. I know him because we work at the same station

Lawyer: You and inspector Plebu are not at the same unit.
Twumasi: Yes, but we are at the same area.