The Dambai Magistrate Court in the Oti Region has remanded two men into prison custody after they were formally charged with the murder of 39-year-old Rejoice Sena Akpaku, whose decomposing body was discovered dumped in a bush following a missing person search.
The suspects, identified as 36-year-old Isaac Sekyi and 45-year-old Reindolf Sekeni (also known as Okeley), appeared before the court on Thursday, November 12, 2026. They are scheduled to make their next court appearance on December 2, 2026.
According to details released by the Ghana Police Service, the tragic incident began when the victim left Somanya in the Eastern Region on October 28, 2026, traveling to Dormabin in the Oti Region to collect GH¢19,000 owed to her by Sekyi. When she failed to return home, growing concern from her family prompted an official police inquiry.
Law enforcement tracking eventually led to Sekyi’s arrest on November 10. Investigators traced Akpaku’s Infinix Smart 8 mobile phone to Sekyi’s girlfriend, Seraphine Aku Koumah, who reported that Sekyi had given her the device before she passed it on to his brother, Frank Sekyi. Police subsequently recovered the phone, noting that it had been flashed and its SIM card removed, and also detained a local phone technician, Mohammed Ali, in connection with the device.
Under interrogation, Sekyi reportedly confessed to murdering Akpaku on November 11, naming Sekeni as his accomplice. He then guided investigators to the remote bush area where the victim’s body had been concealed, allowing one of her siblings to positively identify the remains. Officers also retrieved a wooden stick believed to have been the weapon used in the attack.
While Sekyi and Sekeni remain locked up in prison custody, three other individuals initially arrested during the sweep have been granted police inquiry bail as inquiries continue. The Ghana Police Service has reiterated its commitment to handling the case with full professional diligence through the judicial system.
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TWO SUSPECTS REMANDED OVER MURDER OF 39-YEAR-OLD WOMAN https://t.co/uDYBCQ8RVX
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) November 12, 2026
Source: Thepressradio.com
