Police grab prime suspect in murder of ‘Jirapa Dubai’ CEO
Reports indicate that Mahama is being treated as the prime suspect. He was allegedly apprehended at a Takoradi hideout and flown to Wa for interrogation.
Elyasah Mahama, the dismissed Human Resource (HR) Officer of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel (Jirapa Dubai), is in police custody in connection with the brutal murder of the facility’s Chief Executive Officer, Eric Johnson.
Reports indicate that Mahama is being treated as the prime suspect. He was allegedly apprehended at a Takoradi hideout and flown to Wa for interrogation.
According to available information, Eric Johnson, the CEO of ‘Jirapa Dubai’, fired the former HR officer on Thursday, February 8, 2024, three days before his murder.
According to sources, Mahama allegedly left the Jirapa township shortly after the gruesome murder of Eric Johnson. He was eventually tracked down to Takoradi, where he was detained.
After a few days of interrogation in Wa, the former HR manager was sent back to Takoradi for further interrogation before finally being brought back to Wa.
The arrest of Elyasah Mahama puts the total number of people detained in connection with the businessman’s murder to eight.
Murder
According to the police statement, Eric Johnson was found dead in a pool of blood in one of the hotel rooms on Sunday, February 11.
The Police have since commenced an investigation into the incident. One person was earlier detained to assist with the investigation.
The Ghana Police Service had earlier arrested seven more suspects in connection with the death of Eric Johnson, CEO of Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, nicknamed ‘Jirapa Dubai’ in the Upper West Region.
However, updating the public on its investigation, the Police said, “Dookuuri Fausta, Braimah Kasim, Beyuo Felix and Michael Klugey who are all workers at the Cossy Hill Hotel are in Police custody assisting the investigation together with suspect Kumbata Kwaku who was earlier on arrested.”
Source: 3fm
