Ashaiman District Court remands soldier over alleged killing at Afienya
The Ashaiman District Court has remanded a 43-year-old soldier, WOII Dzisenu Ben, into police custody over the alleged killing of 45-year-old Abdul Shaban at Mawugbedzibe near Afienya. The post Ashaiman District Court remands soldier over alleged killing at Afienya appeared first on Ghana Business News .
The Ashaiman District Court has ordered a 43-year-old soldier, WOII Dzisenu Ben, to remain in police custody following allegations of murder in connection with the death of 45-year-old Abdul Shaban near Afienya. WOII Dzisenu, charged with murder under Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), did not enter a plea. The trial began on August 27, 2026.
The prosecution claims that on August 23, 2025, WOII Dzisenu and another soldier, WOI Yamoah Mark, reported an incident to the Afienya Police Station, stating that while on their property, an unknown individual attacked WOII Dzisenu and tried to take his M16 rifle, leading to the soldier shooting the attacker. Police accompanied the soldiers to the scene, where they found Shaban's body with a suspected gunshot wound to the chest.
The bullet was sent for ballistic examination, and the post-mortem indicated the cause of death was a perforating gunshot wound to the heart.
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