5 arrested in connection with Ghanaian opposition MP murder case

Police in Ghana have arrested 5 people, two female and three males in connection with the murder of an opposition Member of Parliament, MP.

The deceased, Joseph Boakye Danquah- Adu, who was murdered in his home on Tuesday, was the MP for Abuakua North constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party, the country’s biggest opposition party and a former Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs during Former President Kufuor’s administration.

The Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Afia Tenge told a news conference, the five arrested includes a private security guard in the house and other residents.

The deceased was the son of a Ghanaian statesman and historian, JB Danquah who played a role in Ghana’s independence struggle.