A 60-year-old Imam of the Santeneso Mosque at Konongo in the Asante Akyem North of Ashanti Region, has been killed in cold blood by unknown suspects.
The body of Imam Tahiru Mohammed was found near his house on Thursday morning with deep cutlass wounds on his neck and left arm.
No arrest has been made,
and according to the Konongo District Police Commander, Superintendent Gordon
Opoku Koduah, police have mounted a search for the suspects, and urged the
public to feed the police with tangible information.
The Imam was said to have
been killed on his way to the mosque for morning prayers in the early hours of
Thursday.
He has since been buried
according to Islamic tradition.
Surprisingly, the incident happened the same day two female bodies were found murdered at Abrepo in Kumasi.
FROM KINGSLEY E.HOPE, KUMASI