The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has invited Mr Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr known in the entertainment industry as Shatta Wale to assist in investigation following comments he made on social media about the death of artiste Manager Mr Fennec Okyere.
The musician had alleged in a Facebook post that his former manager, Mr Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, known in the entertainment industry as “Bullgod” had a hand in Mr Okyere’s death.
In a statement issued and signed by the Chief Superintendent of Police, Director, Public Affairs, Mrs Grace Ansah-Akrofi yesterday in Accra, the Police said the recently established Cold Case Unit of the GPS had been working for months on all unresolved cases, which include that of the lateOkyere.
The GPS assured the public of its relentless effort to ensure that all unresolved cases including that of Okyere were worked on in order to bring closure to the affected families.
The late Okyere, who was the manager of musician, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Botwe, known in the showbiz industry as Kwaw Kese, was murdered at his Manet Gardens residence on the Spintex Road in Accra on Thursday, March 13 2014by unknown assailants.He died at age 31.
Following his death, Mr Hanson was picked up by the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Kokomlemle as a suspect because he had regular beefs with Mr Okyere and had supposedly threatened him in an interview. He was arraigned but was later acquitted and discharged
BY TIMES REPORTER