The Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of 28-year-old Nelson Anyana.

Nelson was reported missing by the police after his mother reported his disappearance on December 14 last year.

According to his mother, Comfort Hatse, a trader from Donkorkrom, her son informed her that he was going to meet with one of the suspects on December 4 Augustina Fiawoyife, and never returned.

This prompted an investigation by the Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service following suspicion of ritual murder.

The Unit undertook an operation and uncovered and exhumed multiple human remains buried in a shrine at Gblorkope in the Central Tongu District, including that of Nelson, who had gone missing.

The police discovered multiple human bones, some buried beneath idols in the shrine.

According to the police, three additional skeletal remains were discovered buried under different idols at the same location.

Dismembered human remains believed to belong to other victims were also found buried in nearby bushes, which confirmed claims that the site may have been used for serial ritual killings.

The suspects, all residents of Mafi Adidome, are Augustina Fiawoyife, unemployed; Wisdom Hedidor, an herbalist; and Courage Bedzo, a kente weaver.

The others are Gblor Noah, also known as Ekpedzi, a fetish priest aged 37; Gblor John, a 38-year-old security guard; and Gblor Johannes, a 27-year-old lotto writer. The last three, who are siblings, are reported to be operators of the Gblorkope shrine.

How Nelson died

Augustina (first suspect) was reportedly in a relationship with the second suspect, Wisdom Hedidor, who had grown jealous over her ongoing relationship with the deceased. He allegedly hatched a plan to kill him, which was executed accordingly with the help of Augustina.

Fats forward, the fourth suspect, Gblor Noah, was allegedly in search of a human body to buy for rituals.

The third suspect, Courage Bedzo, who found out about this, informed the jealous Hedidor, who agreed to carry out the murder.

Consequently, on December 12, 2024, Augustina lured the deceased to a secluded area near DC Bungalow, a suburb of Adidome.

While they got invested in a conversation, Hedidor and Bedzo ambushed and strangled him to death, with Augustina allegedly watching them kill her boyfriend without intervening.

The third suspect subsequently contacted the fetish priest, who arrived at the scene with the sixth suspect, Gblor Johannes. He paid GH¢7,000 and transported it to the shrine at Gblorkope, where it was used in ritual ceremonies before being buried under idols.

Following the recovery of Nelson Anyana’s remains and those of other unidentified individuals, all six suspects were arraigned before a District Court in Ho with abetment of crime to wit murder and conspiracy to commit crime to wit murder charges.

Police investigators say further forensic analysis is underway based on the new discoveries to determine the identities of the additional victims and file appropriate charges against the suspects.

The discovery has sparked outrage and fear among residents of the Central Tongu District, with many calling for swift justice and a broader investigation into possible ritualistic networks in the region.

The Ghana Police Service has reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing the case thoroughly and ensuring all perpetrators face the full rigours of the law.