The Agona Nkwanta District Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old suspect, Kudjo Ntow, for an alleged rape and murder of his wife’s niece, Olivia Kwofie, age 17.
The incident reportedly occurred on June 1, 2026, at Agona Nkwanta in the Western Region.
The suspect, who is an ex-convict, allegedly sealed the mouth of the deceased with super glue before forcibly raping her and later murdering her.
Kudjo Ntow reportedly went into hiding after committing the crime ostensibly to avoid arrest.
Preliminary Police investigations revealed that one Samuel Kingsford Kwofie was on his way to his rubber plantation at about 3.30 am on June 1, when he heard someone shouting for help around School B area close to the Fire Service Station at Agona Nkwanta.
He approached the scene and found the 17-year-old victim, Olivia Kwofie, sitting naked on the ground with both hands and legs tied with a rope.
He untied the victim, and while escorting her to the Police Station, the suspect attacked them from behind, hit the victim with a cement block and fled.
Police, upon receipt of the information, visited the scene and found the victim lying in a pool of blood with multiple cuts on her face.
Olivia was rushed to the Agona Nkwanta Polyclinic for medical treatment but was later pronounced dead.
On 02 June 2026, the Regional Police Intelligence team together with Agona Nkwanta Police arrested the suspect at his hideout in Nsuaem.
The suspect, Kudjo Ntow, was on Wednesday, June 2026, 3, put before Apollo Circuit Court in Takoradi and was remanded into prison custody to reappear on 17 June 2026.
By Peter Quao Adattor/paqmediagh
