Christopher Adu Boahen’s Murder: Police Arrest One Suspect
Following the tragic death of Christopher Adu Boahen, significant progress has been made by the police in apprehending one of the individuals responsible for this terrible crime.
According to a press release issued on March 19, the suspect in custody is identified as Mark Forson, and further investigations are currently underway.
Read the police’s full statement below:
“The Ghana Police Service has today, 19th March 2024, arrested suspect Mark Forson in connection with the murder of Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen in Accra.
On 17th March 2024, the police received a complaint from some relations of the deceased that he had been found dead in his room under suspicious circumstances.
A team of Police investigators and crime scene experts immediately visited the scene to commence investigation leading to the arrest of the suspect.
The suspect is in custody and will be put before the court while investigation continues.”
The NPP activist was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen who stormed his East Legon home in an attempt to rob him, according to an earlier report by Tru News Report.
The deceased has been identified as the son of Professor Albert Adu Boahen, a prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a former party presidential candidate.
The preliminary investigation did not say whether Christopher confronted the armed robbers, which is how he ended up dead, or if they were hired to kill him directly and present the crime scene as one of robbery.
Christopher studied electrical engineering at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the tragic news has been confirmed by his 1995 year group there. In a Facebook post, they mentioned that some evil people had killed him.
The post reads:
Sad to announce the untimely passing of our classmate, Christopher. Wicked persons entered his home, ransacked the place, and robbed him of his life. His home, at East Legon, has been barricaded by the police and declared a crime scene. May the soul of our brother find rest in the Lord. Bad news for a Monday morning but let’s keep our spirits up and look forward to a great week.
Christopher’s father, Professor Adu Boahen, was the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential nominee in 1992. Roland Issifu Alhassan was his vice presidential running mate.
