The Ashaiman District Court has remanded a 43-year-old soldier, WOII Dzisenu Ben, into police custody following the alleged killing of 45-year-old Abdul Shaban at Mawugbedzibe near Afienya.
WOII Dzisenu, who faces a murder charge under Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), did not enter a plea.
The court, presided by Derick Parden Eshun, has scheduled his next appearance for August 27, 2026.
Inspector Henry Tetteh Nartey, who is prosecuting the case, informed the court that on August 23, 2025, WOII Dzisenu and WOI Yamoah Mark, both affiliated with the Base Ammunition Depot (BAD) at Michel Camp, visited the Afienya Police Station to report an incident that occurred at Mawugbedzibe.
The prosecution stated that the two soldiers reported that while they were on their property at Mawugbedzibe, an unidentified man attacked WOII Dzisenu and attempted to seize his M16 rifle, which led the soldier to shoot the assailant.
The police later accompanied the two soldiers to the scene, where they discovered Shaban’s lifeless body on the ground.
According to the prosecution, the deceased had a suspected gunshot wound to the upper chest, near the neck.
After being pronounced dead, his body was transported to the mortuary of the Tema General Hospital for preservation and autopsy.
The prosecution further stated that the rifle, marked as No. 000470-11, along with its magazine and ammunition, was confiscated for investigation purposes.
A post-mortem examination conducted by Dr. Eric Dumfeh, a pathologist at the Tema General Hospital, determined that the cause of death was a perforating gunshot wound to the heart.
The prosecution noted that a bullet extracted from the deceased’s body was subsequently sent to the Police Forensic Laboratory for ballistic analysis.
It was reported that the pathologist’s findings indicated that the characteristics of the wound were consistent with a near-contact, angled gunshot wound, suggesting that the shooter was positioned at a higher elevation than the victim.
The court was informed that both the accused and WOI Yamoah Mark later provided written investigation caution statements in the presence of an independent witness.
Inspector Nartey stated that the case docket was then duplicated and sent to the Attorney-General’s Office for guidance.
In accordance with the Attorney-General’s advice, the police officially charged WOII Dzisenu with murder and brought him before the Ashaiman District Court.
The court then ordered that WOII Dzisenu be remanded into police custody to appear again on August 27, 2026.
