The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere,
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of 33-year-old phone dealer Nana Yaw Kyere, whose disappearance from Accra on September 19, 2026, triggered a police investigation and a search for his whereabouts.
The latest development was contained in a Police Service press release dated September 28, 2026, with reference number “PAD/PRESS/VOL./4/1/13.” The statement, signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police Richmond Mensah, Staff Officer at the Public Affairs Directorate, said the arrests followed investigations by the Missing Persons Unit.
The three suspects have been identified as Philip Dzifa Kofi Tefe, Sarah Osei Adams and Josiah Obodai.
According to the Police, preliminary investigations established that Nana Yaw Kyere left his residence at Kokomlemle in Accra on September 19 in his Honda Civic vehicle but failed to return home.
Investigators subsequently traced the circumstances surrounding his disappearance to Teshie Agbleza, where police allege that Kyere was lured to the residence of suspect Philip Tefe by Sarah Osei Adams.
The Police said both Tefe and Adams subsequently confessed to their alleged involvement in the incident.
According to the statement, the suspects told investigators that a confrontation occurred after Kyere was brought to Tefe’s residence, during which Tefe allegedly attacked the victim and struck him with a metallic object.
The Police said Kyere sustained injuries and was subsequently moved into another room, where he was left unattended and later died.
The investigation then took a more serious turn as police sought to establish how the victim’s body was disposed of.
Body allegedly transported and burnt
The Police said investigations established that Kyere’s body was conveyed in a Kia Morning vehicle to a location near the motorway on September 20.
The body was allegedly dumped in a bush and set ablaze.
The partially burnt remains were subsequently discovered at Community 18 on September 21, two days after Kyere reportedly left his Kokomlemle residence.
The victim’s biological mother and an uncle later identified the remains at the Police Hospital morgue on September 24, according to the September 28 police statement.
The discovery brought to an end days of uncertainty surrounding the whereabouts of the phone dealer, whose disappearance had generated concern among relatives and associates.
Phone allegedly sold for GH¢100
Police investigations have also led to the recovery of Kyere’s iPhone 12, which the Police said suspect Philip Tefe allegedly sold for GH¢100.
The buyer, identified as Sunday Omeje, has been cautioned and detained on suspicion of dishonestly receiving the phone.
The recovery of the device forms part of the evidence being gathered as investigators reconstruct the events leading to Kyere’s death and determine the respective roles of the suspects.
Third suspect linked to disposal of body
Further investigations led to the arrest of Josiah Obodai, whom the Police said was being investigated in connection with the disposal of the body.
Police also impounded a Kia Morning belonging to Obodai’s father, which investigators believe may have been used to transport Kyere’s body.
The three principal suspects remain in Police custody and are expected to be put before court as investigations continue.
The Police said their investigation is also aimed at identifying and arresting any other persons who may have participated in the alleged crime.
Earlier account raised questions over online deception
Before the Police formally announced the arrests, reports surrounding Kyere’s disappearance had focused on an alleged online deception and a business-related meeting in Teshie.
Kyere, popularly known as Terry, was reportedly a phone dealer operating around the Circle area of Accra.
An earlier account attributed to a resident alleged that Kyere may have been lured to Teshie through an online interaction in which he believed he was communicating with a woman.
According to that account, a man was allegedly behind the online identity. The account further alleged that after Kyere arrived in the area, a woman was asked to pick him up and subsequently took him to a house, where she reportedly served him wine before leaving him with her boyfriend and another man.
The circumstances inside the house were not independently established at the time.
The earlier account also alleged that Kyere was subsequently taken towards Spintex and that an attempt was made to alter the colour of his vehicle at a mechanic’s shop.
A person reportedly engaged to spray the vehicle allegedly recognised it from a missing-person flyer circulating online and subsequently reported the matter to the police.
That information reportedly helped draw police attention to the vehicle and the area as investigators intensified efforts to locate Kyere.
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