The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old mechanic in connection with the gruesome murder of two timber guards of the ADRAS Timber Limited at the Mpamso Forest, near Nsuhia in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the region.
A statement issued and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Administration said suspect Bashiru Kinda was arrested following police intelligence.
The police retrieved an Automatic Bruni model 96 9mm K pistol loaded with three rounds of 7.65mm ammunition, four mobile phones, machetes, talismans, and other amulets in the suspect’s room, saying the police were working to arrest his suspected accomplices.
The statement added that the suspect would soon be prosecuted, explaining that on October 26, 2025, the deceased were on duty at the forest when a group of suspected chainsaw operators attacked and murdered them.
It said the bodies of the late Sani Aliyu, 34, and Ibrahim Musa, 35, were found with multiple gunshot wounds.
The assailants also burnt a Toyota Pickup with Registration number GT 3079-17.