From Emmanuel Modey, Hohoe.
THE Chief of Fodome Ahor in the Hohoe District, Togbe Yao Akorli III and an ex-police corporal, Batholomew Adoboe, have appeared before the Hohoe Circuit Court for beating to death one Obed Amevor, 19, and secretly burying him at Fodome Ahor.
Amevor’s crime was soliciting sex from a lady teacher in the town.
Togbe Akorli and Adoboe pleaded not guilty to murder. Adoboe has been remanded in prison custody to assist the police in further investigations while Togbe Akorli has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢10, 000.
Prosecuting, Chief Inspector Samuel Gbedema said the deceased, Amevor, had been given several warnings to desist from his behaviour but he refused to heed the warnings.
Chief Inspector Gbedema said on February 8, 2008 after one such amorous demand, Adoboe ordered the youth of the town to arrest the deceased.
After the arrest, Adoboe ordered that Amevor be tied up and this was undertaken by the chief and three others yet to be arrested.
After being tied up, Amevor was violently beaten up.
The prosecutor said the chief then demanded three bottles of Akpeteshie before the release of Amevor after which he was to leave the town.
After Amevor’s mother produced the drinks, the deceased was released with the order that he should be taken to a prayer camp.
On February 16, at the prayer camp at Ahor, Amevor died and was secretly buried on February 18 without the knowledge of the police, but an informant gave a tip-off to the police at Hohoe.
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