The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the murder of Eric Obeng Darko, former Headmaster of Dampong Senior High School, in the Ashanti Region.

The suspects, Mubarak Mohammed aged 38 and Prophetess Elizabeth Darkwah aged 48, were arrested on June 9, and 17, 2025, and were put before district court, Kodie and Suame respectively.

| Ghana Police Service (Pic): Mubarak Mohammed

“Preliminary investigation indicates that in the year 2024, suspect Prophetess Elizabeth Darkwah collected an unknown amount of money from the deceased under the pretext of unearthing an ancient family gold for him. As part of the arrangement, suspect Prophetess Elizabeth Darkwah went to the deceased’s house at Bampenase near Mamponteng at night with suspect Mubarak Mohammed and dug out some 20 pieces of yellowish substances which she claimed same to be gold that needed to be purified at her church premises before use or sale. Suspect Prophetess Elizabeth Darkwah, however, evaded all attempts by the deceased to meet with her for the purification of the said gold,” a police statement dated June 24, 2025, signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ag. Regional Public Affairs Director, Emmanuel Agbodzi, explained.

“Suspect Elizabeth Darkwah later engaged suspect Mubarak Mohammed and three other suspects who are currently at large t abduct and kill the victim before he could arrive at her church for the said purification. Consequently, the deceased was captured and sent to Aboabugya, and when he attempted to escape, he was knocked down and run over by a Honda Odyssey vehicle which was driven by suspect Mubarak Mohammed.”

The two accused persons have since been remanded into police custody to reappear before the court on July 4, 2025, while efforts are underway to get the remaining suspects arrested.