By Nadia Ntiamoah
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery and murder of a police officer at Zebilla in the Upper East Region, in a major intelligence-led breakthrough that followed days of coordinated surveillance and tracking across multiple regions.
The arrest follows a directive issued on February 10, 2026, by the Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno instructing the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters to immediately track down a prime suspect believed to have fled the Upper East Region after the fatal incident.
Intelligence reports indicated that the suspect had relocated to the Tarkwa Huni Valley area in the Western Region in an attempt to evade arrest.
A special team of investigators, led by ASP James Atampugri, was deployed to Tarkwa Huni Valley and surrounding communities to act on the intelligence.
Officers mounted sustained surveillance operations and carried out covert intelligence gathering over a three-day period, narrowing down the suspect’s movements and hideouts.
The operation culminated at Fante Mines Housing, a suburb of Tarkwa Aboso, where police, in a joint operation with the Western Central Regional Operations Command, led by ASP Raymond Sallas Awuloge, stormed the suspect’s residence and effected an arrest.
The suspect, identified as Simon Apusiga, also known as Ananga, aged 42, was taken into custody without resistance.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Apusiga left Zebilla on February 10, 2026, two days after the February 8, 2026 robbery and fatal shooting of the police officer.
Police intelligence further reveals that call data records place the suspect at the crime scene between 8:05 p.m. and 8:50 p.m., a period consistent with the time the attack occurred.
During initial interrogation, the suspect reportedly denied pulling the trigger, claiming that another individual identified only as Apebaa, also known as True Boy, informed him that a police officer had been shot. Investigators, however, say this claim forms part of ongoing inquiries into the wider criminal network behind the attack.
Following his arrest, Apusiga was transported under heavy security to the CID Headquarters in Accra, where he remains in custody assisting with investigations.
Police authorities have confirmed that operations are still underway to identify, track, and arrest other individuals believed to be connected to the robbery and murder.
