Inspector Ahmed Twumasi: The Police Officer Who Murdered His Girlfriend Sentenced to Life in Prison

• Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, known as Tycoon, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Asokore Mampong District Court for the murder of his girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah
• The police officer, who shot and killed Maa Adwoa in Kumasi on April 20, 2023, was apprehended after a special police operation
• Following over two years of trials, the court has officially concluded the case, handing down the life sentence

Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, popularly known as Tycoon, the police officer who was charged with murdering his girlfriend, has reportedly been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region.

A video shared on Instagram by Gossip24 TV (@gossips24tv) showed some prison officers dragging a male figure, purported to be Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, out of the courtroom to a waiting vehicle.

Inspector Ahmed Twumasi was said to have shot and killed his girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah, also known as Maa Adwoa, at Adum, in Kumasi, on April 20, 2023.

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Tycoon, who disappeared from town after committing the crime, was apprehended at Sekyere, near Effiduase in the Ashanti Region, on Sunday, April 23, as a result of a special police operation launched following the shooting incident.

He was subsequently arraigned before court to face the law for his heinous crime.

The suspect, during his first court appearance, confessed to committing the act but insisted that it was not intentional.

After over two years of trials, the presiding judge at the Asokore Mampong District Court has purportedly brought the case to a close, sentencing Tycoon to spend the rest of his life in jail.

Watch the video below:

Netizens react to Inspector Twumasi's conviction

Ghanaians on social media have reacted to Inspector Twumasi's convictions. YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the reactions below:

@onesmoothlady said:

"I'm concerned about the use of face masks by individuals who have been involved in criminal activity. Why don't law enforcement authorities require them to show their faces, especially in public settings? We the public deserve to know them."

@imprecious1 also said:

"I dont know why cases with clear evidences takes so long in Ghana."

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@princegregos commented:

"Somebody going to jail in a coaster bus😂 then political opponents will be put in the black Maria."

@whats_up_gh also commented:

"A lot of policemen have shot their girlfriends. Which one of them are you talking about ? Is the adum one? Fada, you need to sit up."

@callme_dukiie wrote:

"Life is beautiful, don’t let it slip away. Freedom is tough, but it’s nothing compared to the prison’s unbearable heat."

Fake policeman arrested at Nima

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported earlier that the Nima District Police Command arrested a man who was posing as a police officer in the area.

He was picked up after he had sent someone arrested to the Holy Garden Police Station.

The suspect faced charges of deceiving a public officer and impersonation.

He was dressed in a police camouflage and had handcuffs and a taser in his possession when he was arrested.

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Source: YEN.com.gh