Three suspects have been remanded into police custody by the Kuntenase Magistrate Court over the murder of driver and headteacher, Israel Agyei Manu, at Feyiase in the Ashanti Region.
The police arrested two more suspects named by the prime suspect, Rashid Ibrahim, to assist in investigations.
The suspects; Richard Addai and Anthony Sekum work at the Black Akasa Shrine as fetish assistant and labourer respectively.
According to police, Rashid claims to have visited the shrine for money rituals after an advertisement on Amansan TV in November 2020.
He was then directed to bring a human head for the ritual, the plan was since hatched until he proceeded with the intention on July 4th.
Rashid Ibrahim had earlier given out a detailed account of how he first picked his alleged victim at Kumasi High School Junction, a popular spot at Atonsu, which led him to a spot in that area, which is under development, where he slashed him several times with a machete.
Rashid Ibrahim has been charged with murder whereas Richard Addai and Anthony Sekum with abetment.
Meanwhile, the police have mounted a search for two more suspects including the fetish priest in charge of the shrine.
It took a search party of Police and residents to locate the head of the deceased in a nearby bush.
