The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old girl, Blessing Innocent, at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region.

The suspects have been identified as Kingsley Ozor, 40, an autobody sprayer, and his 19-year-old apprentice, Jeffery Otaigbe.

According to a police statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs for the Central East Region, DSP Victor Kofi Dosoo, the incident occurred on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

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The arrests followed a missing-person report filed by the victim’s mother with the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Gomoa Buduburam District Police on Monday, October 19, at about 12:40 p.m.

“The arrest followed a report of a missing person received on Monday, 19th October 2026, by the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Gomoa Buduburam District Police at about 12:40 p.m.

“The complainant (victim’s mother) stated that her daughter, Blessing Innocent, now deceased, had been missing since Saturday, 17th October 2026,” part of the statement noted.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased, identified as Blessing Innocent, had visited the two suspects, who are neighbours, at about 8:30 a.m. on the day she went missing.

The police subsequently arrested the suspects on October 20, 2026. During interrogation, both men reportedly admitted that the girl had been with them on the day in question.

“Preliminary investigation established that, on 17th October 2026, at about 8:30 a.m., the deceased visited suspects Kingsley Ozor and his apprentice, Jeffery Otaigbe, who are both neighbours, and that happened to be the last place she was seen.”

The statement further detailed that one of the suspects, identified as Otaigbe, allegedly lured the girl into an uncompleted building near an estate community, where he sexually abused her before realising that she had become lifeless.

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According to the statement, Otaigbe led the police to a location where the girl’s body had been concealed beneath some shrubs following his alleged confession.

“Following the confession by the suspect, he led the police to the location where the lifeless body was hidden underneath some shrubs.

“The police have since recovered the body and conveyed it to the morgue at St. Gregory Catholic Hospital, while arrangements are underway for an autopsy to be conducted at the Police Hospital.”

Meanwhile, both suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue.

“Both suspects are currently in the custody of the police as further investigations continue,” the statement added.

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