The Homicide Unit of the Ghana Police Service has achieved a significant breakthrough with the discovery and exhumation of multiple human remains at a shrine in Gblorkope, Central Tongu District, Volta Region. The operation was launched following the suspected ritual murder of 28-year-old Nelson Anyana, who went missing in December 2024.

Authorities have hailed the investigation as a landmark case, uncovering disturbing evidence pointing to a possible string of ritual killings. Among the findings were Nelson’s body buried beneath shrine idols, three other skeletal remains, and various human body parts—believed to belong to additional victims—scattered in nearby bushes and beneath other shrines on the property.

Six suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the murder, including:

Augustina Fiawoyife (unemployed)

Wisdom Hedidor (herbalist)

Courage Bedzo (kente weaver)

Gblor Noah (Ekpedzi) (37-year-old fetish priest)

Gblor John (38-year-old security guard)

Gblor Johannes (27-year-old lotto writer)



The three Gblor siblings allegedly operated the shrine where the remains were found.

Police reports indicate that the case began on December 17, 2024, when Comfort Hatse, the victim’s mother, reported Nelson missing. He had left home on December 4 to meet Augustina Fiawoyife and never returned.

Investigations revealed that Augustina was in a romantic relationship with both Nelson and Wisdom Hedidor. Driven by jealousy, Hedidor allegedly conspired with others to kill Nelson. Around the same time, Gblor Noah, the shrine priest, reportedly sought a human body for rituals and offered payment.

Courage Bedzo relayed this offer to Hedidor, who then planned the murder. On December 12, Augustina lured Nelson to an isolated area near Adidome’s DC Bungalow, where Hedidor and Bedzo ambushed and strangled him in her presence.

The body was later sold to the shrine operators for GH¢7,000, transported to Gblorkope, used in rituals, and buried beneath the shrine’s idols.

Following confessions from three suspects, police searched the shrine and uncovered the remains. All six accused have been arraigned before a Ho District Court on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and abetment of crime.

Forensic experts are now examining the remains to identify other potential victims and determine further charges.

The shocking revelations have triggered fear and anger in Central Tongu, with residents calling for swift justice and a crackdown on suspected ritual crime networks.

The Ghana Police Service has vowed to pursue a thorough investigation and ensure all perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.