A 47-year-old man, Enoch Kusi, who allegedly murdered his wife, Juliet Kwakyewaa, popularly known as Ama Kwakyewaa, aged 50, in Akyem Adwafo, a village near Akyem Oda in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region, has reportedly died in police cells.
Providing an update on the case in a phone interview with GhanaWeb’s video journalist, Kwame Adzaho-Amenortor, Esther Amoah, the aunt of the deceased, revealed that Enoch went into hiding in the bush after committing the crime.
On April 26, 2025, Enoch reportedly confessed to some palmnut farmers in the area, admitting to the murder.
According to Esther, Enoch was extremely weak after days of hiding in the bush. When he made himself known to the farmers, they hid him from the community to prevent mob justice.
Subsequently, they escorted him to the Akyem Oda Ofoase Police Station to face the law. However, Enoch died a day later, on April 27, 2025, reportedly due to his weakened state caused by starvation during his time in hiding.
Esther recounted the incident, “He brought himself out from his hiding place and confessed to some palm nut farmers that this is what he had done.
“So, they hid him from the community and secretly took him to the police station to avoid him being killed by community members. But this morning, they told me that he died in police cells because, after days of hiding in the bush, he was very weak and hungry as well. So, he has died in police cells this morning.”
The couple, who had been married for over 14 years, had two children together. Reports indicate that the tragic incident stemmed from marital disagreements over property sharing.
Esther Amoah disclosed that the conflict began when marital tensions prompted Ama to ask Enoch to move out of her family home, where they lived, to allow them space to resolve their issues.
Enoch reportedly agreed to move out on the condition that their jointly developed cocoa plantation be divided so he could claim his share.
Ama agreed to his demand, offering him two and a half acres of the cocoa farm. However, Enoch allegedly deemed the share insufficient and also demanded a portion of a tricycle (popularly known as “Aboboyaa”) that the couple had purchased together.
Disagreements over the cocoa farm and the tricycle reportedly escalated tensions. Esther narrated the attack, explaining that Ama went to the farm with their 13-year-old daughter, and Enoch followed them.
Due to the ongoing disagreement over the cocoa farm, Enoch allegedly attacked Ama and killed her. Their daughter ran to seek help.
Ama was rushed to the Adwafo Clinic but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Enoch fled the scene.
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