University of Ghana student denies murder, trial begins September 18

A first-year student at the University of Ghana has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend, a Ghanaian resident in Canada. Safina Mohammed Adizatu, also known as Safina Diamond, has denied the charges and said she was not at the scene of the crime.

The prosecution alleges that on July 24, 2022, Osei, who was on vacation in Ghana, visited Safina at her home in Ashaley Botwe School Junction. At night, Safina, her accomplice Michael Fifi Ampofo Arku, and other unidentified accomplices allegedly stabbed Osei with a knife and strangled him. They then cleaned up the blood and dumped the body at the gate of the house.

Safina was arrested after she called the police and claimed that her boyfriend had died in her room. The police found the body of Osei at the gate of her house.

The prosecution will be calling nine witnesses, including Michael Fifi Ampofo Arku, who was initially held as an accomplice but was later discharged. They will also be tendering 31 exhibits, including an autopsy report, five huge dog chains, cello tape, four padlocks with 10 keys, a cutter, a pair of gloves, three knives, and the accused person’s various investigation caution statements.

The trial is scheduled to begin on September 18, 2023.

It was the case of the prosecution that, on Sunday July 24, 2022, Osei, who was on vacation in Ghana, visited Safina, his finance, who lived at Ashaley Botwe School Junction and decided to pass the night with
her.

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The prosecution indicated that in the night, Safina, Arku and other accomplices yet to be arrested, allegedly stabbed Osei with a knife and strangled him.

It said Osei’s blood was allegedly cleaned from the floor by Safina and her accomplices while the body was in the room for 24 hours.

The body of Osei, According to the Prosecution, was dragged from the first floor of the storey building through the stir case.

It said the body was dumped at the gate of the house, where the deceased had parked his Toyota Tundra.

Safina Diamond allegedly called the Police, claiming that her boyfriend, who visited her, had died in her room.

When the Police proceeded to the scene, they found the body of Osei lying at the gate of Safina’s house. Safina was consequently arrested for investigations.