Stan Dogbe fumes; 'I didn't kill JB Danquah'

A Presidential Staffer, Mr Stan Dogbe has taken offence at news

Mr JB Danquah was stabbed at his Shiashie residence in Accra, prompting the police to launch an investigation leading to the arrest of one suspect.

The Accra Regional Police command on Thursday, February 11, 2016, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in connection with the death of the Abuakwa North MP.

A reliable source at the Police Command told Pulse.com.gh that the suspect, Daniel Asiedu was picked up at his hideouts on Thursday.

He has been handed over to the national headquarters for further interrogation.

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"The first person you heard was arrested yesterday is true, because that one was done by the regional command. But as the case is no more with us, it has been handed over to the national headquarters," the source said.

Social media had been inundated with news that the mastermind of the death was Stan Dogbe and that he had been invited by the security agencies to answer questions relating to the murder.

Some of the claims on social media said that information had been retrieved from the late MP’s phone, which indicated that he had been threatened by Mr Dogbe a few days before his death.

But Stan Dogbe in a Facebook post denied having been involved in “any murder or criminal act”.

He attributed the rumours to elements within the NPP, who he said were pursuing a strategy of painting President Mahama black because the NPP did not have a campaign message.

Below is his statement unedited:

"It's their campaign strategy, probably outlined for them by their hardworking strategists- continue to publish falsehood about the President and eventual winner of the 2016 elections and his team,” he said, adding: “I have not been invited by any security agency, I have not been involved in any murder or criminal act."

Meanwhile, the opposition New Patriotic Party has commended the Police for acting swiftly in arresting the prime suspect.

According to the Communications Director, Nana Akomea who spoke to Joy FM, "We congratulate the Ghana Police for the excellent work that they've done so far... We are very gratified with its silver-lining and its whole sordid. We are extremely grateful to the Ghana Police with the kind of energy they've brought to this matter."