The 49-year-old carpenter, Robert Otoo has been arrested by the police at Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality of Greater Accra for sending thugs to remove the testicles of his wife’s suspected lover.
He was arrested on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Nsekina in the Ga West Municipality.
Amasaman Police Commander, Superintendent John Ferguson Dzineku told the Graphic online that the incident happened on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Nsekina.
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He said Robert Otoo and the victim, Emmanuel Nanor, 45, unemployed, are neighbours and shared the same wall.
One resident in the area said they suspect Otoo's "pen is not writing well", suggesting that the suspect was suffering from erectile dysfunction.
Superintendent John Ferguson Dzineku said the police received a distress call that a certain man had been injured at Nsekina and was on the verge of dying.
The police rushed to the scene and found blood in the victim’s room, but the victim had been put in a vehicle to a hospital for treatment.
Supt Dzineku said the police found the testicle lying in a pool of blood in the victim’s room and sent it to the police hospital for preservation.
Upon interrogation, the victim, popularly known in the area as Awotsɛ told the police that he was reading his Bible when two men forcefully entered his room.
The men reportedly held his throat and pinned him to the ground and told him that, they were sent by Robert Otoo to come for his testicles as his punishment for having an affair with his wife.
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According to Superintendent Dzineku, one of the two men removed a knife from their pocket and used it to remove the testicle while the other one held the victim firmly to the ground.
He said as soon as they finished removing one of his testicles, they escaped.
He said the victim shouted for help and some residents rushed to his aid.
Graphic online reports that Otoo was subsequently arrested same day and will be processed for court on Monday, October 9, 2017, according to the police.