A Church Elder of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Ekumfi Ekrawful has gone into hiding after allegedly setting ablaze his niece’s room.
The suspect, Elder Arhin is reported to have a prolonged issue with his niece which even the Chief of the area has tried several times to resolve but has been unsuccessful.
Mr Arhin is said to gets angry anytime he sees the victim talking with a man he is not on talking terms with the victim even though they stay in the same house.
Speaking to the media, the victim, Rebecca Arhin bemoaned that, she went out on Tuesday around 9:30PM and on returning home saw that there was a cloud of smoke coming from her room. She quickly rushed to the scene only for her to realize that her room was on fire which destroyed items including Fan, Television, Fridge, chairs among others.
She called for help and got support from neighbours to douse the fire.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect earlier on prevented them from quenching the fire when it started.
"While calling on neighbours to help quench the fire, the Church Elder quietly packed his things and went out and had not been seen this then.
Meanwhile, the Assembly Member for Ekrawful Electoral Area, Zachariah Quansah appealed to the general public to support the victim with the little they have because all her belongings have been burnt completely.
He also noted that a report has been made to the police for an investigation and a manhunt launched to arrest the suspect.
Credit: Kasapafmonline.com