Agbey Avi, the prime suspect in the murder of Raphael Ganyo, a resource guard at Kalakpa Resource Reserve, has allegedly committed suicide in Police custody.
Days after his arrest, the suspect was found in the police cell with a blanket provided for sleeping, strapping his neck to a metal bar around the window.
Agbey Avi was arrested on Friday, January 9, following the murder of der of Ganyo in the early hours of January 6.
The deceased Agbey Avi was a hunter who had served multiple prison terms and, paying a fine as well as signing a bond never to enter the Reserve.
John Parker Atingah, Park Manager, Kalakpa Resource Reserve, stated, “We had several suspects in mind…, narrowed it to one key suspect, Agbey Avi. We kept monitoring and surveying, and on Friday, we had information that he was trying to escape. Collaboration among my men, the Anyirawase Police and community members led to his arrest”,
Francis Dusey, the District Chief Executive of Ho West and Chairman of the District Security Council (DISEC), said the arrest of the suspect followed an intense collaborative arrangement.
The Chairman added, “The police conducted investigations, and the suspect admitted opening fire on the Forestry Commission guard. His confession was recorded on audio”.
“He used the blanket provided to him, tearing it with his teeth and hanging himself,” he disclosed.
The news post shared by the State News on January 19, 2026, read, “Murder Suspect Found Dead in Police Custody.
Agbey Avi, the prime suspect in the murder of Raphael Ganyo, a resource guard at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve in the Volta Region, has reportedly died by suicide while in police detention at the Anyirawase Police Station.
Police sources say Agbey was discovered dead in his cell days after his arrest. He is alleged to have hanged himself using a blanket provided for sleeping, which he tied to a metal bar near the window in the inner cell.
Agbey, who was previously convicted multiple times for poaching in the reserve, had been taken into custody following the killing of the resource guard. Authorities are expected to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death”.
See the post below:
Murder Suspect Found Dead in Police Custody
— THE STATE NEWS (@THESTATENEWSS) January 19, 2026
Agbey Avi, the prime suspect in the murder of Raphael Ganyo, a resource guard at the Kalakpa Resource Reserve in the Volta Region, has reportedly died by suicide while in police detention at the Anyirawase Police Station.
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