Gomoa Central MP Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, has reacted to the Sakumono killings with a demand for the harshest punishment imaginable. The outspoken legislator wants a 72-year-old man accused of shooting two people to face execution, and he wants it shown to the public. His intervention has pushed the grief and anger surrounding the case into a wider argument about capital punishment in Ghana.
In a strongly worded Facebook post, A Plus said he was deeply troubled by the alleged killings, and most of all by what the children of one victim may have gone through. He asked how those children could ever heal after watching their family torn apart, especially since the shooting reportedly took place while they were at home. In his view, the emotional and psychological scars could follow them for the rest of their lives, and he extended his sympathy to the bereaved family.
He wrote on Facebook:
“At 72 years old, you allegedly took the lives of two people in the presence of your wife, while the children of one of your victims were at home. How are those children ever supposed to recover from such trauma? How do they make sense of watching their family shattered by such senseless violence?”
“If I were President of Ghana, I would ensure that he receives the de@th penalty and his execution is broadcast live if found guilty to serve as a deterrent to others. Some crimes must have consequences severe enough to make people think twice before committing them.”
“People must understand that human life is sacred and that there must be consequences for taking it. People must learn sense!”
He was equally blunt about what should happen to the suspect if he is found guilty. Were he President of Ghana, A Plus said, he would make sure the 72-year-old received the death penalty, and that the execution was broadcast live as a warning to others.
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His reasoning rests on two ideas. First, that human life is sacred, and anyone who unlawfully takes it must face grave consequences. Second, that punishments for serious crimes must be heavy enough to make would-be offenders think twice before turning to violence. Society, he insisted, must be made to understand the value of life.
What happened at Sakumono
The case he is referring to is the Sakumono double murder, which took place at NTHC Estate in Sakumono, Accra, on Friday, October 30, 2026. Two relatives, 57-year-old George Atuguba and his 47-year-old niece, Irene Atuguba, were allegedly shot dead following a dispute over GH¢500,000.
According to preliminary police findings, the sequence of events was as follows:
- George Atuguba had allegedly borrowed GH¢500,000 from a 72-year-old man identified as Samuel Christopher Osei Anto.
- On October 30, the suspect reportedly visited George’s home in Sakumono to demand repayment, accompanied by a 47-year-old woman, Beatrice Mumuni.
- The encounter allegedly turned into a confrontation. The suspect is said to have drawn a firearm and shot George and Irene.
- Both victims were rushed to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
The suspects
Samuel Christopher Osei Anto, 72: The principal suspect was arrested on November 1, 2026, at a hideout in Tikrom, near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. Police reportedly recovered a Smith & Wesson pistol and seven rounds of ammunition.
Beatrice Mumuni, 47: She was picked up earlier over her alleged role in accompanying the main suspect to the victims’ residence.
What disturbs A Plus most is the report that children of one of the victims were in the house when the shooting happened. He believes the trauma inflicted on them, combined with the gravity of the alleged crime, calls for the strongest punishment available. That conviction is what led him to demand both a death sentence and a live broadcast of the execution, should the suspect be convicted.
There is an important legal point behind his demand. Ghana abolished the death penalty for ordinary murder through the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1101). The punishment for murder is now life imprisonment, so the sentence A Plus is calling for is not currently available for this kind of offence.
The suspect also remains entitled to the presumption of innocence. Any punishment must follow a fair trial and a lawful conviction.
Whatever one thinks of A Plus’s position, the case has stirred an already sensitive national conversation about violence, justice for victims, public safety and whether Ghana should keep or revisit its stance on capital punishment. At its centre is a tragic double killing, reportedly sparked by a debt dispute, that has left a family bereaved and a country asking hard questions.