The Ghana Prisons Service has launched an investigation into the alleged involvement of a convicted prisoner within the homicide of Queen Mom Nana Serwaa Asama Agyankomaa I of the Abamba Conventional Space of Atebubu.
The transfer follows preliminary findings by the Ghanaian police that implicates inmate Ishaq Alhassan, often known as Sule Yagani, within the homicide plot.
In a press release issued on Saturday, Might 30, 2026 and signed by DDP Janet Asabea, Director of Communications, Ghana Prisons Service, the Ghana Prisons Service mentioned {that a} high-level investigation crew has been shaped to determine the info surrounding the allegations and make suggestions.
The Empress Dowager was shot lifeless on February 25, 2026 at her residence in Atebubu.
In a breakthrough investigation, the Ghanaian police subsequently arrested eight suspects, together with the police chief, in reference to the homicide.
In response to the Bureau of Prisons, a police investigation suspects that Alhassan, a convict serving time at Ancuff most safety jail, acted as an middleman in facilitating the homicide.
The division mentioned it takes the matter critically and has launched an inside investigation whereas cooperating with the continued police investigation.
The Bureau of Prisons warned that inmates and employees discovered to have violated jail guidelines or aided prison exercise will face the complete penalties of the regulation.
The assertion mentioned the costs raised considerations about the potential of inmates in high-security amenities collaborating in actions outdoors jail partitions.
The division defined that inmates are solely allowed to make telephone calls by formally supervised jail communications amenities, and are additionally allowed common visits by family, mates, and authorized representatives.
It added that possession of private cellphones by inmates and employees on responsibility is prohibited.
The assertion outlined measures being taken to stop contraband from coming into jail amenities.
These embody bodily and digital inspections at jail entrances, routine and intelligence-driven inspections of cells and work areas, and random testing of inmates and correctional officers.
