An Uber Driver Beheaded at Atonsu-Feyiase

The body of a middle-aged Uber driver Israel Agyei Manu has been found in a bush at Atonsu-Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region.

According to Samuel Yaw Kwae, the Assemblyman of the area, Israel Agyei Manu also doubles as the headmaster of a private school at Atonsu.

The decapitated body of the 33-year-old was found at Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District on Sunday, July 4, 2021.

The deceased is reported to have visited his fiancee at Feyiase and told her he has been booked by some people, thus was going to drop them off.

A woman is said to have briefly heard a loud cry near the scene of the incident prior to the body being found.

Some residents later found the decapitated body of the deceased on a pathway in the area.

The police were called immediately. Together with the community members, a search party was formed leading to the retrieval of the head. It was found about 20 metres away from the location of the body.

The deceased’s car, a white Toyota Vitz vehicle with registration number GE 3170 21 was seen parked at the scene.

According to some residents in the area, they heard someone screaming for help at about 11:am on Sunday, July 4,2021 from the bush but could not go to the rescue of the person.

They added that they later came to the bush and found the deceased’s body without his head.

The Assembly Member of Feyiase – Akoyem Electoral Area, Hon Kwae Samuel said residents at the new site discovered the Uber driver Israel Agyei Manu’s body in front of an uncompleted building with blood all over his body.

Police have deposited the body at the Pramso Hospital Morgue, while investigations are ongoing.

The severed head had multiple machete cuts. A mobile phone and wallet containing cash were also found.

The residents of the area, characterised by many uncompleted houses, say, this is the first time they have witnessed such an incident.

They say they fear for their lives. One family has already packed out of the area, following the incident.

The police say they are investigating.