One of two suspects who escaped from police cell has been captured by police in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region, authorities have confirmed.

The suspect, 24-year-old Emmanuel Ackah, on 4 March escaped with another inmate during a cleanup activity at the facility.

The suspect was, however, rearrested at his hideout in Bekwai on Sunday 7 March, according to the police.

Ackah escaped on the eve of his sentencing over a charge of defilement. He will be arraigned in court 9 March 2021, the police said.

Listen to DSP Teddy Brown Odamptey giving details about the arrest:

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