A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded the taxi driver who was arrested for allegedly killing several persons for ritual purposes into police custody.

Felix Ansah, 35, in an interview on Accra-based station Onua TV last Thursday, claimed that he had killed several people for rituals.

But making his first appearance before the court presided over by Rosemond Baah Tosu, the taxi driver pleaded not guilty to the charge of the publication of false news.

The legal representative of the accused, Theophilus Donkor, in his application for bail, told the court that his client was speaking in a spiritual realm.

He added, “If anything at all, it is Onua TV that made the publication and not the accused person”.

The prosecution, represented by Chief Inspector Godfred Asideu Bampoe, who held the brief for Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare, opposed the bail application.

He urged the court to remand the accused person to enable the police to complete its investigation.

Presenting his facts, Chief Inspector Bampoe said on September 2, 2021, the attention of the Police was drawn to a statement made on the 'Maakye' show on Onua Television station by the accused to the effect that he buried alive a pregnant woman at Ashaiman.

Upon receiving the information, the prosecutor said the Police launched investigation into the matter which led to the arrest of the accused.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the accused is a taxi driver who resides at Wejia in Accra.

The prosecutor said it was also established that the accused in a response to a question from the host of the 'Maakye' show, Captain Smart stated that he (accused) had killed several persons in the past.

“Additionally, the accused person also stated that he buried a pregnant woman alive at Ashiaman to perform a sacrifice for Alfred Agbesi, the former MP for Ashaiman,” Chief Inspector Bampoe told the court.

However, the prosecutor said the police was yet to extend the investigation to locate the scene of the alleged buried and other persons mentioned by the accused person.

After hearing the arguments by both parties, the presiding judge remanded the taxi driver and adjourned the case to Thursday, September 16.