Court remands 7 military officers and 1 civilian over the death of 2 men in Kumasi

The Suame District Court has remanded into military custody 7 military officers.

Lieutenant Selim Nikoi Neequaye, Lieutenant Emmanuel Abrokwa and Lieutenant Daniel Osae, as well as junior ranks Staff Private Ampah Felix, and Private Gyekye Best, Lance Corporal Ameyaw Desmond and Sergeant Kumi Edmond.

Thomas Adjei Mensah, a civilian employee, who is a driver at the 4BN Barracks was also remanded.

The suspects are expected to reappear on April 22, 2025.

Background

On Friday, March 28, police officers from the Suame District Police Headquarters were informed about two unconscious men found in a bush at Danyame, a suburb of Kumasi.

The victims were rushed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) but were pronounced dead on arrival. Their bodies were deposited at the mortuary, pending identification and autopsy.

The court heard that a missing person’s report filed by one Michael Osei, a brother of one of the deceased, Kwame Adu, triggered police investigations.

Osei reported receiving a distress call from his brother on the night of his arrest, claiming he and his friends had been detained by military officers on allegations of stealing an iPhone.

Another relative, Iddrisu Mohammed, also reported that his grandson, Kwabena Sarfo, was among those arrested by soldiers in military uniform. Both families later identified the bodies of their deceased-relatives at the KATH morgue.

During investigations, a surviving victim, Christian Obiri Yeboah, also known as Kofi Yesu, told police that he and his deceased friends were arrested by the military officers, taken to the 4BN barracks, and severely beaten before being dumped in the Danyame bush.

While the suspects admit to detaining and later releasing the victims, they deny assaulting them. Police say investigations are still ongoing, with cooperation from the military command.

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