A 66-year-old man, Adjei Kwesi Nsiah Sowah, has been remanded to police custody for constantly threatening to kill other residents at Atomfoso in the Berekum District of the Bono Region.
According to the complainant, Adjei Kwesi has been firing sporadic gunshots in the community for some time.
This had put fear into residents, especially farmers and school children, making them unable to go about their daily activities.
The complainant, Isaac Obeng, said the suspect threatened to kill him after raising concerns about the shooting.
After the Berekum District Police failed to act on his complaint, he reported to the Bono Regional Police CID.
Adjei Kwesi Nsiah Sowah was then arrested on Thursday, April 27, and charged with the offence of threat of death.
The prosecutor Chief Inspector Emmanuel Sampson, told the Berekum Circuit Court that the suspect threatened the complainant with death after he had shot in the direction of the complainant’s home. Some of the pellets dropped into the compound.
When the complainant expressed fears to the suspect’s son, the suspect threatened to kill him if he dared complain again about his gun-wielding activities.
According to him, true to his words, the suspect the following day displayed the gun as the complainant passed by and boasted that he could kill anyone without fear since he had the police as friends.
Therefore, the prosecutor asked the judge to remand the suspect to allow further investigation into the case.
He will reappear before the court on Thursday, May 4, 2023.