9 suspects remanded after clash with police in Assin Fosu

Nine suspects have been remanded into police custody by the Assin Fosu District Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Illiasu.

They were remanded over a bloody clash between the Assin Fosu police patrol team and some youth.

The suspects are Wilson Abugri, aged 21, Kwaku Nti, 29, Awal Mohemed, 18, Raymond Amoakoh, Evans Akye, Akwasi Opoku, Benedict Essien, and Mohamed Dauda, alias Ahmed.

They were charged with two counts: unlawful assembly and possession of illegal drugs suspected to be narcotic drugs.

According to the facts presented in court, the nine suspects allegedly attacked and pelted police officers with stones and injured Sergeant Akwasi Frimpong.

The vehicles belonging to the police were also vandalized during the attack, while car tyres were burned in the middle of the Assin Fosu Kumasi Highway, causing major traffic for road users.

The suspects have been remanded for two weeks into police custody and are expected to reappear on May 2, 2024.

This follows a plea by the prosecutor, Inspector Matilda Ossah Buabeng, to the court to allow doctors to conduct blood tests on the nine suspects.

Meanwhile, all nine suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges.