The Accra Circuit Court One has granted bail of GH¢2 million each to a soldier and five security operatives accused of assaulting a Chinese national.
As part of the bail conditions, each accused person must provide three sureties.
All sureties must show proof of residence, and one surety for each accused must own landed property within the court’s jurisdiction worth at least the bail amount.
The court also ordered the accused persons to report to investigators every Wednesday and Friday.
In addition, they must surrender their passports to the Court Registry and are not allowed to travel outside the court’s jurisdiction.
The accused are Lance Corporal Benjamin Agyekum, Mahama Iddrisu, Dauda Seidu, Isaac Ofori, Adom Bills, Hayford Boafo, and Ato McHenry pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to form an illegal group and assault.
They also denied being members of an organised criminal group.
They are expected to appear before the court again on June 5, 2026.
Earlier, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Issah Achiburi told the court that the complainants were police officers from the Accra Central Regional Police Command.
According to the prosecution, Lance Corporal Agyekum, 32, is a serving military officer with the 5th Infantry Battalion at Burma Camp in Accra.
The other accused persons include Iddrisu, 48, Seidu, 35, Ofori, 32, Bills, 47, Boafo, 48, and McHenry, who are said to be self-styled security operatives linked to the National Security Secretariat.
ASP Achiburi stated that on May 6, 2026, at about noon, police received a distress call alleging that the accused persons, dressed in military and immigration uniforms and travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser with registration number GW 8887-V, stormed the SI Jun Toiletries Manufacturing Company at Akwakwa near Mankrong Nkwanta in the Central Region.
The prosecution said the accused persons allegedly handcuffed workers and assaulted them.
Police officers who arrived at the scene rescued the victims and arrested the suspects, the court heard.
Investigators later found that the accused persons admitted entering the premises of the company, which is owned by a Chinese national, claiming they were members of a National Security Monitoring and Evaluation Team.
However, they allegedly failed to provide any identification to support that claim.
Police say investigations are still ongoing.
