Four granted GH₵320,000 bail for alleged kidnapping

The Assin Fosu District Court has granted bail in the sum of GH₵320,000 to four people standing trial in connection with the kidnapping and torture of 30-year-old Bismark Amoh, a resident of Assin Fosu in the Central Region.

The accused persons are facing six charges, including kidnapping, conspiracy to commit crime, threat of harm, causing harm, unlawful sharing of intimate images and stealing.

They all pleaded guilty.

The first accused, Mavis Badu Acheampong, 42, a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School and the second accused, Oteng Barfour, 31, an electrician, were each granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties.

The third accused, Charles Doku, 53, a security guard and the fourth accused, Kenneth Opoku Kwarteng, alias Culture, a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School, were each granted bail in the sum of GH¢60,000 with two sureties, one of whom was to be a public officer.

The court, presided over by Mr Abdul Majid Iliasu, adjourned the case to October 23, 2026.

The prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Wonder Lumor and Chief Inspector Gilbert Abagna Anyongo, told the court that the four accused persons were arrested following allegations that they held Bismark Amoh hostage between September 6 and 11, 2026.

The prosecution said the suspects subjected the victim to severe torture while demanding GH¢45,000 from his family.

The prosecution told the court that the suspects claimed the victim had defrauded the first accused, Mavis Badu Acheampong, of GH₵44,800.