Four granted bail over alleged kidnapping and torture of Assin Fosu man

The Assin Fosu District Court has granted bail to four persons accused of allegedly kidnapping and torturing 30-year-old Bismark Amoh, a resident of Assin Fosu in the Central Region.

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

The court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Iliasu, granted bail following an application by counsel for the accused persons.

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

Charles Doku, 53, a security guard, and 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 must be a public officer.

The court adjourned the case to October 23, 2026, for further mention.

The four accused persons were arrested following allegations that they held Mr Amoh hostage between September 6 and 11, 2026.

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

The prosecution, led by Chief Prosecutor ASP Wonder Lumor and Chief Inspector Gilbert Abagna Anyongo, told the court that the accused claimed Mr Amoh had defrauded the first accused, Mavis Badu Acheampong, of GH¢44,800.

The prosecution has also indicated that a fifth suspect, described as a senior military officer and alleged to have orchestrated the kidnapping, is currently outside Ghana and is being pursued by the police.

Meanwhile, Ms Acheampong has reportedly filed a separate complaint against Mr Amoh, accusing him of fraud involving an electronic transaction.