Kumasi: The police have arrested four more suspects in connection with the murder of Francis Frimpong, a supporter of the Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club.
According to Ghana News Agency, the suspects include Isaac Ofosu, Augustine Yeboah, Elizabeth Ntiriwaa, known as 'Akosua Black Chinese,' and another female suspect whose name has been withheld. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 2, 2025, during a Premier League match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC at the Nsoatre Professor Amoah Koromansah II stadium, where the deceased was stabbed.
A police source confirmed the arrest and stated that the suspects were presented before a Circuit Court on Friday. The court has ordered the police to detain them until Monday, February 10, 2025. This brings the total number of arrested suspects to seven.
Previously arrested suspects include Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the owner of Nsoatreman FC, and former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Joseph Kyeremeh, along with Agyemang Duah Owusu. They have been charged by the Sunyani District Court 'B.' Baffour-Awuah and Kyeremeh were granted bail of GHC500,000 each with three sureties for 'abetment to commit crime, to wit murder,' under Sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act 1960 (Act 29).
Owusu, a police inspector, faces murder charges and has been remanded into police custody. The court will reconvene on Monday, February 17, 2025, to proceed with the case.
