Accra: Nine persons who allegedly attacked a sub-chief of Weija with a cutlass, an axe, and a pair of scissors have been admitted to bail. The Adabraka District Court admitted the accused persons to bail in the sum of GHC80,000 with two sureties each. It ordered the nine accused persons to provide justification each to the bail sum. There was, however, spontaneous jubilation among relatives of the accused persons when they heard that the court had extended bail to them.
According to Ghana News Agency, the individuals involved in the case include Bernard Tagoe, 31, unemployed; Eric Nii Martey, 28, mechanic apprentice; Michael Lokko, 22, Bookman; Felix Adu Mensah, 22, mechanic apprentice. Others are Habib Gusamu, 31, painter; Solomon Assan, 29, driver; Kwame Khalid, 29, tiler; Jacob Addy, 25, driver's mate; and Gideon Arthur, 21, mechanic apprentice. Four additional suspects are reportedly at large.
The nine accused persons have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit crime, specifically causing harm, and causing harm. The matter has been adjourned to October 22, 2025. The prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Apeweh Achana, informed the court that the police are on a manhunt for other accomplices who remain at large.
The case before the court details that the complainant, Mutala Yayaa, a trader and sub-chief at Weija, resides in Darkuman. The accused individuals are residents of Abossey-Okai, Darkuman, and Bubuashie. On September 10, 2025, at about 4:30 pm, the complainant and some of his errand boys went to Darkuman Cable and Wireless to greet some of 'his people.' Upon reaching an area known as Bolga, the accused individuals confronted the complainant, questioning his 'authority' to walk in the area with his boys.
The accused ordered the complainant to sit down, and when he declined, they attacked him with a cutlass, axe, and scissors, inflicting deep cuts on his head and body. A report was made to the police at Darkuman, and the complainant was issued a medical form to seek medical care and report back to the police. During investigations, the case docket was referred to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Accra for further investigations.
On September 11, 2025, the complainant returned with the endorsed medical form, and the police tracked and arrested the accused individuals at their hideout. During interrogation, the accused denied the offences in their respective caution statements. Efforts continue to arrest the accomplices who are at large to assist in investigations.
