The Sunyani District Court ‘B’ on Monday reviewed the bail conditions of Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the former Employment and Labour Minister, allowing him to travel or leave the Sunyani Municipality without restrictions.
The court, presided over by Eric Daning, ordered Baffour-Awuah, who is on GH¢500,000 bail, to report to the Police once a week instead of three times a week.
Baffour-Awuah, also the owner of Nsoatreman FC, is among eight suspects standing trial for the murder of Francis Frimpong, a Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC supporter known as ‘Pooley’.
Other suspects, including Joseph Kyeremeh, Elizabeth Akosua Ntiwaa, and Yaa Asantewaa, also had their bail conditions reviewed. They are to report to the Police weekly and are free to travel outside Sunyani.
All suspects face charges of “abetment to commit crime, to wit murder” under Sections 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29) and will reappear before the court on March 10, 2025.
Three other suspects—Isaac Fosu, Augustine Yeboah, and Yaw Koshy—who face murder charges, were denied bail and will remain in custody until their next hearing on March 3, 2025.
Agyemang Duah Owusu, a Police inspector also charged with murder, was granted GH¢300,000 bail with two sureties. He is required to report to the Police daily and deposit his passport with the court registry within three days.
The murder occurred on February 2, 2025, when ‘Pooley’ was stabbed to death during a Ghana Premier League match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC at the Nsoatre Professor Amoah Koromansah II stadium.
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