The Assin Fosu District Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majid Illiasu, has remanded the four suspects arrested over the alleged kidnapping of 30-year-old Assin Fosu resident, Bismark Amo, in police custody for eight days.
The police prosecution, led by ASP Wonder Lumor, is pressing six provisional charges against the suspects: conspiracy to commit crime, kidnapping, threat of harm, non-consensual sharing of an intimate image, causing harm and stealing.
The suspects are Mavis Badu Acheampong, 42, a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School and resident of Breman UGC; Charles Doku, 53, a security guard and resident of Breman UGC; Oteng Baffour, 31, an electrician and resident of Breman UGC; and Kenneth Opoku Kwarteng, alias Culture, whose age is yet to be confirmed and who is also a teacher at Kumasi Girls Senior High School.
The four were arrested after allegedly holding the victim hostage for close to a week.
A fifth suspect, a senior military officer who is alleged to have orchestrated the kidnapping and is currently outside Ghana, is also being pursued by the police.
According to the prosecution, the suspects subjected the victim to severe torture while demanding GH¢45,000 from his family, claiming he had defrauded the main suspect, Mavis Badu, of the same amount.
The suspects are expected to reappear before the court on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
The court has also directed Mavis Badu to lodge an official complaint with the police over the alleged fraud.
