The Asokwa District Court Two in Kumasi has adjourned to June 1, 2026 the case in which Hamisu Ibrahim, 55, a transport operator and member of the GPRTU, is accused of abetment of crime and threatening to harm the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GPRTU of TUC.
The court, presided over by Her Honour, Vida Achiaa Yeboah, adjourned the matter due to the absence of the accused person in court. The adjournment was at the instance of Counsel for the accused, Henry Asante Esq.
The prosecution, led by ASP Stephen Ofori said the complainant, Sumaila Boakye Mohammed, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GPRTU of TUC Ghana, reported the matter to the Regional CID Headquarters in Kumasi, over alleged threats linked to an ongoing civil case.
Police investigations revealed that there have been several litigations between the complainant and some members of the GPRTU in the Ashanti Region, including the accused person, with some of the cases currently pending before the High Courts in Kumasi.
The prosecution alleged that on March 27, 2026 the complainant spotted four men in the company of the accused person at the court premises during proceedings involving the accused.
It indicated that on April 1, 2026 one Mubarak Suleman allegedly informed the complainant that he and three others had been hired by the accused person to harass, intimidate and threaten him to abandon the civil case against the accused. The matter was subsequently reported to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused person.
In his cautioned statement made in the presence of an independent witness, Hamisu Ibrahim reportedly admitted hiring the four men, but explained that they were only engaged to provide surety for a member of the GPRTU, according to the prosecution officer.
The prosecution also disclosed that the accused and his surety were given advance notice on Friday, May 15, 2026 of the court date (Monday, May 18, 2026) and was assured of the accused’s presence in court on the said date, but the accused failed to appear in court on the adjourned date.
ASP Ofori said efforts to reach the accused because his phone had been switched while that of his surety went through unanswered, which acts were described as efforts by the accused to evade justice and prayed the court to issue a bench warrant to arrest him.
The Counsel for the accused, Henry Asante Esq., however, indicated that there was no evidence before the court indicating the communication between the prosecution and the accused, as well as the surety on Friday, May 15, 2026.
Submitting a medical report, counsel explained that the accused was taken ill on Sunday, May 17, 2026 and was admitted at the Boakye Danquah Memorial Hospital and was discharged in the morning of Monday, May 18, 2026 making it impossible to attend court.
The medical excuse indicated that the accused was not “fit” to undertake any activities, such as appearing before the court, for two weeks. He said the accused was supposed to go for a review on May 29, 2026 and prayed the court for a short adjournment.
After hearing the submissions of both sides, Her Honour indicated that since the court had not sighted any “core record” of the communication between the prosecution and the accused, as well the surety, the court will thread cautiously and adjourned the case to June 1, 2026 stressing that the prosecution should ensure presence of the accused in court on the said date.
From Oswald P. Freiku, Kumasi
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