KNUST lecturer held over wife’s disappearance still in prison custody despite High Court bail

A senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who is standing trial for kidnapping his wife, is yet to regain his freedom, despite a Kumasi High Court granting him bail.

A Kumasi High Court, presided by Justice Daniel Obeng, granted him a bail of GH¢300,000 with one surety to be justified last Friday.

Counsel for the accused, Frederick Kankam Boadu, repeated a plea for bail for the accused who was arrested on October 6, 2021, for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of his wife

An Asokwa District Court, on Monday, February 2022 discharged him but he was rearrested and put before the High Court with fresh charges.

Though a similar appeal was shot down by the A-G’s office for fear the accused may compromise three witnesses who worked directly under the accused, the A-G, this time, did not oppose the bail application.

It comes after the three witnesses, all teaching assistants at the Petroleum Department of KNUST, testified in court in connection with the case.

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