The Ghana Police Service has arrested former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, along with two others, in connection with a violent clash during a football match that led to the death of one person.
The incident occurred on February 2, 2025, during a match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC at Nsoatre in the Bono Region.
The other suspects have been identified as Agyemang Duah Owusu and Kyeremeh Joseph.
In a statement issued on February 3, the police confirmed that all three suspects are in custody and are assisting with investigations. "A search conducted in the room of suspect Agyemang Duah Owusu led to the retrieval of two dresses with suspected bloodstains and an MP 23 pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition." The Inspector-General of Police, Dr.