Former Labour Minister Ignatius Baffour Awuah has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 with two sureties in connection with the murder case of the supporter of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Pooley.
Baffour Awuah, alongside another suspect, Joseph Kyeremeh, who was also granted bail, is set to reappear at the Sunyani District Magistrate Court B on Monday, February 17, 2025.
The former Employment and Labour Relations Minister has been charged with "abetment to commit crime, to wit murder, contrary to Section 20(1) and 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29)." Meanwhile, Agyemang Duah Owusu, the third suspect arrested on Monday, has been remanded in police custody.
Baffour Awuah, a former Member of Parliament for Sunyani West, was arrested on Monday along with Agyemang Duah Owusu and Joseph Kyeremeh in connection with violent disturbances that erupted during a league match between Nsoatreman F.C.