The Sunyani District Court B has remanded three suspects into police custody in connection with the recent chieftaincy dispute at Sampa in the Jaman North Municipality of the Bono Region.
The suspects — Alhassan Issah, also known as Crack, 25; Luis Kwame Antwi, alias Erikay, 24; and Yussif Ahmed, alias Plus 2 — were arrested by the Bono Regional Police Command following intelligence-led operations at various hideouts in Sampa on November 4, 2025.
According to a police statement signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, dated Wednesday, November 5, the suspects were charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, causing harm, causing damage, assault, and stealing.
They appeared before the Sunyani District Court B on November 5, 2025, presided over by His Worship Eric Danning Esq., who ordered that they be remanded into police custody to reappear on November 10, 2025.
Police say efforts are ongoing to apprehend other accomplices who remain at large.
Masked gunmen reportedly invaded Sampa in the Bono Region on Sunday, October 5, opening fire in parts of the town during a violent clash between rival groups.
A police officer was hit by gunfire and reportedly died from his injuries, while several others sustained various degrees of injury.
Medical personnel near the Sampa Government Hospital were called in to assist in treating the casualties following the incident.
Click here to read the statement by the police
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