Former Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has been arrested together with two others in a Ghana Premier League (GPL) game which resulted in the death of one person.
Asante Kotoko and Nsaotreman met for GPL fixture on February 2, 2025 at the Nana Koramansah Park.
From the get go, the game was rife with hostility from the Nsoatreman FC’s home crowd, with tensions rising throughout the game.
Sadly, a staunch supporter of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Nana Pooley was stabbed to death during the violence.
Following the death, the Ghana Police Service arrested Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Agyemang Duah Owusu and Kyeremeh Joseph, to assist with investigations.
This was revealed in a police statement.
“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,” portions of the statement read.
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and the leadership of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC. He assured them of a comprehensive investigation.
A special team from the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters has been deployed to assist the Bono Regional Police Command in the ongoing investigation.
