Seven soldiers have been remanded for allegedly fatally assaulting two civilians in Kumasi-Ashanti Region.
The Suame District Court ordered the seven soldiers and a civilian employee to be remanded into military custody.
Lieutenant Selim Nikoi Neequaye, Lieutenant Emmanuel Abrokwa, Lieutenant Daniel Osae, Sergeant Kumi Edmond, Lance Corporal Ameyaw Desmond, Private Ampah Felix, Private Gyekye, and civilian employee Thomas Adjei Mensah of the 4th Infantry Battalion, the accused, face charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Prosecutors allege that the group arrested and violently attacked the two men, Kwame Adu and Kwabena Sarfo, on 28 March 2025, following accusations that they had stolen an iPhone in Asafo.
The victims were reportedly whisked away to the confines of 4Bn barracks and interrogated.
Relatives of the deceased claim the soldiers severely beat the two before abandoning them in a bush at Danyame, where they later died.
Detective Inspector Justice Ativor, the police prosecutor, stated that the suspects were apprehended with the assistance of military authorities.
While they admitted to detaining and later releasing the victims at Danyame, they denied involvement in any physical assault.
In a 2 April 2025 statement, the Military High Command acknowledged that the civilians had sustained injuries and pledged a full investigation.
Brigadier General E. Aggrey-Quashie, Director General of Public Relations for the Ghana Armed Forces, vowed that any personnel found culpable would face legal consequences.
During the court proceedings, the prosecution requested the accused be remanded in prison custody, but defence counsel successfully argued for military detention instead.
The court granted the request, remanding all eight for two weeks until their next appearance on 22 April 2025.
Family members of the victims, present in court, called for justice over the killings.
