Threat Of Harm Case Against GPRTU Chairman Adjourned

A case involving alleged threat of harm against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GPRTU of TUC Ghana, Sumaila Boakye Mohammed, has been adjourned to June 1, 2026, by the Asokwa District Court Two in Kumasi.

The accused person, Hamisu Ibrahim, a transport operator and member of the GPRTU, is standing trial for alleged abetment of crime to wit threat of harm.

The court, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah, rejected an application by the prosecution for a bench warrant to be issued against the accused person after he failed to appear before the court.

Prosecutor ASP Stephen Ofori told the court that both the accused person and his surety had earlier been informed about the hearing and assured the prosecution they would be present in court.

According to the prosecutor, attempts to reach the surety on the morning of the hearing proved unsuccessful as the surety allegedly declined to speak, while the accused person’s phone was switched off.

The prosecution argued that the conduct of the accused person suggested attempts to evade justice and therefore prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.

However, counsel for the accused person, Henry Asante, opposed the application, arguing that the prosecution had failed to provide evidence of communication between the prosecution and either the accused person or the surety.

The defence further explained that the accused person took ill on Sunday and was admitted at the Boakye Danquah Memorial Hospital before being discharged on Monday morning.

A medical excuse letter presented before the court indicated that the accused person was medically unfit to undertake any activity, including attending court proceedings, for two weeks and is expected to return for medical review on May 29, 2026.

Counsel therefore prayed the court for a short adjournment.

In her ruling, Her Honour Vida Achiaa Yeboah stated that the court had not sighted any “core record” of communication between the prosecution and the accused person or the surety and would therefore tread cautiously in the matter.

The court subsequently adjourned the case to June 1 and directed that the accused person appears before the court on the adjourned date.

The facts of the case were not read in court.

According to police facts, there have been several litigations between the complainant and some members of the GPRTU in the Ashanti Region, including the accused person, with some cases currently pending before the High Courts in Kumasi.

The prosecution alleged that on March 27, 2026, the complainant spotted four men in the company of the accused person at the court premises during proceedings involving the accused.

The prosecution further stated that on April 1, 2026, one Mubarak Suleman allegedly informed the complainant that he and three others had been hired by the accused person to harass, intimidate and threaten him into abandoning the civil case.

The matter was subsequently reported to the police, leading to the arrest of the accused person.

In his cautioned statement made in the presence of an independent witness, Hamisu Ibrahim reportedly admitted hiring the four men but claimed they were only engaged to provide surety for a member of the GPRTU.

Meanwhile, after proceedings, the complainant appealed to members of the association who accompanied him to court to remain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.

He thanked them for their support and urged them to allow the legal process to take its course.