Police arrest 3 over football match violence that left Asante Kotoko fan dead

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three individuals in connection with violent disturbances during a football match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC on 2nd February 2025 at Nsoatre in the Bono Region. The chaos led to the tragic death of one person.

In a statement on Monday, 3rd February, the police identified the suspects as Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Agyemang Duah Owusu, and Kyeremeh Joseph.

The law enforcement agency confirmed.

All three suspects are currently in Police custody assisting the investigation.

The statement further disclosed

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.

Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has reached out to the family of the deceased and the leadership of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC to express the condolences of the Police. He assured both parties of a thorough investigation into the tragic incident.

To strengthen the investigation, a special team has been deployed from the Criminal Investigation Department Headquarters to support the Bono Regional Police Command.

The police assured the public of swift justice as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄:

𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐊𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 𝐊𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐊𝐎 𝐅𝐂 pic.twitter.com/sazShRv1sp

— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) February 3, 2025

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