Chief of Sefwi Mansokrom and six others charged

The Bibiani circuit court has granted GHS4,000 bail each to Nana Owusu Manso, Chief of Mansokrom and six others for conspiracy and negligently causing harm.

The six are Yaw Poku, Kofi Boye, Kwadwo Pinta, Kwaku Bennie, James Owusu, alias Cudjoe and Kwame Gyapong alias “Oldman”.

They pleaded not guilty to the offence and will come back to court on March 12.

Mr Justice Emmanuel Ankamah, a High Court Judge, sitting as an additional Circuit Court Judge presided over the case.

Police Detective Chief Inspector Mike Agbaglo told the Court that on April 7, 2012 Mr Peter Opoku and his siblings were on their cocoa farm plucking cocoa when the chief and his accomplices without provocation, attacked Mr Opoku with a cutlass.

With the help of the siblings he was taken to the hospital where he was admitted.

Later the chief and his accomplices were arrested.