The Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, has led a delegation from the Ghana Police Service to pay a visit to Asante Kotoko.
The delegation visited the club’s headquarters in Kumasi to discuss issues regarding the passing of staunch Kotoko fan Nana Pooley, who was stabbed during the club’s game against Nsoatreman FC on January 2, 2025.
The meeting, chaired by Nana Apinkra Akwesi Awuah, was attended by members of Asante Kotoko’s Interim Management Committee, including James Kwasi Appiah.
The Ghana Police Service has already begun making arrests in connection with the violent clash that erupted during the match between Nsoatreman FC and Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
According to an official police statement released on Monday, February 3, 2025, the suspects—Ignatius Baffour Awuah, a former Minister of Employment and Labour Relations and owner of Nsoatreman, Agyemang Duah Owusu, and Kyeremeh Joseph—are currently in police custody, assisting with investigations.
A search of Agyemang Duah Owusu’s residence led to the retrieval of two dresses with suspected bloodstains and an MP-23 pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition, further intensifying the ongoing probe into the deadly altercation.
To expedite the case, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters has deployed a special team to assist the Bono Regional Police Command in uncovering the full details surrounding the violence.
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