Chief granted GH¢50,000 bail for flogging a teacher

Kumasi, June 29, GNA - Nana Takyi Acheampong, Chief of Besease near Ejisu, who allegedly flogged a teacher in his palace, was on Wednesday granted a GH¢50,000 bail with a surety by a Kumasi Circuit Court.

He is charged with assault and threatening the life of the victim, Mr Francis Katta, a French teacher at the Besease D/A Junior High School (JHS).

His plea was not taken and would re-appear on July 14. He was also ordered to report to the Ejisu Police daily until the next appearance.

The chief was said to have caned the teacher in the presence of school children for allegedly smoking Indian hemp at a drinking spot, a charge, the teacher profusely denied.

Police Chief Superintendent Moses Atibila told the court presided over by Mr Justice William Boampong that the incident occurred on Saturday, June 25.

Meanwhile, the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has appealed for calm among its members in the Municipality as the law takes its course.