Police cannot trace Kotoko ball-boy

The Sunyani Police are finding it very difficult to effect the arrest of Issah Amadu, the Kotoko ball-boy who disrupted the 18th week Star Premier League match between Tano Bofoakwa and Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the Sunyani Coronations Park, last September 9.

This followed the lack of information about the whereabouts of Issah Amadu to enable the police to trace him in Kumasi. A community Tribunal chaired by Mr Charles Adjei-Wilson had ordered the police to arrest culprit after acquitting and discharging Samuel Ofori-Gyasi who was arrested on a mistaken identity.

It is recalled that, a video footage on the said match, established that, Issah Amadu was the real culprit and not Ofori-Gyasi. From the footage, Issah is said to have emerged from Kotoko’s bench in the 74th minute of the match, to hit the forehead of referee Kwasi Ghartey of Cape Coast with a football, causing an abrupt end to the match.

Superintendent Salifu, Ashanti Regional Police Crime Officer, disclosed over the weekend that the police are finding it very difficult to apprehend Issah since they do not know his whereabouts. He also said there are speculations that irate funs of Kotoko have driven him out of Kumasi for “letting the team down”.