Police prosecutors have charged Ibrahim Hamisu, 55, under Sections 20(1) and 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), alleging his involvement in a plot to intimidate the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Sumaila Boakye Mohammed, adomonline.com reports.

ASP Stephen Ofori told the court that the case stems from an ongoing internal dispute within the union, which has already led to civil litigation pending before the High Court in Kumasi.

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According to police, the complainant reported to the Regional Criminal Investigations Department that he had been targeted for harassment. On March 27, 2026, while at the court premises, Mohammed allegedly spotted Hamisu with four unidentified men.

Days later, on April 1, 2026, one of them, Mubarak Suleman, allegedly confessed to the complainant that Hamisu had contracted him and three others to intimidate the chairman into abandoning the civil suit.

Court documents indicate that Suleman claimed the group refrained from attacking Mohammed on March 27 because of his presence at the court premises.

ASP Ofori said Hamisu was subsequently arrested. In his caution statement, given in the presence of an independent witness, Hamisu admitted hiring Suleman and the others but insisted they were engaged to provide surety for a union member, not to threaten the chairman.

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At a hearing on Monday, June 1, 2026, presided over by Her Honour Vida Achia Yeboah, the court granted Hamisu bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with two sureties.

Both the accused and his sureties were ordered to deposit their identification cards with the court, while Hamisu must report to the police twice a month.

The case has been adjourned to June 23, 2026.

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