Two Remanded Over Alleged Pragia Rider Assault

The Diaso District Court has remanded two people into custody over the alleged assault of a Pragia rider in the Central Region, with a third suspect still on the run.

Emmanuel Frimpong, 19, and Perpetual Amoako, 21, both unemployed, pleaded not guilty to charges of abetment of crime, to wit, causing harm.

Frimpong faces an extra charge of possessing a firearm without lawful authority.

Police told the court that the third suspect, Enoch, also known as Awuoye, allegedly assaulted the complainant with a machete and directed that the attack be recorded on video. He remains at large.

The prosecution said the video was later circulated on social media.

The court, presided over by Mr Lord Delvin Essandoh, remanded the two after the prosecution opposed bail. Prosecutors argued that the third suspect was still being sought and that releasing the accused could interfere with investigations.

The court said it would consider the bail application at the next sitting. It directed the prosecution to file its disclosures and issued a bench warrant for Enoch's arrest.

Presenting the facts, the prosecution said the complainant, Bright Agyei, a Pragia rider and resident of Diaso, and the accused were all from the same community.

It said that on July 11, 2026, Amoako, who is Frimpong's girlfriend, told him that Agyei had allegedly threatened to kill him with a knife.

According to the prosecution, at about 1630 hours on July 13, 2026, Agyei was riding his Pragia on the Diaso-Amobaka road when Frimpong and Enoch, travelling in an unregistered Honda Civic saloon car, allegedly blocked his path.

The prosecution alleged that Enoch assaulted Agyei and, with Frimpong's help, forced him into the vehicle before they drove towards Amobaka.

It said the car later stopped near a bush, where Enoch allegedly took Amoako's mobile phone to confirm Agyei's identity before handing his own phone to Frimpong to record the assault.

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The prosecution alleged that Enoch then attacked Agyei with a machete, causing injuries.

A police officer who was passing by rescued Agyei, while Enoch fled the scene, the prosecution said.

Agyei reported the incident to the Diaso Police Station. That led to investigations and the arrest of Frimpong at his hideout in Diaso.

A search of Frimpong's room allegedly turned up a pump-action gun loaded with six live AAA cartridges, the prosecution told the court.

The prosecution said the unregistered Honda Civic saloon car allegedly used in the incident had been retrieved and impounded to help with the investigation.

Investigations are continuing, and police say efforts are underway to arrest Enoch to stand trial.

Source: JOY