The Ashaiman Circuit Court has issued fines totaling GH¢1320 to Safianu Osumanu and Aishatu Osumanu, siblings who admitted guilt to five counts of assaulting public officers, offensive conduct, and disturbance of court proceedings.
Presided over by Mr. Simon Gaga, the court’s decision came after the siblings verbally assaulted four public officers, including janitor Ms. Millicent Zogli, Inspector Henry Tetteh Nartey, Corporal David Kwame Nyong, and Lance Corporal Rebecca Addo, during a civil suit hearing on February 1, 2024.
The siblings risk a three-month prison sentence if they fail to pay the fines, emphasising the severity of their actions against law enforcement personnel.
The incident occurred on February 1, 2024, when the siblings, accompanying their mother to court for a civil suit, disrupted proceedings by verbally assaulting the officers and causing a disturbance.
Safianu, in particular, directed offensive language towards the first complainant, while both siblings resisted the officers’ attempts to maintain order, resulting in their arrest and subsequent court appearance.