Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Health
  • News
  • Love Therapy
  • World
  • Africa
Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025
Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News HubPlus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
LatestNews

Student Nurse arrested for threatening to burn down Supreme Court

Kweku Jasper
Last updated: February 11, 2021 10:44 am
Kweku Jasper
Share
SHARE

A 33-year-old Emergency Nursing student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Simon Awini Ayamga has been arrested by the Police for threating to burn down the Supreme Court.

He issued the threat in a WhatsApp group chat about the pending Supreme Court ruling on whether Electoral Commission Chair, Jean Mensa should mount the witness box or not. The group is called POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE.

A copy of the WhatsApp chat, available to ABC News indicate a member of the group posted a message saying that “1. Pre-trial interrogatories – DENIED”; “2. Inspection of witness documents – DENIED,” and that triggered the threat from Simon Ayamga who wrote that they will burn down the Supreme Court if Jean Mensa is not allowed to testify.

His exact words were “Then we will burn down that place call [sc] the Supreme Court…They dare not say Jean Mensah should not enter the witness box.”

- Advertisement -

The suspect was therefore picked up by a joint team of Police and Intelligence operatives from Accra, who went in pursuit of the him following his treacherous WhatsApp comment.

He was arrested at Caesar Hostel, Ayeduase New Site in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on the evening of Wednesday February 10, 2021 at about 6pm.

According to ABC News National Security sources, further interrogation revealed that the suspect was an active member of the WhatsApp political platform, known as Politics and Governance.

“He has since admitted to the said conversations and also to actually planning with like minded persons to execute some acts with the potential to breach the peace of the nation,” the source said.

- Advertisement -

According to the source, a threat to the Supreme Court is a threat to the embodiment of the law of the country and as such, it will not be taken lightly.

“Individuals are hereby encouraged to desist from making such utterances, as they will face the full rigors of the law if they are apprehended,” it added.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has ruled Thursday, February 11, 2021, rule on whether the EC Chair should mount the witness box or not.

- Advertisement -

This follows the decision of the two respondents in the ongoing election petition hearing not to call any witness because “we believe the petitioner has not been able to provide evidence to justify the reliefs he is seeking from the court.”

But counsel for the petitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata presented a litany of precedents, law reports, laws and earlier events during the hearing to buttress his demand on the EC to mount the witness box and testify.

The court is currently in session, keep watching this space for more engaging stories.

//

We influence 20 million users and is the number one business and technology news network on the planet

Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
ByKweku Jasper
Follow:
I am a multi talented African son growing up in a cold but hot world, where nothing is what it seems to be. I am an optimist by faith, R.N by profession, Web developer by practice, Tech preacher by decision, promoter by love, blogger by inspiration, photographer by occupation, marketer by calling, satirist by tribe, entrepreneur by origin, events manager by love, non-bias and rich by choice, illustrious by divine arrangement and Ghanaian by law. I am a Data Scientist by curiosity, ML & Al fun, a Cybersecurity advocate, SEO consultant & a UI/UX Researcher. Simply put, I am all things to all men at all times.
Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Let's Connect

304.9kLike
3.04MFollow
304.9kPin
844.87MFollow
40.49MSubscribe
39.5kFollow

Popular Posts

Volta Region records second Covid-19 death

Volta Region records second Covid-19 death

Kweku Jasper
2 Min Read

The Era of Corruption at Scholarship Secretariat Over – REGISTRAR

Kweku Jasper
2 Min Read

Electoral Commission drops phase one movement plan for upcoming voters’ registration exercise

Kweku Jasper
1 Min Read

Harvard University Free Online course: Introduction to Computer Science

Kweku Jasper
1 Min Read

You Might Also Like

NSS personnel directed to resume work on Monday
News

NSS personnel directed to resume work on Monday

2 Min Read
BusinessLatestWorld

Bitcoin spikes 20% after Elon Musk adds #bitcoin to his Twitter bio

4 Min Read
News

Joe Mettle Set To Marry Salomey Selasie Dzisa On 15th August

1 Min Read
Latest

LIST OF HOSPITALS IN GHANA

1 Min Read

Social Networks

Facebook-f Twitter Gitlab Youtube Medium Telegram Twitch Rss

As Seen On

Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub

Ghana West Africa

Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Plus233 - Ghana's No.1 News Hub
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?