A circuit court in Kumasi has remanded Muntari Adams, a 27-year-old herdsman, and Umaru Kasum, also known as Osama, 42, a contractor, for allegedly causing unlawful harm to two people they suspected to be cattle rustlers. The accused persons, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, would appear again before court on January 21 and a bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of two other accomplices now on the run. Assistant Superintendent of Police Doris Amewu last Wednesday told the court presided over by Mr. D.P. W. Amedior that the complainants, Kingsford Adu-Baffour, 24, a poultry farmer, and Sulley Bashiru, 16, a pupil, lived in Kumasi. She said that Adu-Baffour, who lived in his mother's new building at Nwamase New Site was in the town to watch the 2008 Election results on television. ASP Amewu said when the complaints were returning home, they decided to use a short route but lost their way and appeared at a place near Adam's compound. Prosecution said Adams confronted and accused the complainants of stealing his cattle that got missing since they (complainants) were near his kraal. ASP Amewu said Adams, Kasum and the accomplices assaulted and caused harm to the complainants even though they pleaded with them that they were not thieves and mentioned Kwame as their neighbour. Prosecution said the accused persons and accomplices tied the complainants with ropes and esc9rted them to Kwame's house. ASP Amewu said even though Kwame confirmed that Adu-Baffour was his neighbour, the suspects and their accomplices dragged the complainants back to Adam's compound. The attackers tied the complainants to a tree, stripped them naked, burnt their buttocks, assaulted them and poured petrol on them with the intention-of setting them on fire. Prosecution said Adu-Baffour became unconscious and Bashiru sensing danger intentionally admitted, the offence and tricked the accused persons that he was sending them to where the cattle was being kept but instead he led them to his house where he was rescued by his parents. Bashiru informed Adu-Baffour's parents about the case and led them to the compound and they invoked a curse upon the accused persons and the accomplice before they set their captives free. Source: GNA