The Kasoa-Ofaakor Circuit Court has remanded four individuals into police custody for two weeks for allegedly engaging in land guard activities at Millennium City, a suburb of Kasoa in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

According to police reports, the suspects have been involved in repeated violent incidents that have disrupted peace and security in the area, leaving residents in constant fear.

Police prosecutor ASP Sylvester Agbezudor told the court that two of the suspects, Patrick Ndego and Hassan Hamidu, were charged with two counts of prohibition of land guard activities and causing public disorder following a violent altercation on April 11.

On a separate charge sheet, the same two suspects faced similar charges alongside two others, Ebenezer Ankomanyi and Abass Chonchonko, who were also implicated in a violent confrontation that resulted in multiple injuries.

The presiding judge, Nana Asantewaa Attakora, granted the prosecution’s request to remand the accused persons to enable further investigations. The suspects are expected to reappear in court on May 21.

This is not the first time some of the suspects have appeared before the court.

In February this year, Patrick Ndego was made to sign a bond to refrain from engaging in violent land-related disputes in the area.

Millennium City, also known as Gomoa Bantama, has for years faced persistent land guard activities, with residents decrying the violence and insecurity these individuals bring to the community.

Some residents who spoke to Adom News welcomed the court’s decision, saying the arrest and remand of the suspects could serve as a turning point in restoring calm to the area.

The Chief of Gomoa Bantama, Nana Kwesi Amoanyi, commended the Millennium City District Police Command for their efforts in clamping down on land guard operations.

He called for stiffer punishment for the suspects to serve as a deterrent to others involved in similar criminal activities.