After Chief Inspector Emmanuel Opoku Addai of the Kokoben Police Station received a "self recognisance bail" from sitting judge Her Honour Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie of the Asokwa District Court, there was a great deal of tension there.
Some angry Adum Afrancho villagers who disagreed with the court's ruling avoided a riot thanks to a strong police presence.
Samuel Yeboah, a 23-year-old bartender, was stabbed many times in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 3 during a fight.
The little hamlet of Adum Afrancho, located in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region, is engulfed in a lengthy chieftaincy and land conflict.
Major conflicts between the two rival royal families have occurred throughout the seven-year conflict.
The second attack, which was bloody on Sunday.
Chief Inspector Emmanuel Opoku Addai, a police officer assigned to the Kokoben Police Station, is currently facing trial for his alleged involvement in Samuel Yeboah's passing.
Six people are now on trial.
Five of the defendants showed up before the Asokwa District Court 2 on Tuesday.
The main suspect, Akwasi Brefo Manu, also known as "K Man," is presently being treated at the Dominase Hospital. Murder was alleged against him.
The chief of Adum Afrancho, Nana Osei Yaw I, Kwaku Amankwaa, Akwasi Addai, and Kwame Darko were all accused with "Rioting and Possession of Offensive Weapons" but were unable to attend in court due to injuries.
They were each given a GHS30,000 bail bond with a surety.
If granted temporary respite, the accused persons' three-person defence team would claim that "they are law-abiding citizens and cannot hinder inquiry."
To support their position, one of the attorneys referenced the Supreme Court's decision in the Lawyer Martin Kpebu case, which said that "a case still under investigation should not be a barrier to the granting of bail."
Although ASP Kofi Blakodzie, the prosecutor, countered that "they interfered with the inquiry and also ensured the accused security" to keep them in detention, it was the defence attorney who ultimately persuaded the presiding court.
We hurried them to court to get them remanded while we continue with our investigation because we don't want to run into trouble with the constitutionally required 48 hours.