A 34-year-old Ghana Police Service officer, General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng, has been arraigned before the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old Central University law student Ivan Apprey Baidoo.
Koranteng, who was stationed at the Traffic Management Enforcement Unit at the Police Headquarters in Accra, appeared before the court on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
He has been accused of unlawfully causing Baidoo’s death, contrary to Section 46 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
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According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on August 27, 2026, when the Central University student boarded a Yango motorbike from Ashongman Estates to the East Legon Astroturf Park to play football.
The prosecution told the court that the motorbike rider, Samuel Wesley Arthur, allegedly drove through a red traffic light at the UPSA traffic intersection.
Koranteng, who was reportedly on duty at the intersection, allegedly pursued the motorbike and signalled the rider to stop.
The prosecution said Arthur allegedly failed to stop and continued through the Okponglo traffic light and the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange before joining the Tema Motorway.
It is further alleged that after the Old Tollbooth on the Tema Motorway, Corporal Koranteng kicked the moving motorbike during the pursuit.
According to the prosecution, the alleged action caused the rider to lose control of the motorcycle, resulting in a crash into a concrete barrier.
The prosecution further alleged that the officer left the scene without stopping or arranging immediate medical assistance for the victims.
Good Samaritans subsequently transported Baidoo and Arthur to the Tema General Hospital.
Baidoo was pronounced dead on arrival, while Arthur received treatment and was later discharged.
A postmortem examination conducted on September 3 by Dr Eric Dumfeh, a pathologist at the Tema General Hospital, attributed Baidoo’s death to haemorrhagic shock.
The report, as presented in the case, linked the shock to bilateral haemothorax and haemoperitoneum resulting from blunt trauma to the chest and abdomen.
The Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) took over the investigation on September 8.
Koranteng was arrested on September 12 and subsequently arraigned before the Adabraka District Court.
The Ghana Police Service had earlier identified and interdicted the officer after preliminary investigations allegedly linked him to the incident.
While the CID Homicide Unit investigates the circumstances surrounding Baidoo’s death, the Police Professional Standards Bureau is separately examining the conduct of the officer.
Investigations into the case are continuing.
Baidoo’s family had earlier called for a transparent investigation and prosecution if the evidence established the officer’s culpability.
His father, Evans Baidoo, said the family did not believe his son had died in an ordinary accident.
The death of the Central University law student has since attracted public attention, particularly over the circumstances surrounding the alleged pursuit and subsequent crash.
Baidoo is scheduled to be buried on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
A pre-burial service is scheduled for 6 a.m., followed by the main burial service at 7 a.m. at CEM Rehoboth Temple near Wisconsin University.
The murder case remains before the court as investigations continue into the circumstances surrounding the death of the 20-year-old student.