The Duayaw-Nkwanta Circuit Court has granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties each to four students from Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who are accused of gang-raping a 15-year-old form one student at the school.

Two additional suspects, Hamida Kyeremaa and another individual whose name is withheld, charged with aiding and abetting the crime, were also granted GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties, one to be justified.

This decision was made by the court presided over by Justice Akosua Serwaa Sarfo.

While proceedings were held in camera on Monday, it was learned that the court ordered suspects Agyem Frimpong, Emmanuel Ankama, Osman, Hamida, and the other suspect to remain in police custody until they meet the bail conditions.

Police are actively searching for another suspect in the case, believed to be the gang's ringleader.

DSP Daniel Gadzepke, the prosecutor, stated in a telephone interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that a case management conference would be held in the next hearing for the plea of the suspects to be taken.

They are scheduled to reappear before the court on Monday, March 18, 2024.

As of the report filing, DSP Gadzepke mentioned that none of the suspects had been able to meet the bail conditions, and he indicated that they would be remanded to prison if unable to fulfill the terms.

The alleged gang rape incident occurred on Saturday, February 10, 2024, around 2130 hours, involving five final year students. The victim was reportedly assaulted in a dilapidated structure on the school's compound after accomplice Hamida lured and handed her over to the perpetrators.

A medical report from the Duayaw-Nkwanta St John of God Catholic Hospital, as seen by the GNA, confirmed the victim had been raped.