A Circuit Court in Accra has scheduled February 18, 2026, for the start of the trial of Theophilus Thompson, a sympathiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who is facing charges for the alleged assault of Multimedia journalist Latif Iddrisu.
The prosecution alleges that Thompson acted together with other NPP supporters to attack the journalist in May 2025 at the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra.
The assault occurred while Latif Iddrisu was on live television, covering the arrest and interrogation of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi.
According to the prosecution, the accused and his accomplices, who are yet to be arrested, charged at the journalist and assaulted him during the live broadcast.
The incident reportedly took place as Iddrisu was also reporting on an attack on a police pick-up truck by some NPP supporters who had gathered at the entrance of the EOCO office.
Following the attack, the police declared the suspects wanted and launched a manhunt that led to the arrest of Theophilus Thompson at his hideout in Jamestown, a suburb of Accra.
The remaining suspects are still at large. Thompson pleaded not guilty when he was first arraigned before the court on Monday, June 9, 2025, and was initially remanded into police custody.
He has since been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000. At a Case Management Conference concluded on Monday, January 19, 2026, the presiding judge, His Honour Kwabena Kodua Obiri-Yeboah, fixed February 18, 19, 25 and 26, 2026, for the commencement of the trial.
