Six in prison custody for alleged robbery
The Accra Circuit Court has remanded five suspects in prison custody for their alleged involvement in three separate robberies in Accra and Kumasi.
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Their pleas were not taken and they would reappear before the court, presided over by Mr Francis Obiri, on November 8, 13 and 15, 2013.
They are Alidu Dauda, Ebenezer Appiah and John Kofi Agbleke.The others are Samuel Bortey and Alex Ametepey Tetteh.
First robbery
Presenting the facts of the first robbery, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr C.K. Abadamura, said about 9.30a.m. on July 30, 2013, three young men, including Dauda, armed with a pistol, stormed the Juaben Rural Bank, attacked the workers and robbed the bank of GH¢81,273.55.
He said before leaving the bank’s premises, they attacked and subjected the security man to severe beatings and injured him on the forehead, after they had collected his pump action gun from him.
The prosecutor said while escaping with the booty, a police patrol team from Kumasi had information and chased them.
The robbers exchanged gun fire with the police and two of the robbers (Yusif Jibril and Baba Usman) died in the exchanges but Alidu escaped with the booty.
He said on October 25, 2013, personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ashanti Regional Police Command had a tip-off that Dauda was hiding at the Kokomba Market in Accra, and was arrested for investigations.
On October 29, 2013, Dauda was brought to the Anti-Armed Robbery Unit at the CID Headquarters in Accra to assist the police in their investigations into the robbery case.
Second robbery
In the second robbery case, the prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr P.A Morkeh, said the complainants were an ex-soldier and an internal auditor residing at Agblezaa, near Accra, while the accused persons were unemployed men residing at Nungua.
At about 1 a.m. on September 30, 2013 , six young men armed with a locally manufactured pistol, machetes and an iron bar broke into the premises of the complainants, subjected them to severe beatings and made away with GH¢500 cash, two laptops, jewellery and four mobile phones.
He said on October 24, 2013, a young man who was a witness in the case was found using one of the stolen mobile phones.
When he was confronted, he mentioned Samuel Bortey as the person who gave it to him and led the police to arrest him.
In his caution statement, Bortey admitted the offence and mentioned Alex Ametepey, Baba, Akwadaa Mako and another person as his accomplices.
The prosecutor said on October 26, 2013, Ametepey was also arrested.
In his caution statement, he also admitted the offence, and after investigation, the two were charged with the offence and brought before the court.
The prosecutor said efforts were being made to apprehend the other accomplices, who are at large.
Third robbery
Prosecuting the third robbery case, an Assistant State Attorney, Ms Annette Barnes, said the complainant was a driver and a resident at Tesano, while the first accused, Ebenezer Appiah, alias Nana Kwame, 22, and the second accused, Johny Kofi Agbleke, alias Danjuman, 25, were both unemployed and resident in the same neighbourhood at Nima in Accra.
She said on November 4, 2012, Appiah and Agbleke hired the complainant’s Toyota Corolla taxi-cab from Abeka Lapaz to Accra New Town.
Appiah sat at the back of the taxi with Agbleke seated in the front passenger seat.
The prosecutor said upon reaching Kokomlemle, Appiah and Agbleke orderd the complainant to stop the vehicle in front of a provision shop near the Challenge Bookshop.
Appiah alighted from the vehicle and stood beside the driver’s side of the vehicle, preventing the complainant from coming out of the vehicle.
Agbleke, who was still in the car with the complainant, pulled out a knife and threatened the complainant with a knife.
He then stole his cash of GH¢350.00 and a Samsung dual sim mobile phone valued at GH¢150.
The prosecutor said the accused struggled with the complainant in their attempt to snatch his taxi-cab from him but were not successful.
Subsequently, they took to their heels.
The complainant chased the accused persons in his taxi-cab and in his bid to prevent them from escaping, he knocked down Agbleke.
She said the complainant raised an alarm and, with the help of residents in the area, they arrested Appiah.
The two were arrested and taken to the Nima Police Station, and a search conducted on Agbleke revealed that he had a sharp knife in his pocket.
Due to the injuries sustained in their bid to escape, the two were taken to the Police Hospital for treatment.
Appiah was treated and discharged, while Agbleke was transferred to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for surgery and is currently on admission there.
Daily Graphic/Ghana
