Two cops jailed 60 years
Enoch Darfah Frimpong
3 minutes read
They had pleaded not guilty to two counts each of conspiracy and robbery, but were found guilty, convicted and accordingly, sentenced to 10 years each on the charge of conspiracy and, 30 years each on the charge of robbery.
Their sentences are to run concurrently.
Touching on the defence put up by the convicts, the court said their defence “not only lacked substance but is infantile,” adding, that their “denial is an afterthought.”
Tackling the convicts defence that the complainant, Tahiru, was a fake currency dealer, the court said, “if indeed he dealt in fake currency, why was he not sent to the nearest police station but landed at a refuse damp at Oblogo?”
The court concluded by stating that, the defence put up by the convicts was “contradictory” and consequently convicted them.
According to the facts of the case, Tahiru collected GH¢37,370 from his brother at Accra Central, on February 7, 2011 and hired a motorbike to conduct his business at Abeka in Accra.
While on the way, Tahiru received a telephone call to which the motorbike rider stopped for him to speak to the caller.
Moments later, a man wielding a pistol emerged and ordered Tahiru to surrender his bag, but before the complainant could utter a word, the two policemen, who were in uniform, arrived at the scene in a Nissan March saloon car.
The policemen and the pistol-wielding man, who is currently on the run, dragged the complainant and motorbike rider into the saloon vehicle, and sped off amid claims that they (policemen) were sending Tahiru and the motorbike rider, to the Achimota Police Station.
On the way, the motorbike rider was pushed out of the vehicle which later took a different course.
On reaching Oblogo, the vehicle’s engine ceased and as a result, Tahiru began shouting for help.
Tahiru’s shouts attracted persons who came to his rescue, and consequently, apprehended the convicts who later refunded GH¢29,390.
Story: Mabel Aku Baneseh
Writer’s e-mail:
