Although a syndicate of three: Isaac Amejor and Michael Baffour, both dismissed from the Ghana Army and the Ghana Police Service respectively, and Muntakilu Saddick,a former trader, have been remanded, the circumstances that led to their arrest has emerged.
According to a report by the newspaper, ASP Emmanuel Haliga told the court that the syndicate executed their tactics on a nurse by name Shirley Asafo Agyei, robbing her of GH¢40,700.
The nurse had gone to withdraw the said amount of money from a bank branch at Adjiringanor, with the intention to use it for a building project.
She then boarded a commercial vehicle which was headed towards Ashaley-Botwe, but she was intercepted on the way.
“… on reaching a section of the road near Ability Microfinance, the accused persons and another, at large, in a taxi, crossed the commercial vehicle and dragged the complainant out.
It continued that the men then tased Shirley Agyei, after they had handcuffed her, and took her bag – containing the GH¢40,700 and an iPhone 11 Pro Max valued at GH¢9,500, from her.
The men then abandoned her in the bush and bolted. The nurse, however, managed to get to the roadside where she was aided by some men selling coconuts.
She was then sent to the police station at Legon, where she gave her statement and then processes began towards apprehending the men.
“On March 14, 2023, the complainant petitioned the Director General of CID for assistance, and on March 26, the accused persons were arrested at their hideout on the Tema Motorway.
“… on April 14, an identification parade was conducted at the forecourt of the CID Headquarters, where the complainant identified the trio as the persons who robbed her,” the newspaper report added.
The men are said to have admitted to the crime and have since appeared in court.
The men have been remanded and will return to the Accra Circuit Court on a later date.