Goldsmith And Driver Remanded For Robbery

Two accused persons, who allegedly robbed a Tema-based engineer off his Toyota Camry saloon car at Dzorwulu, a suburb of Accra, have been remanded into custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused persons, Yaw Antwi Boasiako and Kwaku Akorsah, pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, robbery and robbery.

The court, presided over by Aboagye Tandoh, remanded the two into lawful custody to reappear on February 18, 2016.

Facts
Briefing the court, the Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Adu, explained that the complainant, Godwin Broke, who owns a white Toyota Camry saloon car with registration number GM 4493 14, is an Engineer who lives at Tema Community 3, while the first accused person, Yaw Antwi Boasiako, aka Yaw Broni, is a goldsmith.

According to him, the second accused person, Kwaku Akorsah, aka Abban is a driver.  Both the accused persons and two other suspects, namely Ivan Kofi Danso and Faisal, together at large, have been good friends.

On June 18, 2015, Ivan Kofi Danso invited the accused persons and Faisal to his house at Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra, and told them that he had seen a Toyota Camry in town and wanted them to steal it for him, to which they agreed.

He continued that in the evening of June 19, 2015, the accused persons and Faisal went to Kofi Danso's house, and he drove them to a drinking spot at Abelempke, also a suburb of Accra, to have some drinks.

After spending some time at Abelemkpe, Kofi Danso drove his friends to the house of Kwaku Akorsah.

Kwaku Akorsah alighted from the car, entered the house together with Kofi Danso, and handed over a locally manufactured pistol to him (Kofi Danso), who also handed it over to Faisal.

Chief Inspector Adu said when Kwaku Akorsah came back into the car, Kofi Danso drove them to Dzorwulu towards the Fiesta Royale Hotel, and when they reached the Nii Kwabena Boni Crescent Street, Kofi Danso spotted the complainant's car being driven by himself with his friend on board. Kofi Danso identified the car to the three others, and they followed it to House number 576/40 on the same street, where the complainant stopped to allow his friend alight.

The Prosecutor explained that Kofi Danso drove and parked directly behind the complainant's car, after which Faisal and the two others went to the car. Faisal pointed the gun at him and forced him and his friend out of the car, the Prosecutor continued.

Faisal then drove the car with the accused persons on board to Kofi Danso's house after the robbery.

The complainant thereafter reported the theft to the police for investigations.  On October 5, 2015, acting on intelligence, the police retrieved the complainant's car, which had been re-registered as number GR 479 15, from Kofi Danso's house. Investigations later led to the arrest of the accused persons, and they admitted the offences in their respective cautioned statements.

By Maame Agyeiwaa Agyei

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