Two drivers remanded for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded in police custody two drivers who allegedly planned to commit robbery.

The accused persons, 35-year-old Eric Nyame and 30-year-old Samuel Badu Yeboah, both drivers, have pleaded not guilty to preparation to commit robbery.

The facts of the case presented by the prosecution indicate that the complainant is a policeman stationed at the Accra Regional Police Headquarters.

On the other hand, the accused persons are childhood friends and residents of Kasoa.

The prosecution said the second accused, Yeboah secured employment at Castle Builders Capital Investment Limited at Cantonments as a driver earlier this year.

In August 2022, the first accused, Nyame, called Yeboah and enquired about the activities of the company and Yeboah, in turn, told him that as a driver, he, together with the accountant, withdrew money from the bank at the end of every month and transported the same to the company’s office for payment of workers.

With this revelation, the accused persons agreed to conspire to attack the company’s car at the end of the month when money was being transported from the bank to the company’s office to pay workers.

The prosecution said with the consent of Yeboah, Nyame engaged another person who would join them in attacking the company’s vehicle.

On October 21, 2022, at about 2:00 pm, Nyame arrived from Kasoa and met Yeboah, who oversaw a Nissan Sunny Saloon at 37 Military Hospital area.

The accused persons then went to Chorkor Beach in the car to meet the third person, and while they were planning with the third person, the police had wind of it, rushed in and arrested them.

Bail Application

Counsel for the accused persons had prayed for bail for his clients, saying that the accused persons had been in custody for a week.

He indicated that the accused persons had a fixed place of abode and had reputable people who were willing to stand as sureties for them.

“My clients fully complied with all the conditions while in custody, and when granted bail, they will not tamper with investigations, and they will also avail themselves to stand trial,” counsel indicated.

But the prosecution disagreed.

Inspector Daniel Ofori Appiah feared the accused persons might not appear for trial if granted bail.

He further prayed for the accused persons to be remanded to allow for further investigations.

The court sided with the prosecution and subsequently adjourned the case to November 2, 2022.