Attorney-General still studying Ecobank robbery case
Gilbert Boyefio
25/09/2008
The police prosecutor in the case in which three Nigerians are standing trial for their alleged involvement in the June 23 Madina Ecobank robbery, and the killing of a police guard, has told the court that the Attorney General's Department is still studying the docket.
The prosecutor, Reindorf Agyemang, therefore pleaded with the court to grant him a week"s adjournment by which time the Attorney General's Department would have completed studying the docket.
The three, Daniel Pedro, aka Oghenervena, Festus Suleman and Israel Otubu, who made their third appearance in court, are facing two counts of conspiracy and robbery. They first appeared before the court on August 26.Their plea has not been taken and they have since been remanded in police custody.
At the last adjourned date when the case was called, the police prosecutor informed the court that the Attorney General's Department had taken over the prosecution of the case and therefore the new investigator needed more time to study the docket of the case.
He consequently requested a two-week adjournment but this was opposed by defence counsel Dela Blagodzi who said the move by the prosecution was a calculated attempt to delay the case.
Expressing unhappiness about the turn of events, Mr Blagodzi said his clients were innocent students who had been arrested by the police. He indicated that if indeed his clients were behind the robbery, they would have left the country before their arrest since the amount involved could have taken them out of the country.
While acknowledging that the suspects also had rights that had to be protected, the judge, Idrissu Mahamadu explained that for proper investigations to be carried out, it was prudent that the police was given ample time.
According to the prosecution, at about 9.00 am, on June 23, an Ecobank bullion van which was scheduled to convey GH¢60,040 to the Madina-Zongo Junction branch of the bank under escort by Sgt William Kweku Quansah was attacked by five armed men who had positioned themselves at different locations within the bank premises.
The armed men wrestled with the police guard on duty, Constable David Agbosu and took away his AK 47 assault rifle with 10 rounds of ammunition.
During a scuffle between Sgt Quansah and one of the robbers, a member of the gang who was in a waiting car shot the sergeant from behind and he died later in hospital.
The robbers made away with the money amidst sporadic gunfire during which two passengers in a commercial vehicle were hit.
25/09/2008
The police prosecutor in the case in which three Nigerians are standing trial for their alleged involvement in the June 23 Madina Ecobank robbery, and the killing of a police guard, has told the court that the Attorney General's Department is still studying the docket.
The prosecutor, Reindorf Agyemang, therefore pleaded with the court to grant him a week"s adjournment by which time the Attorney General's Department would have completed studying the docket.
The three, Daniel Pedro, aka Oghenervena, Festus Suleman and Israel Otubu, who made their third appearance in court, are facing two counts of conspiracy and robbery. They first appeared before the court on August 26.Their plea has not been taken and they have since been remanded in police custody.
At the last adjourned date when the case was called, the police prosecutor informed the court that the Attorney General's Department had taken over the prosecution of the case and therefore the new investigator needed more time to study the docket of the case.
He consequently requested a two-week adjournment but this was opposed by defence counsel Dela Blagodzi who said the move by the prosecution was a calculated attempt to delay the case.
Expressing unhappiness about the turn of events, Mr Blagodzi said his clients were innocent students who had been arrested by the police. He indicated that if indeed his clients were behind the robbery, they would have left the country before their arrest since the amount involved could have taken them out of the country.
While acknowledging that the suspects also had rights that had to be protected, the judge, Idrissu Mahamadu explained that for proper investigations to be carried out, it was prudent that the police was given ample time.
According to the prosecution, at about 9.00 am, on June 23, an Ecobank bullion van which was scheduled to convey GH¢60,040 to the Madina-Zongo Junction branch of the bank under escort by Sgt William Kweku Quansah was attacked by five armed men who had positioned themselves at different locations within the bank premises.
The armed men wrestled with the police guard on duty, Constable David Agbosu and took away his AK 47 assault rifle with 10 rounds of ammunition.
During a scuffle between Sgt Quansah and one of the robbers, a member of the gang who was in a waiting car shot the sergeant from behind and he died later in hospital.
The robbers made away with the money amidst sporadic gunfire during which two passengers in a commercial vehicle were hit.
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