Kidnap suspects plead not guilty
Gilbert Boyefio, Alexandra Murdoch
Eight Ghanaians charged with kidnapping a German citizen have pleaded not guilty to the charges and consequently been granted a GH¢40,000 bail and one surety each.
The eight who are charged with conspiracy to commit crime, stealing, kidnap and assault before an Accra Circuit Court are to report to the BNI once a week.
The accused persons are Godwin Husunugbo, aka Shunton, Isaac Amuzu, James Afari, aka Bob, Roland Gyan, aka Alvin Walker, Dennis Asamoah, aka Bigi, Daniel Abebrese, aka Pois, Kwadwo Kwarteng and Hannah Aidoo. The case has been adjourned until February 23, 2009.
Facts of the case as presented to the court by ASP Reindolf Agyemang, the police prosecutor were that the accused persons lured Sonaj Kaiser, a 58 year old German nurse, to Ghana, assaulted and kidnapped her and demanded a ransom of 150,000 Euros.
According to the prosecution four months ago Gyan established contact with the victim on the internet and introduced himself to her as Alvin Walker, a 58 year old British national resident in Ghana.
Gyan requested 5,000 Euros from the victim to clear his goods locked up at Tema Harbour. The victim however sent 2,000 Euros through Western Union Money Transfer.
The prosecution said on January 1, this year the victim furnished Gyan with her flight details. Gyan contacted Asamoah and informed him about the victim’s trip to Ghana.
Gyan and Asamoah contacted Husunugbo, a taxi driver, who agreed to pick the victim up at the Kotoka International Airport.
The prosecution said on January 2, Husunugbo after receiving the photograph and details of the victim, picked her up at the Airport and drove her to Taifa, a suburb of Accra, where she was to lodge. All the accused persons were waiting in the house. As soon as she was shown her room, the accused locked her up, assaulted her and stole an amount of 1,400 Euros, two mobile phones and a video camera. They further demanded a ransom of 150,000 Euros from the victim’s son before releasing her.
After agreeing to pay 35,000 Euros, the victim’s son alerted the German police who also informed the German Embassy in Ghana. The German police, together with Ghanaian security personnel, arrested the accused persons.
Eight Ghanaians charged with kidnapping a German citizen have pleaded not guilty to the charges and consequently been granted a GH¢40,000 bail and one surety each.
The eight who are charged with conspiracy to commit crime, stealing, kidnap and assault before an Accra Circuit Court are to report to the BNI once a week.
The accused persons are Godwin Husunugbo, aka Shunton, Isaac Amuzu, James Afari, aka Bob, Roland Gyan, aka Alvin Walker, Dennis Asamoah, aka Bigi, Daniel Abebrese, aka Pois, Kwadwo Kwarteng and Hannah Aidoo. The case has been adjourned until February 23, 2009.
Facts of the case as presented to the court by ASP Reindolf Agyemang, the police prosecutor were that the accused persons lured Sonaj Kaiser, a 58 year old German nurse, to Ghana, assaulted and kidnapped her and demanded a ransom of 150,000 Euros.
According to the prosecution four months ago Gyan established contact with the victim on the internet and introduced himself to her as Alvin Walker, a 58 year old British national resident in Ghana.
Gyan requested 5,000 Euros from the victim to clear his goods locked up at Tema Harbour. The victim however sent 2,000 Euros through Western Union Money Transfer.
The prosecution said on January 1, this year the victim furnished Gyan with her flight details. Gyan contacted Asamoah and informed him about the victim’s trip to Ghana.
Gyan and Asamoah contacted Husunugbo, a taxi driver, who agreed to pick the victim up at the Kotoka International Airport.
The prosecution said on January 2, Husunugbo after receiving the photograph and details of the victim, picked her up at the Airport and drove her to Taifa, a suburb of Accra, where she was to lodge. All the accused persons were waiting in the house. As soon as she was shown her room, the accused locked her up, assaulted her and stole an amount of 1,400 Euros, two mobile phones and a video camera. They further demanded a ransom of 150,000 Euros from the victim’s son before releasing her.
After agreeing to pay 35,000 Euros, the victim’s son alerted the German police who also informed the German Embassy in Ghana. The German police, together with Ghanaian security personnel, arrested the accused persons.
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