A Circuit Court in Asamankese in the Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana will determine the fate of five alleged armed robbers involved in a gold deal on Friday, according to our sources.
The five suspects were remanded into police custody last week for allegedly robbing a small-scale gold miner of large quantities of gold.
The accused persons, identified as Okoli Andrews, Simon Ologo, also known as Captain, Joseph Agyei, Isaac Akomea, and Desmond Adamptey were charged with robbery and ordered to remain in custody until their next court hearing, scheduled for Friday, April 11th, 2025.
During hearing by the court last week, the Judge rejected their request for bail and remanded them into police custody for another week.
According to the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Kpodo, the incident occurred on January 17, 2025, at a gold mining site in Nyadieye Awamu near Asamankese.
Narrating the case, Chief Inspector Kpodo explained that the victim, Batick Konsam, a small-scale gold miner was working at his mine site with his workers when the suspects invaded the place and attacked them.
He explained that the robbers, who were fully armed with weapons, assaulted Konsam and his workers and stole their gold in the process.
The suspects were said to have fled with the booty after the robbery while the victim subsequently made a report to the police leading to their arrest of the suspects. Enditem
Source: The National Voice
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