Ashaiman soldier killing: Six accused persons remanded

The six accused persons in connection with the killing of the 21-year-old soldier, Private Imoro Sherrif, in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have been remanded in police custody,

The six were arrested between March 9th and 12th at different locations. They were arraigned at the Ashaiman District Court presided over by Simon Gaga on Monday morning (Mar 13).

According to the prosecution, two of the accused persons robbed the soldier and in the process, one of them stabbed him in the arm.

The other four are said to have bought a stolen mobile phone taken from the deceased soldier.

In court Monday morning, Abdul Fatawu Alhassan, the defence counsel for the four accused persons said to have bought the stolen phone prayed the court to grant the four bail as they were not part of the robbery nor the alleged killing.

The prosecution opposed the bail application and said the accused persons have no permanent place of abode.

The court remanded the four accused persons together with the two other accused persons said to have been involved in the robbery in police custody.

They are to re-appear on March 27, 2023.

The accused persons are Safianu Musah alias Dayorgu and Ibrahim Abdul Rakib. They were arrested at their hideouts in Ashaiman on March 9, 2023.

Two other accused persons are Samuel Tetteh alias Wiper and Abubakar Sadick alias Birdman. They were also arrested at their hideouts on March 10, 2023.

Two additional accused persons, Yussif Mohammed and Abdul Gafaru Abdul Karim were arrested on March 11 and March 12, 2023, respectively.

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