The trial of fifteen people in connection with the murder of the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Yakubu Andani II, resumed at an Accra Fast Track High Court yesterday with the filing of a submission of no case by the defence team.
The trial judge, Justice E.K. Ayebi, has directed the prosecution to file its response by February 21, after which the court would sit on February 24 to fix a definite date for ruling on the “no case” application.
When the case was called yesterday, the lead defence counsel, Mr. Philip Addision apologised to the court for his inability to file the submission of no case on January 10 as scheduled and said that it was due to the volume of work involved.
On her part, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms. Gertrude Aikins, said she was served with the no case submission last Friday and needed time to thoroughly study it.
Consequently, Justice Ayebi adjourned the case to February 24.
Fifteen people are facing charges of conspiracy to murder and murder of Ya-Na Yakubu Andani in March, 2002. They have all pleaded not guilty and are in police custody.