By
Gifty Amofa, GNA
Accra, Aug. 14, GNA
– An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 26-year-old musician for allegedly
stealing items and cash belonging to a soldier and his family.
The amount allegedly
stolen include $24,100, 1,580 Euros and GH¢11,800.00.
Prince Opoku, alias
Agyenkwaah, pleaded not guilty to unlawful entry, causing unlawful harm and
stealing.
He will make his
next appearance on August 21.
Police Chief
Inspector Gulliver Kwabena Tenkorang told the Court presided over by Mrs Ruby
Naa Adjeley Quaison that Lieutenant Colonel Callicus Bapuuroh, Rachael Doozie
Bapuuroh, auditor and Diana Doozie, administrator are the complainants in the
case.
They are residents
of Mallam-Gbawe whereas Opoku resided at Kasoa in the Central Region.
He said on Sunday,
July 28, this year, at about 0700 hours, they left for Church at Cantonments,
also in Accra.
Later, at about
12:45 hours, same day, they returned home and detected that thieves had broken
into their five-bedroom house through the kitchen door.
The thieves made
away with one Toshiba laptop computer valued USD$700, HP laptop computer valued
USD$550, Sumsung mobile phone valued USD$380, Nokia mobile phone valued
USD$270, two metal plaques, cash of USD$23,700, €1,000 Euros and GH¢4,600.00,
belonging to the soldier.
Rachael’s HP laptop
computer valued GH¢2,100.00, eleven quantity of gold jewellery valued at GH¢21,000.00,
quantity of silver jewellery valued GH¢800.00, an amount of GH¢1700.00, all
valued GH¢26,400.00.
Also stolen was
Diana’s Dell laptop computer valued GH¢2,200.00, Samsung tablet valued GH¢2,500.00,
IPhone valued USD$600, eight pieces of gold jewellery valued GH¢16,000.00,
silver jewellery valued GH¢1,600.00, quantity of local beads valued GH¢2,000.00,
an amount of GH¢2,900.00, all totalling GH¢27,200.00 and USD$600.
The Prosecution said
they reported the case to the Gbawe police for investigations.
On July 30, at about
midnight, police intelligence indicated that Opoku was spotted in a dance party
at Arena, Accra, dashing dollar notes to his friends.
Chief Inspector
Tenkorang said Police then traced him to his hideout at Kasoa and arrested him.
In his caution
statement, he confessed going to the house in their absence, where he used a
crow bar and a screw-driver to break into the place.
He again told the
police he used part of the money to buy a Toyota Corolla private car with the
registration number GR 681-11 and a motorbike, all valued GH¢28,000.00.
A search in his room
revealed USD$1,400, quantity of jewellery, one HP and Toshiba laptop computers,
one IPad, Samsung tablet, a metal plaque and two military iodised, Prosecution
said.
Chief Inspector
Tenkorang said the police also found the crow bar and screw driver, which Opoku
used to commit the crime at the house.
He said the Regional
Criminal Investigation Directorate, Accra later took over the case while the
car was seized, adding that further probe is underway to retrieve the rest of
the items.
GNA
