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A self-styled businessman has been remanded into prison custody for allegedly robbing several individuals, including former Second Lady, Matilda Yaaba Amissah-Arthur, wife of late Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.<\/p>\n
The lone robber, Yahuza Osumanu, who has been on the radar of the police for a series of robberies at Tesano, Airport Residential Area, Ridge and Cantonment, all in Accra, was arrested on December 13, 2023, following coordinated police efforts.<\/p>\n
Court documents say his modus operandi includes targeting wealthy individuals whose homes he breaks into and robs them at gun point.<\/p>\n
The accused, according to court documents, entered the home of the former Second Lady on December 5, 2023, wielding a gun and threatened to kill her if she did not comply with his instructions.<\/p>\n
Yahuza Osumanu is accused of assaulting Mrs. Amissah-Arthur by strangling her and hitting her head repeatedly on the ground whiles demanding for more booty, leading her to lose consciousness momentarily.<\/p>\n
The accused, according to court documents, succeeded in robbing the helpless woman of her money totaling USD$2,200.00, GH\u00a23,000.00, and \u20ac50.00.<\/p>\n
He also made away with a gold watch valued at GH\u00a220,000.00 and necklaces valued at GH\u00a25,000.00.<\/p>\n
He also stole a safe from the room but could not carry it out of the house as he was spotted by a security guard on his way out, and he abandoned it.<\/p>\n
The lone robber has been charged with 22 counts of robbery and four counts of money laundering, and he pleaded not guilty to all the charges.<\/p>\n
In all, Yahuza Osumanu is accused of successfully robbing his five victims of jewelries, including Rolex watches, Cartier watches, gold watches, among others, all totaling $236,000.00 and GH\u00a225,000.00.<\/p>\n
He also made away with cash sums totaling GH\u00a26,500.00, \u00a33,500.00, $2,200.00 and \u20ac50.00.<\/p>\n
All the robberies, according to court documents, were captured on CCTV camera, and the accused is said to have admitted to being the one in the footage.<\/p>\n
He is also said to have taken the police to the various crime scenes where he demonstrated how he got access to the various homes and how he orchestrated the robberies.<\/p>\n
Arrest <\/strong><\/p>\nOn December 13, 2023, the police, acting on a search warrant, proceeded to House No. DNC 34, Dome Pillar 2, which was the hideout of the accused, but they met his absence.<\/p>\n
They proceeded to Tantra Hill and arrested one John Dela Sarbah, a shopkeeper for the accused person.<\/p>\n
He led the police to a two-bedroom apartment where the accused person lived with his family, but the accused had escaped by the time the police got to the house.<\/p>\n
The police forced their way into the apartment where they conducted a search and confiscated three power motorbikes, a toy gun, assorted jewelries, some electronic devices, a jack knife, one unregistered Toyota Prado vehicle, one unregistered Lexus vehicle and three other motorbikes.<\/p>\n
On December 15, 2023, the police received information that Yahuza Osumanu was hiding at Kasoa, and proceeded there and met him seated in the front passenger seat of a grey Honda CRV vehicle.<\/p>\n
The police team stopped the vehicle, arrested him and took him to the CID headquarters to assist in investigation.<\/p>\n
Court documents indicate that it was during the interrogations that the accused admitted to robbing the five complainants.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told the police that he went on the robbery operations with a toy gun to prevent any resistance from the complainants,\u201d the documents revealed.<\/p>\n
The documents added that investigations have revealed that the accused has over the period acquired a number of properties through the unlawful activities of robbery.<\/p>\n
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