[ 2011-04-14 ]

Alleged armed robber arrested at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
An alleged armed robber, who went to the Korle-Bu
Teaching Hospital with gun shot wounds for
treatment, has been nabbed and put before an Accra
High Court for conspiracy and attempted robbery.

Kadiri Ibrahim told the hospital authorities that
he was shot by a certain whitemen at the Kwame
Nkrumah Circle area but did not report the
incident to the Police.

However, the hospital authorities, who suspected
him to be a criminal, reported him to the Police
and he was arrested while on admission.

Ibrahim, who was without legal representation, has
pleaded not guilty and the court presided over by
Mr Justice Charles Quist remanded him in Police
custody to re-appear on May 6 for hearing.

His accomplices, Kevin Nii Otu aka Notorious and
Martin Koranteng Agyiri aka Brother, who sustained
guns shot wounds during a battle with the Police,
have passed away.

Principal State Attorney, Mr Rexford Wiredu told
the court that on September 14, 2010, at about
0310 hours, the Greater Accra Regional Police
Command received information that some armed
robbers had planned to rob a Forex Bureau Manager
at his residence in Dansoman, Accra.

Prosecution said on the same day, the Police laid
ambush and at about 0820 hours, Ibrahim and his
accomplices, now deceased, armed themselves with
cutlasses and guns and proceeded to the
Manager’s house in a Nissan Amera taxi cab with
registration number GR 6150-10.

On reaching the premises, the prosecution said
Ibrahim and his accomplices scaled the wall and
entered the house and began firing.

“The Police returned fire and in the process,
Kevin Nii Otu and Agyiri escaped. On the same day,
Agyiri was arrested at about 1100 hours at Accra
Newtown with wounds around his lower abdomen,”
Mr Wiredu said.

According to Mr Wiredu, Agyiri died while he was
being sent to the hospital and on September 15,
2010, Ibrahim went to the Korle-Bu Teaching
Hospital with gun shot wounds for treatment.

The prosecution said Ibrahim told the doctors that
he was shot by a certain Whiteman at the Kwame
Nkrumah Circle area but he did not report the
incident to the Police.

Mr Wiredu said the hospital authorities suspected
him to be a criminal and therefore informed the
Police, and on September 16, 2010, the Police
nabbed him while on admission.

The prosecution said, Ibrahim in his investigation
statement admitted taking part in the attempted
robbery at Dansoman and mentioned the deceased as
his accomplices.

Source - GNA

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