Six Remanded Over GH¢7.5m Adabraka Gold Robbery

The Accra Circuit Court ‘3’, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, has remanded six persons into police custody over their alleged involvement in a GH¢7.5 million gold robbery that occurred at Adabraka in Accra.

The accused persons are Salim Mohammed Fariwata, 26, unemployed; Alhassan Iliyasu Arabman, 45, businessman; Hamza Agerego Lambert, also known as Nene Bawku, 34, a security guard; Abdul Samed Bonsiabu Larry, also called Touch, 44, businessman; Fatao Mohammed, known as Motorway; and Abubakar Sadique, popularly called Fifty Cent or 50.

They have all pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery.

A seventh suspect, Baba Chika, also known as Oil Money, is said to be at large.

Presenting the case, Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye-Okuffo told the court that the robbery took place on November 2, 2024 near Cabest Jewellery Shop at the Adabraka market area.

He said the complainant, Clement Amos Baffour, Chief Executive Officer of Cabest Jewellery, had concluded a gold transaction, after which an amount of GH¢7.5 million was loaded into a red Toyota Corolla saloon car with registration number GE 4840-24.

According to the prosecution, as the vehicle was being driven to a bank for the money to be deposited, it was intercepted a few metres away by occupants of a Toyota Highlander vehicle, with registration number GN 7357-19.

The occupants, who were masked and armed with AK-47 assault rifles, allegedly crossed the Corolla, fired several shots into the air and on the ground to disperse traders and shoppers, and forcibly robbed the occupants of the cash.

In the course of the robbery, the front-seat passenger of the Toyota Corolla was shot in the left leg. The armed men allegedly packed the GH¢7.5 million into their vehicle and fled, scattering some of the money while firing shots to divert attention.

Chief Inspector Teye-Okuffo said police investigations later led to the arrest of the suspects at various locations, including Ashaiman.

He disclosed that during searches, police retrieved 43 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 249 BB cartridges, two pump-action guns, four bulletproof vests, a black police boot and other items.

The Toyota Highlander allegedly used in the robbery was also retrieved after it had been re-sprayed from its original colour to blue, with investigators discovering that it had been using multiple registration numbers.

Defence lawyers for the accused persons prayed the court to grant them bail, arguing that they are Ghanaians, presumed innocent under Article 19(3)(c) of the Constitution and that some of them were allegedly assaulted during arrest to extract confessions.

However, the prosecution opposed the bail application, citing the seriousness of the offence, the ongoing investigations, and the fact that one suspect is still on the run.

In her ruling, Her Honour Susana Eduful refused bail and remanded the six accused persons into police custody.

The case has been adjourned to February 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., to enable the prosecution to continue investigations.

 

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